Senior Commercial Partner - Digital & Technology

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Marks & Spencer is recruiting a Senior Commercial Partner for Digital & Technology to lead the D&T commercial strategy, act as a senior advisor influencing high level decisions, drive complex negotiations across cloud SaaS data digital services and consulting, shape commercial models and risk frameworks that enable strong supplier partnerships, and bring market insight and innovation opportunities that create commercial advantage. The ideal candidate will have expert commercial and negotiation capability across major technology categories, the ability to influence senior leaders including Directors and C-suite, a strong understanding of cloud SaaS data and digital platforms and related commercial models, and the skill to simplify complex issues into clear options with high emotional intelligence. When applying, tailor your CV to show measurable outcomes from strategic negotiations with senior stakeholders, highlight cloud SaaS and digital platform experience, and demonstrate alignment with M&S values around inclusion and service while noting UK onsite requirements and any reasonable adjustments you may need.

What you’ll do

Your key accountabilities will include:

• Lead forward looking commercial strategy across the D&T category
• Act as a senior commercial advisor influencing high level decisions and approaches
• Drive complex commercial negotiations across cloud SaaS data digital services and consulting
• Shape commercial models risk frameworks and performance structures that enable strong supplier partnerships
• Bring deep market insight and innovation opportunities that create commercial advantage

Who you are

Your skills will include:

• Expert commercial and negotiation capability across major technology categories
• Ability to influence and partner senior leaders including Directors and C suite
• Strong understanding of cloud SaaS data and digital platforms and associated commercial models
• Skilled at simplifying complex issues and presenting clear commercial options
• High emotional intelligence adaptable communication style and strong strategic judgement

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’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.

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