Marks and Spencer Christmas jobs launch as retailer says it needs 'even more'

The High Street retailer wants to fill 11,000 temporary roles from mid-November

Thousands of jobs are to due to be advertised at M&S as it's set to launch a massive recruitment drive this Christmas. The retailer wants to fill 11,000 temporary roles from mid-November.

It is seeking scores of customer assistants to perform duties, including serving shoppers and stocking shelves. This is in food and clothing departments across its stores.

The high street favourite also want the seasonal workers to play a key role in delivering its click and collect Christmas food to order service, which launched last month.

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Sacha Berendji, operations director at M&S, said: “Our fantastic store colleagues play such a big part in delivering the magic of M&S at Christmas to our customers. And this year we’re recruiting even more colleagues to ensure we’re closer to customers.

“The Christmas period is a busy but exciting time for M&S and no two days are the same – in fact, many colleagues started their M&S careers at Christmas and after the festive period were invited to go onto our Stepping Into Team Manager programme. With a range of roles and flexible working patterns available, anyone who is interested in being part of something special this Christmas should visit our careers website to apply.”

The recruitment window opens on October 9. Successful applicants will join M&S from mid-November with a range of start dates and flexible working patterns available. Applications will be made from M&S’s careers web page.

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