End to End Value Optimisation Manager - 12 Month FTC

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.

From Percy Pig to the freshest M&S Select Farms produce, we grow, source, and develop our own products to give our customers family-ready food that's unbeatable on flavour and innovation.

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.

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.

From Percy Pig to the freshest M&S Select Farms produce, we grow, source, and develop our own products to give our customers family-ready food that's unbeatable on flavour and innovation.

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.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in one of the highest priority transformational programmes in Marks and Spencer’s Food Group. The Lowering Costs Programme has been set up to reduce the cost base of the end- to-end business to unlock efficiencies and allow strategic investments into the future of Foods. We are looking for a Value Optimisation Manager (V/O) who is able to identify and deliver value to the business quickly. The successful candidate will work as part of a central team which includes another V/O Manager tasked with ensuring these savings are delivered. The role is broad and strategic, with huge exposure to both internal and external partners. The role has clear accountability for delivery of savings across the Fresh Food Sector. The role will provide great insight into how a Food retailer works from end to end and will provide exposure into the costs from farm to fork.

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.

What You’ll Do

Your key accountabilities will include

• Delivery of the M&S Lowering Costs Programme Target
• Accountable for sourcing a pipeline of lowering cost initiatives through engagement with the Trading, Product Development, Technical, Logistics and Supply Chain teams
• Accountable for tracking key landmarks for each initiative and advance issues quickly where required
• Drive a continuous improvement approach through all functions of the business through raising the capability of the M&S teams to become a lower cost operator
• Build and manage relationships with partners to ensure the initiatives are delivered

Who You Are

Your skills and experience will include

• Someone who is enthusiastic in the face of challenge and enjoys being part of a team
• Able to communicate and engage effectively across a varied audience, at all levels of the business
• Able to challenge and influence internal and external partners
• Able to think strategically and creatively to challenge the norm, solve problems and drive value
• Proven track record of continuous improvement: seeing opportunities and unlocking efficiency

Everyone’s welcome

We’re ambitious about the future of retail. We’re innovating, disrupting, and leading the way into a more inspiring, digital era. It’s an exciting time to be part of M&S. To support us on our journey, we’re building inclusive, diverse teams where everyone can be themselves, do their best work, and make change happen. We support each other and succeed together. Don’t worry if you don’t meet every single requirement of the job description. It’s more of a guide to what’s possible within the role. If you’re passionate, ready to work hard, and think the role feels right for you, we’d love to hear from you.