Marks Spencer Store
Asst Merchandiser - Outlets 12 month FTC
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Team Fashion, Home & Beauty
Store London Support Office
Location: London, Greater London
Contract type: Temporary
Position type: Full Time
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Closing date: 29th July 2026
About The Role
This section tells you all you need to know about the position and its responsibilities, outlining everything we hope to see in a successful candidate.
To stay close to our customers and colleagues, our support teams are in the office for at least three days a week as we believe that skills are developed through collaboration, and that spending time together makes us more creative and connected.
Summary
Ready to make an impact in Outlets? Join us as an Assistant Merchandiser and drive trade, shape performance and maximise every opportunity across the UK business.
As an Assistant Merchandiser in the UK Outlets team, this role helps bring great products to customers at the right time, in the right place and at the right level of stock. It plays an important part in turning commercial plans into action through strong analysis, close collaboration and a clear focus on performance.
All the details
Working closely with Merchandising and Buying, this role supports the planning and delivery of the department, from forecasting and intake to markdown activity and in-season trade. It is all about using insight to spot opportunities, respond to risk and help the team make the best decisions for the business and the customer.
From maintaining key planning tools and trade analysis to supporting range reviews and seasonal planning, this role keeps the team informed, organised and ready to act. By building strong partnerships with Sourcing and Supply Chain, it helps keep delivery on track and ensures decisions are supported by accurate data and clear insight.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working at pace, brings strong commercial judgement and is confident using data to make decisions. With the chance to work across teams and make a visible contribution to performance, it offers real scope to grow, add value and help shape the success of the UK Outlets business.
NB: This is a 12 month Fixed Term role based at our Paddington Support Office a minimum of three days a week
What You’ll Do
Your key accountabilities will include:
- Supporting the delivery of department strategy through ownership of sales, stock and intake forecasts, ensuring strong availability and effective markdown management across the Outlets channel
- Analysing in-season trade to identify opportunities and risks, taking action with cross-functional teams to maximise sales and optimise stock performance
- Partnering with Merchandising and Buying teams to build and execute quarterly range and intake plans, ensuring the right products and quantities are delivered at launch and throughout the season
- Leading key planning activity, including range reviews, lessons learned and maintenance of accurate planning tools and markdown documentation to support informed decision making
- Managing the end-to-end critical path in collaboration with Sourcing and Supply Chain teams, while maintaining awareness of competitor activity to inform pricing and product strategy
Who You Are
Your skills and experience will include:
- Strong core merchandising capability, including sales and stock planning, forecasting, intake management and markdown control to drive profitable department performance
- Solid understanding of the end-to-end buy-to-store process, with the ability to manage the critical path and ensure timely delivery across the Outlets operation
- Highly analytical and numerate, with the ability to interpret performance data, identify trends and use insights to inform decisions and maximise sales opportunities
- Confident using systems and tools, with advanced Excel skills and the ability to quickly adapt to new and evolving merchandising technology
- Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across Buying, Design, Sourcing and wider business teams while managing competing priorities with organisation and pace
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What’s in it for you?
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.
Here are just a few of the benefits that make working here even more rewarding:
- 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 reinventing, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We’re redefining 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.
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Benefits
- Wellbeing hub: Get access to resources to support your wellbeing, including a free virtual GP service.
- Giving back: Support your favourite charities by donating through your pay or even volunteering for them.
- Pay: Earn a competitive salary.
- Colleague discount: After completing your probation 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. Please note only contracts of more than 12 weeks are eligible for this benefit.
- Time off: Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days.
- Bonus: We have discretionary bonus schemes depending on your role and our business performance.
- Life assurance: Get cover for twice your salary up to age 70 (double with our Pension Plan).
- Workplace savings: We’ll help you save through our Pension Savings Plan, Share Buy and Sharesave schemes.
- My Choices: Save on everyday costs through discounts and offers and get access to great health benefits.
- Cycle to work: Bike/accessory hire with Cycle to Work and save on tax and national insurance.
- Smart tech: Buy the latest technology with interest-free financing directly from your salary.
- Family friendly policy: Industry-leading maternity, paternity, adoption and neo-natal policies, providing support and flexibility for you and your family.
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How to Apply
Here’s what to expect at each stage of the application process. This can change depending on the role you’ve applied to. If you need any reasonable adjustments made at any stage, let us know and we can help.
- Send us your application: Fill in our short application form and hit submit.
- Online assessment: We’ll invite you to take part in an online assessment. This could be before or after your interview.
- Interview: We'll invite you to join us for an interview. This could be remote or in person. Here, we'll ask you some role based technical questions and examine the behaviours we're looking for.
- Decision: After we’ve decided, we’ll be in touch. If you’ve been successful, we’ll officially invite you to join the team and let you know the next steps.
Asst Merchandiser - Outlets 12 month FTC
Team: Fashion, Home & Beauty
Store: London Support Office
Location: London, Greater London
Contract type: Temporary
Position type: Full Time
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Closing date: 29th July 2026
Reference: 118757
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