Role: Ecommerce Trading Executive

The Company

A leading ladies fashion company based in Manchester provides on-trend and celebrity inspired fashion.

Having launched 2 years ago the company has enjoyed exponential sales growth and has dressed some of the biggest bloggers and celebs.

Reporting directly into the Ecommerce Manager, we require a strong dynamic and meticulous individual who is decisive and has experience in working in a fast-paced environment across various marketing disciplines.

Roles & responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day management of the websites and campaign schedule
  • Lead the online visual merchandising process to ensure:

-          products are added to the site in a timely fashion

-          product information is up to date & legally compliant

-          product listing categories are configured according to the business needs

• Responsible for planning, co-ordinating and executing the Marketing Trading calendar within the team to drive sales
• Ensure key trading actions and activities are briefed out to the wider marketing team
• Manage critical path deadlines
• Liaising with various teams within the business to ensure development of both UK & international territories
• Daily, weekly and monthly reporting and analysis of key metrics in the market, highlighting areas of concern, trends and opportunities, as well as providing theories and recommendations to maximise sales
• Executing and delivering the eCommerce Roadmap alongside the Web Development team.
• Take a “mobile first” approach and ensure that the wider team are also taking the same approach
• Making suggestions for, and help to test improvements to user experience on the website
• Reporting of results to key internal stake holders and offering insight into market trends
• Driving student marketing initiatives both on and offline
• Working closely with the Senior Brand & Campaign Executive to deliver marketing campaigns
• Briefing in the trading calendar and campaign plans to the wider marketing team and setting individual actions.
• Manage the workload of direct reports.
• Undertake competitor analysis on an adhoc/seasonal basis to identify opportunities

The successful candidate for the Ecommerce Trading Executive role will possess the following attributes:

• Ideally 3 years’ experience in similar ecommerce role
• Highly analytical and have experience in developing, managing and executing a trading calendar
• IT literate with a strong knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Knowledge of Magento
• Proficiency of running multiple campaigns to tight deadlines
• Familiar with ecommerce usability and UX best practice
• Confidence in tracking and reporting key metrics to senior stakeholders
• Proactive, organised and enjoys working in a results orientated environment, using own initiative
• A keen interest and good understanding of online retail
• Ability to liaise and work effectively with various teams throughout the business
• Assertive, confident and able to challenge established ways of working
• Very strong understanding about the fast fashion market and consumer mindset
• A calm individual who can work well under pressure and to very tight deadlines
• Highly professional and target driven.

Key information

Job Title: Senior eCommerce Trading Executive

Reporting to: Ecommerce Marketing Manager

Contract length: Perm

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