Ecommerce Trading Assistant

Enderby, Leicester, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableEntry LevelFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own on site trading and discovery to boost profitability and search-led shopper journeys across Total Platform and NEXT.

  • Own brand performance and PLP profitability through weekly trade updates and reactive in-week actions.
  • Lead search and navigation optimization with Bloomreach to improve findability and seasonal categorization.
  • Shift the user journey with test and learn, coordinating with SEO and personalization for better rankings and conversion.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Drive brand performance: Actively trade your partner brands across Total Platform and NEXT, monitoring product landing pages (PLPs) and identifying reactive, in-week opportunities to boost profitability.
  • Optimise product discovery: Act as the team expert for search and navigation, utilising tools like Bloomreach to refine search rules, synonyms, and seasonal categories so customers can easily find what they want.
  • Analyse and share insights: Monitor KPIs including traffic, conversion, and full-funnel metrics, translating data into weekly trade updates for stakeholders.
  • Enhance the customer journey: Champion the customer by regularly shopping the site, ensuring technical product details are translated into customer-friendly language and swiftly escalating any technical issues.
  • Test and innovate: Lead new initiatives and features using a "test and learn" approach, collaborating with SEO and personalisation teams to tailor the user journey and improve Google rankings.

Requirements

  • A collaborative spirit: A natural team player who builds strong, supportive relationships across cross-functional digital teams.
  • An analytical mindset: Comfortable diving into metrics and user behaviour data to spot trends, solve problems, and make confident commercial decisions.
  • Excellent communication skills: Ability to share knowledge clearly, explaining digital ideas comfortably to both technical developers and brand stakeholders.
  • Organisation and adaptability: Great attention to detail with the agility to manage busy trading moments and adapt proactively to changing ecommerce priorities.
  • A customer-first passion: A genuine enthusiasm for product and a customer-centric mindset, always striving to evolve and improve the online shopping experience.

    Benefits

    • - 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
    • - Company performance based bonus
    • - Sharesave scheme
    • - On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
    • - 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
    • - Early VIP access to sale stock
    • - Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
    • - Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
    • - Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
    • - Free on-site parking
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    Next Plc

    NEXT PLC is a company based out of DESFORD ROAD ENDERBY, LEICESTER, United Kingdom.

    Enderby, England, GBR
    803 employees (45 in marketing)

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    62.9K
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    41.3%
    Direct
    30.7%
    Referral
    21%
    Social
    5.2%
    Paid
    1.3%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~807

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    24 (3% of company)
    Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
    5