Value Optimisation Manager

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Job Description

What's in it for you
Being a part of M&S is exactly that - becoming a part and playing your part. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special...

• 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food.
• A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Having options to progress is something we're proud of at M&S.
• Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal objectives.
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website. Including GymSave - that offers up to 25% off Gym Memberships and the option to become an M&S Shareholder using our ShareSave & ShareBuy Schemes
• Charity Volunteer Day - A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity.
• A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
• Every colleague at M&S has access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support - this includes access to our 24/7 Virtual GP, PAM Assist to support you & your family as well as many other schemes
• Family friendly policies to support life's most important milestones including parental leave, neo-natal

This is an exciting opportunity to work in one of the highest priority transformational programmes in Marks and Spencer's Food Group. The Lowering Costs Programme has been set up to reduce the cost base of the end- to-end business to unlock efficiencies and allow strategic investments into the future of Foods. We are looking for experienced Value Optimisation Manager who is able to identify and deliver value to the business quickly. The successful candidate will work as part of a central team which includes another value optimisation Manager tasked with ensuring these savings are delivered. The role is broad and strategic, with huge exposure to both internal and external partners. The role has clear accountability for delivery of savings across the Fresh Food Sector. The role will provide great insight into how a Food retailer works from end to end and will provide exposure into the costs from farm to fork.

We have a hybrid approach working 3 days in the office - talk to us about part time or job share opportunities in this role, if it's meaningful to you, it's important to us.
What you'll do
Your key accountabilities will include

• Delivery of the M&S Lowering Costs Programme Target
• Accountable for sourcing a pipeline of lowering cost initiatives through engagement with the Trading, Product Development, Technical, Logistics and Supply Chain teams
• Supporting the delivery of strategic business initiatives
• Drive a collaborative way of working between different functional partners at all levels of the business
• Drive a continuous improvement approach through all functions of the business through raising the capability of the M&S teams to become a lower cost operator

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include

• Proven track record of continuous improvement and efficiency unlocking in a Foods manufacturing environment
• Someone who is enthusiastic in the face of challenge and enjoys being part of a team
• Able to communicate and engage effectively across a varied audience, at all levels of the business
• Able to challenge and influence internal and external partners
• Able to think strategically and creatively to challenge the norm, solve problems and drive value

Everyone's welcome
M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That's why we're revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There's never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact.

We're an in-person business and have core collaboration days in our Support Centre each week. For most teams, this is 3 working days where we come together to collaborate, innovate, and serve our customers brilliantly.

We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working.

If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.