We’re reshaping our Food business to broaden its appeal, protecting the magic our customers love while modernising everything else. That means outstanding quality, high sourcing standards, and market-leading innovation remain at our core, while we transform our supply chains, improve our stores, and deliver better value.
We’re looking for motivated people ready to bring their whole self to work and thrive in a fast-paced, ambitious team. After all, this isn’t just food… this is M&S Food.,
Summary
We’re reshaping our Food business to broaden its appeal, protecting the magic our customers love while modernising everything else. That means outstanding quality, high sourcing standards, and market-leading innovation remain at our core, while we transform our supply chains, improve our stores, and deliver better value.
We’re looking for motivated people ready to bring their whole self to work and thrive in a fast-paced, ambitious team. After all, this isn’t just food… this is M&S Food.
All the details
As a Senior Buyer for M&S Cafés, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our food and drink offering and driving commercial success across our café estate. You’ll lead the development of category plans that deliver exceptional customer experiences, strong sales, and profitable growth, while ensuring our menus reflect the quality, innovation, and sustainability that M&S is known for. Working closely with suppliers and internal teams, you’ll set clear strategies for pricing, promotions, and product mix, ensuring compliance and alignment with M&S values. This is a fast-paced, high-impact role where your decisions will influence what thousands of customers enjoy in our cafés every day.
Due to high interest, this role may close earlier than advertised. We recommend applying as soon as possible.
What You’ll Do
- Drive category sales and profit by creating and delivering robust commercial plans aligned to operating budgets
- Lead supplier relationships with a focus on negotiation, collaboration, and efficiency improvements across the supply base
- Develop and implement range strategies that optimise space, product choice, and price architecture to meet customer needs
- Set and implement promotional and marketing plans that align with the wider Food Group strategy and deliver measurable impact
- Analyse customer insight, sales trends, and market data to see opportunities for innovation and growth
Who You Are
- A commercially astute buyer with strong negotiation skills and a proven ability to deliver results in a competitive market
- Skilled at analysing complex data and turning insights into actionable strategies that drive performance
- A confident communicator who can influence partners and build strong relationships internally and externally
- Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Collaborative and team-focused, with a passion for delivering outstanding quality and value for customers
What’s in it for You?
Working at M&S means being part of something bigger – delivering 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.
- 20% colleague discount for you + 1 household member (after probation)
- Competitive holiday allowance + option to buy more
- Discretionary bonus schemes linked to performance
- Strong pension + life assurance
- Tailored induction + training from day one
- Perks and savings via M&S Choices portal
- Market-leading family policies (parental, adoption, neonatal leave)
- 24/7 wellbeing support (GP access + mental health services)
- 1 paid volunteer day a year
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.
