Trader

Marks & Spencer Plc; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an International Trader, where you will play a vital role in maximizing international sales and profitability. This dynamic position involves developing product strategies, leading a talented team, and fostering cross-functional relationships to drive success. As part of an inclusive and innovative organization, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact in the retail industry, contributing to a culture of collaboration and excellence. If you're passionate about driving growth and leading teams in a global context, this is the perfect opportunity to showcase your skills and make a difference.

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

• Experience in leading and managing teams to drive success.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data and maximize sales.

Responsibilities

• Maximize international sales through effective product planning and trading.
• Lead the International Trading team to achieve financial targets.

Skills

Team Leadership

Numerical Skills

Analytical Skills

Cross-functional Collaboration

Performance Analysis

IT Systems Utilization

Commercial Awareness

Job description

Our International business has the exciting job of bringing our famous clothing, food and home products to over 32 million customers worldwide. Collaborating with our partner businesses, different countries and cultures, you'll work with colleagues around the world to help us reshape International as we know it.

Our ambition is to more than double International retail sales online, so there's never been a better time to join the department and make your mark as we continue to build inclusive and diverse relationships, and put the business and our colleagues at the forefront of every decision we make!

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.

Benefits

1. 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.
2. Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
3. Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.
4. A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
5. A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills.
6. Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
7. Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.
8. 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.
9. 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

As the International Trader you will contribute to the maximisation of international sales, through the effective planning, selling, and trading of a global product range that delivers profitability at channel, range and option level, for M&S as well as for our international partners.

Your key accountabilities will include

1. To develop a Business Unit and Departmental product strategy which maximises both retail sales and reported sales.
2. Accountable for the delivery of key International KPI’s e.g. fulfilment at final intake, sales and operating profit.
3. To lead the International Trading team in delivering their agreed financial targets and KPI’s.
4. To promote an international mindset and be a catalyst for International in your Business Unit, ensuring it is fully integrated with, and treated as a priority by, the global buying teams and that the needs of international customers/partners are fulfilled.
5. To create an environment which cultivates a selling and trading high performing culture within your international team. Drive forward and deliver a one best way of working across the international trading teams. Create standardisation and consistency of documentation and presentation packs.

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include:

1. Committed to lead, coach and manage a team to support development and drive success.
2. Numerical, analytical, and interpretive skills.
3. Ability to work cross-functionally building strong relationships with BU, franchisees, international colleagues and suppliers.
4. Ability to understand performance, key metrics and how to use such data to maximise sales and deliver growth in future seasons.
5. Ability to fully utilise appropriate IT systems.
6. Passion for product to identify trends and have commercial awareness.

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.