Buying Admin Assistant 6-12 Month Contract

Are you passionate about fashion and eager to start your career in the retail industry? We're looking for a highly organised Buying Admin Assistant (BAA) to join our dynamic Clothing & Home team. In this role, you’ll support the Buying team to create and deliver product ranges that resonate with our customers. You’ll be at the heart of the action, helping to manage product development, analysing market trends, and ensuring our collections are both innovative and commercially successful.  If you’re detail-oriented, excited by the prospect of working with a leading retail brand, and ready to dive into the fast-paced world of Buying, this could be the perfect role for you.  We have vacancies across Fashion, Home & Beauty for a 6-12 Month Fixed Term Contract. Please note this advert may close early due to large volumes of applicants so please apply asap. What you’ll do  • Analysing market trends, competitor products, and historical sales data to compile and present findings that support the development of commercially successful product ranges.  • Working closely with the Buying team to assist in the development of fashion-forward products, ensuring that each item aligns with customer needs and market trends.  • Organising and managing the daily sample process, ensuring timely and accurate tracking of products.  • Assisting in monitoring the critical path to ensure that all product development milestones are met.  • Building strong relationships with internal teams such as Design, Merchandising, and Sourcing, as well as external suppliers, to support the delivery of our product ranges.  What you’ll do • Analysing market trends, competitor products, and historical sales data to compile and present findings that support the development of commercially successful product ranges.  • Working closely with the Buying team to assist in the development of fashion-forward products, ensuring that each item aligns with customer needs and market trends.  • Organising and managing the daily sample process, ensuring timely and accurate tracking of products.  • Assisting in monitoring the critical path to ensure that all product development milestones are met.  • Building strong relationships with internal teams such as Design, Merchandising, and Sourcing, as well as external suppliers, to support the delivery of our product ranges.   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 across all M&S products and many of our third party branded products for you and one member of your household. • Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days.  • Get cover for twice your salary up to age 70 (double with our Pension Plan).  • We’ll help you save through our Pension Savings Plan, Share Buy and Sharesave schemes.  • Save on everyday costs through discounts and offers and get access to great health benefits.  • Bike/accessory hire with Cycle to Work and save on tax and national insurance.  • Buy the latest technology with interest-free financing directly from your salary.  • Get access to resources to support your wellbeing, including a free virtual GP service.   • Support your favourite charities by donating through your pay or volunteering for them.  • Industry-leading maternity, paternity, adoption and neo-natal policies, providing support and flexibility for you and your family.    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 interview please let the team know. #LI-KP1