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This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-performing technical team within the M&S Lingerie business on a 12-month fixed-term contract. Our Lingerie category is fast-paced, collaborative, and driven by a strong team culture focused on delivering exceptional quality and fit.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly organised Technical Admin Assistant who is keen to learn and develop. This role is ideal for someone at the early stages of their career in fashion or product development, with a genuine interest in Lingerie and a desire to grow within a technical function.

In this role, you will support the day-to-day running of the technical team, including managing data, tracking samples, preparing for fit sessions, and helping to ensure products meet our quality and performance standards. You'll gain valuable exposure to the full product lifecycle while working in a team that values innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement.

Please note: This is a hands‑on, detail-focused role where strong organisational skills, accuracy, and a proactive approach are essential. Full training and ongoing support will be provided.

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.

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.

• 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!
• 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.

Your key accountabilities will include

• Maintain awareness of competition's online offer, react accordingly
• Assist with Provide support with spec packs and contracting information
• Provide accurate RTM and customer feedback reporting
• Assist with fit and colour approval process where required
• Support stock inspection and due diligence processes where required and Liaise with the Firewall and technical services team
• Communicate quality information to Buying Units, Sourcing Offices and key suppliers
• Contribute as an active member of the team to work within a commercially focused culture

Your skills and experience will include

• Basic understanding of garment and fabric technology
• Computer literate
• Good organisational skills and an eye for detail
• Multitask orientated with the ability to work to deadlines to achieve the Buying critical path
• Understanding of Marks & Spen­ding Buying Process

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 & Spen­ding 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.