Senior Buyer WW Footwear

As Senior Buyer for Womenswear Footwear at Marks & Spencer, you will lead the Footwear department and a large team ranging from Junior Buyer to BAA.

Your key accountabilities will include:

• Promoting and driving a clear understanding of M&S' womenswear customer, ensuring the segments and demographics needs are understood and put at the heart of the product offer.
• Working with Design to interpret and adapt to market trends and direction, ensuring that the conceptual range developed is differentiating and targeted to the needs of the customer, driving a digital mind-set through clear leadership on the online product strategy.
• Analysing historical sales in line with trends and design direction to manage product mix parameters.
• Working closely with other buyers and technical, design, merchandising, marketing, channel teams including International to review, influence and cohesively deliver both the global product strategy and ranges throughout the Buying process.
• Leading a trading culture across all levels; spotting opportunities, chasing into new products and working with Merchandising to ensure that failure is identified early and managed appropriately.

You will have:

• Experience working at least at Senior Buyer level in a fast-paced trading fashion retailer.
• Extensive own buy experience required in womenswear Footwear.
• Style focused with a passion for fashion.
• Technical Knowledge and proven track record of developing and trading highly commercial ranges that exceed sales / profit targets.
• In-depth knowledge of cost price negotiations and global sourcing.
• Good understanding of global retail marketplace with the ability to identify relevant product trends.
• Ability to lead, coach and manage people to support development and drive success.

Benefits of working at M&S include:

• 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands for you and someone in your household.
• Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more.
• Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours.
• Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future.
• Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one.
• Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal.
• Market-leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave.
• 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services.
• One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you.