International Trading Safely & Legally Manager

Our International business brings the best of M&S clothing, home and food to millions of customers across the globe. Working in partnership with teams across diverse markets, cultures and business models, you'll play a key role in helping shape the future of our growing international operation.

With ambitious plans to accelerate growth and expand our global reach, there has never been a more exciting time to join the team. We're committed to building strong partnerships, supporting our colleagues, and ensuring we trade responsibly in every market we operate in.

As our International Trading Safely and Legally Manager, you will be the key link between M&S and our international partners, ensuring safe, legal and compliant trading across all markets. You will provide expert guidance on global safety, health, compliance and regulatory requirements, helping the business navigate complex risks while protecting our customers, colleagues and brand reputation. Through strong stakeholder collaboration, you will drive governance, influence best practice and support the delivery of a robust safety culture across our international operations.

Due to high interest, this role may close earlier than advertised. We recommend applying as soon as possible.

What you’ll do 

Your key accountabilities will include

• Act as the key link between Group FHS and international owned/JV businesses

• Establish and maintain global fire, health & safety & food policies

• Support local market teams in implementing safety governance and building a strong safety culture

• Drive action plans to address non-compliance at store and country level

• Provide governance frameworks and escalate key risks to the Group Safety Committee

Who you are 

Your skills and experience will include

• Strong cross-cultural communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.

• Proven stakeholder management and relationship-building capability.

• Strong coaching, organisational and influencing skills.

• Commercial awareness and ability to balance risk, compliance and business needs.

• Ability to work independently with a proactive, tenacious mindset.

   

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

• 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

Everyone’s welcome 

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We are disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We are 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.

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.

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