Junior Technologist - Central Fabric

At M&S, our Fabric and Technical teams play a key role in delivering quality, innovation, safety and responsible sourcing across Fashion, Home and Beauty. As a Junior Technologist in the Central Fabric Team, you’ll support the delivery of technical standards, raw material sourcing strategy, digital development and compliance across our global supply base. This is a brilliant opportunity to build your technical expertise, work closely with sourcing offices, mills and suppliers, and help shape smarter, more sustainable ways of working across the business.

What you’ll do

Your key accountabilities will include

•           Support the delivery of quality, innovation, safety, compliance and ethical standards that differentiate M&S from the high street.

•           Help maintain the business raw material sourcing strategy, working with sourcing offices, mills and suppliers to support effective                    end-to-end delivery.

•           Support critical path activity, ensuring technical deadlines are met while helping to optimise lead times and maintain product                          technical standards.

•           Contribute to digital development and PLM processes, helping to improve data accuracy, reporting and visibility across teams.

•           Champion Plan A, product safety, ethical and environmental standards, while staying close to  emerging fabric, fibre and                                manufacturing technologies.

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include

•           Strong learning agility, with the ability to quickly absorb technical information and proactively build your knowledge.

•           Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across Technical, Buying, Design, sourcing office and                  supplier teams.

•           Good organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, make sound decisions and know when to                    escalate.

•           Analytical mindset and systems confidence, with the ability to use PLM data, trackers and reporting to support insight-led decisions.

•           Interest in fabrics, raw materials, sourcing models and responsible product standards, with a proactive approach to continuous                      improvement and change.

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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