Junior Technologist Lingerie

Marks and Spencer; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent retail company is seeking a Junior Technologist for their Lingerie team on a 12-month contract. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring high product standards, providing technical support, and driving innovation. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and the ability to analyze technical data. Join this dynamic team to make an impact in product development while enjoying various employee benefits and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

20% colleague discount

Competitive holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus schemes

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Tailored induction and training programmes

Wellbeing support including 24/7 Virtual GP

Charity volunteer day

Qualifications

• Ability to learn new technical skills and manage personal development.
• Excellent communication skills across functions and teams.
• Ability to analyze data and derive insights for strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accuracy of PLM data at tech pack stage.
• Meet critical deadlines and optimize lead-times.
• Drive innovation aligned with design and product strategy.

Skills

Communication

Technical skills

Analytical skills

Job description

All the details

From Merchandising and Marketing to Product Development and Design, Supply Chain and Space Planning, our mission at M&S is to deliver stylish clothing, home and beauty essentials through an easy, inspiring shopping experience-both online and in store-that delights our customers every time.

As we continue to accelerate the transformation of our business to meet the evolving needs of our customers, we are looking for results-driven colleagues who combine a passion for product with creativity, strong teamwork, and a commercial mindset.

We are seeking a Junior Technologist to join our Lingerie team on a 12-month fixed-term contract, with full technical responsibility for the Knickers department. This role is ideal for someone with a strong interest in innovation and product development who is ready to take ownership and make a real impact.

You will provide end-to-end technical support to ensure our products deliver on quality, fit, safety, compliance, and ethical standards, helping to differentiate M&S on the High Street. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will play a key role in driving innovation, supporting new developments, and maintaining the high standards our customers expect.

To stay close to customers, our support teams are in the office three days a week as we believe that skills are developed through collaboration, and that spending time together makes us more creative and connected.

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

• After completing your probationary period, you'll receive 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

Your key accountabilities will include

• Ensure all PLM data is accurate at tech pack stage to include material details and components added to BOM, blocks, measurements, colour coding, innovation and Plan A
• Responsible for a range or department and if applicable providing support to the Technology team across the Department acting on behalf of the Technologist to represent M&S externally and the Department internally
• Ensure block library is up to date and seasonal patterns are in work in adherence to the critical path
• Critical path - ensure all technical deadlines are met in line with BU critical path and continually working to optimise lead-times whilst maintaining product technical standards
• Deliver innovation, driving commercial customer focused benefit in line with Design, Product & innovation strategy

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include

• Ability to learn new technical skills, absorb information and manage own personal development
• Excellent communication skills within C&H Technical Function, Design and Buying, Supply Base and Global Sourcing Offices
• Ability to interpret Departmental Strategy and provide insights based on technical knowledge
• Multi tasked orientated working to tight deadlines, understanding when to take decisions and when to seek guidance
• To be able to analyse data (CIU, Bizarre Voice, QPI's, PLM) and drive insights to support strategic thinking

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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