Product Developer

Marks and Spencer plc (UK); City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount

Holiday allowance

Discretionary bonus schemes

Strong pension + life assurance

Induction + training from day one

MS Choices portal perks

Job summary

Marks & Spencer plc is seeking a Product Developer to help turn customer insights and trends into high-quality products. You will work with Buyers, Technical Managers and suppliers to bring concepts to launch, ensuring products meet brand values and customer expectations.

You'll influence product strategy, develop ranges, and identify opportunities while collaborating across teams in a fast-paced commercial environment. Join us to drive innovation, quality, and customer delight.

Qualifications

• Experience turning insights into market-ready products.
• Ability to spot trends in foods, packaging and ingredients.
• Strong collaboration with Buyers, Technologists and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Keep up to date with trends in foods and lifestyle, packaging and ingredients.
• Deliver product strategy aligned with Brand Values.
• Input into category strategy with Trading Manager, Head of Product Development, Brand Marketing, Technologist and Buyer.
• Set strategy for product ranges in line with category objectives.
• Identify commercial product development opportunities within own area of responsibility.

Skills

Product development

Trend analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Supplier liaison

Market insight

Job description

This isn't just any job... this is an M&S Product Developer job! As a Product Developer at M&S, you'll play a key role in creating the innovative, high-quality products that our customers know and love. Working at the heart of a fast-paced commercial team, you'll collaborate closely with Buyers, Technical Managers, and suppliers to turn customer insights, trends, and great ideas into products that stand out on our shelves. From spotting opportunities and developing new products to improving customer favourites, you'll be involved in every stage of the product journey, helping bring products from concept to launch and ensuring they deliver for our customers. No two days are the same. One day you could be tasting new concepts with suppliers, the next working alongside Technical and Buying teams to solve challenges, refine products, or bring a launch to life. You'll have the opportunity to influence decisions, build strong relationships, and see the direct impact of your work on millions of customers. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a passionate, customer-focused team where innovation, collaboration, and quality are at the centre of everything we do. If you're curious, creative, commercially minded, and excited by the idea of bringing great products to market, we'd love to hear from you. What You'll Do

• Keep up to date with trends in foods and lifestyle, packaging and ingredients (e.g. involving active research, travel, eating out and comparative shopping)
• Deliver product strategy agreed by the business unit, developing products / ranges in line with Brand Values
• Input into category strategy with Trading Manager, Head of Product Development, Brand Marketing, Technologist and Buyer
• Set strategy for product ranges in line with category objectives set by Trading Manager/ Head of Product Development.
• Identify commercial product development opportunities within own area of responsibility

Who You Are

• Focused, innovative and high quality product ranges
• Customer satisfaction targets in product quality and innovation for category
• Successful new product development for the category
• Sales and market share targets
• Deliver product to meet the "Brand Values" of the category Working at M&S means being part of something bigger - delivering quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We're inclusive, fast-moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing.
• 20% colleague discount for you + 1 household member (after probation)
• Competitive holiday allowance + option to buy more
• Discretionary bonus schemes linked to performance
• Strong pension + life assurance
• Tailored induction + training from day one
• Perks and savings via M&S Choices portal
• Market-leading family policies (parental, adoption, neonatal leave)
• 24/7 wellbeing support (GP access + mental health services)
• 1 paid volunteer day a year

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.