M&S Food is changing, and fast! We are undergoing one of the biggest transformations in retailing today to build a bigger, better, fresher food business.

As Assistant Marketing Manager, you will be responsible for supporting in the creation and delivery of category propositions and marketing to drive commercial results.

We need motivated people who are ready to bring their whole self to work and give it their all in a fast-paced team committed to being the best. After all, this is not just food… This is M&S Food.

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.

Key Accountabilities

Your key accountabilities will include

• Support Category Marketing Manager to deliver compelling, authentic, customer relevant propositions to support category trade.
• Manage the day-to-day relationship with M&S stakeholders, acting as a key contact for the category/marketing function. Building strong relationships with the trading and product development teams and swiftly becoming the trusted gateway into marketing for the category.
• Work collaboratively with Category Marketing Managers, Assistant Category Marketing Managers, Trading Managers, Product Developers and other stakeholders to develop the plans, ensuring they are highly commercial and mindful of operational challenges. Adhere to key Trade Planning governance process and timings.
• Ensure the delivery of new propositions and product launches are consistent across all touch points and delivers to brief. Ensure messaging is accurate and aligned across the organisation, with a strong emphasis on briefing point of sale, as well as respective channels marketing teams including social, CRM, PR and advertising.
• Develop plans to engage in-store colleagues, driving anticipation and excitement around key propositions and product launches.

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include

• Ability to create clear, engaging customer-centric marketing briefs
• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Campaign and project management
• Creative eye with meticulous attention to detail
• Previous Category Management / Marketing experience

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.

Closing date - 3/7/25