Trading Manager

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Job Description

At our company, we're not just market leaders in product innovation and affordable luxury-we're trailblazers in transforming the retail landscape! As we embark on one of the most significant retail transformations, we're building a bigger, better, and bolder food business. We're on the hunt for a passionate and dynamic Trading Manager to join our vibrant deli team and drive our market share to new heights.

In this thrilling role, you'll be at the forefront of launching innovative deli products that captivate and delight, enhancing customer experiences with every interaction, championing sustainable practices, and expanding our market reach like never before.

We're looking for someone with a proven track record in trading, exceptional analytical and communication skills, top-notch negotiation and project management abilities, and a flair for creativity and innovation. If you have a deep understanding of customer needs and preferences, this is your chance to shine and make a real impact.

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

• Deliver the operating plan, by driving sales and market share within Dairy & Poultry
• Deliver profit growth through driving the Lowering Costs programme and managing key costs
• Ensure all categories within your cluster deliver the ranging critical path accurately and on time
• Lead your category team to build and communicate a strategy to your Head of Trading, which will achieve the goals set out by the Food Group
• Lead an inclusive, high-performing team through strategic guidance, collaboration, and a culture that values diversity and individual strengths.

Who you are
Your skills and experience will include

• Relevant category and commercial experience
• You'll be a strong negotiator with proven strategic and analytical skills
• Passionate about product and customer
• Able to build and maintain strong relationships and inspire those around you

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.