Buyer, Sales

Behind every great food range is a Buyer making smart commercial calls, building strong supplier partnerships and moving fast in a constantly changing market. We're creating a pipeline of Buyers to join our Food teams across Ambient, Fresh and Hospitality as opportunities arise. This role is ideal for commercially curious, confident decision makers who enjoy variety, pace and ownership. You'll play a hands on role in shaping ranges customers trust, while delivering results that matter to the business.

• Delivering sales, profit and cash performance in line with budget and category plans
• Building strong supplier partnerships to secure quality, availability and commercial advantage
• Developing and delivering category strategies using customer, market and performance insight
• Leading end to end commercial decisions including costing, negotiations and risk management
• Working cross‑functionally to land ranges effectively, compliantly and on time
• Having buying or commercial experience within food, retail or hospitality
• Using strong commercial judgement with the ability to interpret data and insight
• Communicating clearly and influencing internal teams and suppliers
• Handling multiple priorities in a fast moving environment
• Approaching work collaboratively, with curiosity and a drive to improve performance

Working at M&S means being part of something bigger – helping to deliver quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We’re inclusive, fast moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing.

• 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third‑party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you’ve completed your probation
• Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more
• 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

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.