Buying Admin Assistant Fashion, Home & Beauty

Team

Fashion, Home & Beauty

Store

London Support Office

Location

London, Greater London

Contract type

Permanent

Position type

Full Time

Salary

Competitive + Benefits

Closing date: 7th June 2026

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How We Hire

Everyone is welcome at M&S. No exceptions. It’s your background, abilities and differences that make you, uniquely you. And when you’re part of M&S, that individuality has the potential to make waves.

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.

Summary

Are you passionate about fashion and eager to start your career in the retail industry? We’re looking for a highly organised Buying Admin Assistant (BAA) to join our dynamic Clothing & Home team. In this role, you’ll support the Buying team to create and deliver product ranges that resonate with our customers. You’ll be at the heart of the action, helping to manage product development, analysing market trends, and ensuring our collections are both innovative and commercially successful.

If you’re detail-oriented, excited by the prospect of working with a leading retail brand, and ready to dive into the fast-paced world of Buying, this could be the perfect role for you.

We have vacancies across Fashion, Home & Beauty.

Please note this advert may close early due to large volumes of applicants so please apply asap.

All the details

Being a part of M&S is exactly that – becoming a part and playing your part. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special…

• 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third party branded products for you and one member of your household.
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days.
• Get cover for twice your salary up to age 70 (double with our Pension Plan).
• We’ll help you save through our Pension Savings Plan, Share Buy and Sharesave schemes.
• Save on everyday costs through discounts and offers and get access to great health benefits.
• Bike/accessory hire with Cycle to Work and save on tax and national insurance.
• Buy the latest technology with interest-free financing directly from your salary.
• Get access to resources to support your wellbeing, including a free virtual GP service.
• Support your favourite charities by donating through your pay or volunteering for them.
• Industry-leading maternity, paternity, adoption and neo-natal policies, providing support and flexibility for you and your family.

What you’ll do

Your key accountabilities will include:

• Analysing market trends, competitor products, and historical sales data to compile and present findings that support the development of commercially successful product ranges.
• Working closely with the Buying team to assist in the development of fashion-forward products, ensuring that each item aligns with customer needs and market trends.
• Organising and managing the daily sample process, ensuring timely and accurate tracking of products.
• Assisting in monitoring the critical path to ensure that all product development milestones are met.
• Building strong relationships with internal teams such as Design, Merchandising, and Sourcing, as well as external suppliers, to support the delivery of our product ranges.

What you’ll do

Your key accountabilities will include:

• Analysing market trends, competitor products, and historical sales data to compile and present findings that support the development of commercially successful product ranges.
• Working closely with the Buying team to assist in the development of fashion-forward products, ensuring that each item aligns with customer needs and market trends.
• Organising and managing the daily sample process, ensuring timely and accurate tracking of products.
• Assisting in monitoring the critical path to ensure that all product development milestones are met.
• Building strong relationships with internal teams such as Design, Merchandising, and Sourcing, as well as external suppliers, to support the delivery of our product ranges.

Everyone’s welcome

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We’re disrupting, innovating and leading the indus…