Senior Product Manager – Foods Forecasting, Ordering, and Allocation

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Senior Product Manager responsible for food forecasting, ordering, and allocation at M&S. Collaborates with multiple teams to enhance operational efficiency and customer value.

Posted 7/22/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Product Management with a focus on defining product strategy, managing product backlogs, and delivering successful products in retail and supply chain environments. Strong ability to leverage data-driven insights and Agile methodologies to optimize product performance and drive stakeholder engagement.

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Product ManagementAgile MethodologiesRetail OperationsData-Driven Decision MakingStakeholder Engagement

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Hard Skills

Product StrategyRoadmap DevelopmentProduct Backlog ManagementKey Metrics AnalysisLean Canvas DevelopmentMVP DeliveryForecastingAllocationReplenishmentPerformance Optimization

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingCoachingFacilitationRelationship BuildingInfluencing

Industry Keywords

Supply ChainFood RetailCustomer-CentricCross-Functional TeamsProduct Culture

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the Forecasting, Ordering and Allocation product, defining and delivering the product vision, strategy, roadmap and OKRs to drive measurable business and customer value.
Partner closely with business, technology and product stakeholders to align priorities, shape product direction, influence cross-product initiatives and deliver a seamless user experience.
Manage and prioritise the product backlog, develop business cases and lean canvases, and apply iterative, MVP-led delivery approaches to maximise value and reduce risk.
Define, track and communicate product success measures, using customer insight, market research, data, experimentation and competitor analysis to continuously optimise performance and inform decision-making.
Lead successful product adoption and operational excellence by supporting DevOps ways of working, collaborating with Engineering and Delivery teams, and coaching Product Managers while championing Product Management best practice across M&S.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience in Product Management, with a track record of defining product strategy, shaping roadmaps and delivering successful products from discovery through to launch, optimisation and ongoing value realisation.
Strong understanding of retail and supply chain operations, ideally gained within a Food retail, replenishment, forecasting, allocation or broader supply chain environment, combined with a customer-first mindset.
Experience leading product delivery in Agile environments, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to deliver customer-led outcomes and drive adoption at scale.
Commercially minded and data-driven, with strong problem-solving skills, experience using product management techniques and prioritisation frameworks, and the ability to assess product health, performance and value through key metrics and KPIs.
Confident building relationships and influencing stakeholders at all levels, including Head of level and above, while coaching others, facilitating workshops and contributing positively to Product culture and ways of working.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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