Online Trading Assistant Manager

Summary

Marks and Spencer is a unique British heritage brand with a history of ‘firsts’ and we enjoy the fact that everything we do has the potential to impact and delight over 29 million customers daily.
Our International business is now being invested in and the results are starting to show as we outgrow competitors. M&S has a significant International presence: 433 wholly owned, jointly owned or franchised stores in 56 territories across Europe, Asia and Middle East and have online sites in over 70 markets. We have a team in place who share some impressive International experience and have created a clear strategy which will deliver ambitious goals. We have the benefits of being a smaller team, we’ve removed unnecessary rules and we want entrepreneurial thinking. There is a lot to do and we’d like your expertise. This is why we continue to hire driven individuals who bring the right DNA, positive attitude and analytical expertise to M&S.

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What's in it for you

Being a part of M&S is exactly that – playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, service to every customer, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special…

• 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household.
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
• Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.
• A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
• A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills.
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
• Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.
• Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family.
• A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.

What you'll do

• Support the Marketplace Trading Manager with the day-to-day trading of our third party Marketplaces and support with the launch of new Marketplaces.
• Provide and manage all revenue and KPI forecasting for budgets at a weekly level
• Compile accurate daily, weekly and monthly trade updates on performance with a forward thinking and reactive approach to trends and opportunities
• Analysis and forecasting, building our range strategy alongside the wider Clothing & Home team, helping to shape and deliver strategic growth plans across Marketplaces.
• Own the seasonal stock management of the Marketplace range
• Collaborates and gives insight to Marketplace Marketing Manager to deliver successful campaigns, as well as optimising marketing activity to support trade plans
• Drive profit growth through management of full price, promotional & reduced activity
• Provides analysis of key events and promotional performance, as well as ad-hoc analysis

Who your are

• Previous experience in an eCommerce role (European Marketplaces is desirable)
• Prioritisation, managing to deadlines and attention to detail
• Experience analysing and reporting information, ideally with strong Excel skills
• Competitor and commercial awareness
• Experience of working with 3rd parties and with stakeholders across an organisation

Everyone's Welcome

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We’re disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We’re transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

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