Ecommerce & Marketing Manager

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK (On-site)

£38K/yr – £45K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own ecommerce P&L and drive profitable online growth while aligning omnichannel brand strategy across channels.

  • Own ecommerce P&L, budget management, and weekly/monthly performance reporting to leadership.
  • Lead seasonal and evergreen sales plans to sustain year‑round growth across ecommerce and retail.
  • Own website strategy with UX/CRO optimization for online shoppers and branches, plus fulfilment and customer-service operations.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Ecommerce & Growth: Financial Performance: Own the ecommerce P&L. You’ll be responsible for maximizing sales, managing budgets, and reporting weekly/monthly performance to the Managing Director.
  • Ecommerce & Growth: Sales Strategy: Develop and execute seasonal (Christmas, Easter, Gifting) and "evergreen" sales plans to ensure year-round growth.
  • Ecommerce & Growth: Website Leadership: Lead the Fitzbillies website strategy. You’ll ensure the site is optimized for UX and CRO, keeping it "fit for purpose" for both online shoppers and branch visitors.
  • Ecommerce & Growth: Fulfilment Oversight: You’ll line manage the successful day-to-day packing and customer service of ecommerce, as well as keeping the processes under review, ensuring efficiency and scouting new technologies to improve the customer journey.
  • Marketing & Brand Strategy: Strategic Planning: Work directly with the Managing Director and owners to define the annual marketing strategy, underpinned by quantified objectives and clear KPIs.
  • Marketing & Brand Strategy: Omnichannel Management: Manage the brand across all touchpoints: retail branches, wholesale, corporate partnerships, and ecommerce.
  • Marketing & Brand Strategy: Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a small, dedicated team including an Ecommerce Assistant and a Content & Marketing Executive, while managing external freelance specialists.

Requirements

  • Commercial & Analytical: You understand that great marketing must drive measurable sales. You are comfortable with data and reporting. You know your way around Excel and InDesign in equal measure.
  • A Strategic Thinker: You can look beyond the day-to-day to plan for long-term sustainable growth.
  • Digital Native: You have a deep understanding of ecommerce best practices, UX, and CRO.
  • Brand Champion: You have an eye for detail and a passion for maintaining the integrity of a well-loved heritage brand.
  • Collaborative Leader: You enjoy managing people and working closely with senior leadership to achieve business goals.
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Fitzbillies

Fitzbillies for Business.Fitzbillies first opened its beautiful art nouveau shop in Cambridge in 1920. Since then we have delighted generations of students, dons, Cambridge families and overseas visitors with our classic British cakes and buns.With our corporate service our treats can be enjoyed as gifts, event catering, or to celebrate team birthdays and milestones.

Founded in 1920
Cambridge, England, GBR
31 employees (4 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
18K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
53.4%
Direct
40.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~31

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (10% of company)