The eCommerce team is recruiting an eCommerce Trading Lead to be at the forefront of our UK growth on Menswear! Based at Head Office in Leicestershire, offering a competitive salary alongside great benefits!

At NEXT, not only are we one of the UK’s largest fashion retailers, but we’re also one of the largest listed companies, full-stop. Selling our products and thousands of world-famous brands, both in-store and online UK and Internationally. What’s more, we’re growing. Fast. And it’s the kind of growth and investment that is exciting for everyone in our business. 

The UK Trading team fuels UK growth by optimising online product sales on Next.co.uk across Womenswear, Menswear, Childrenswear and Home. They drive exciting product launches and strategic promotions to maximise sales and brand visibility. 

The role

In this exciting lead role you will play a key part  in bringing product to life on site and leading the marketing piece for your division. You will work closely with various teams such as the Product Team, Marketing, Brand Marketing and data to drive performance for your area, communicate exciting messages and new ranges with our customers whilst working hard to attract new customers to our site.

What else is involved?

Leading marketing for your division such as Editorial Emails, Push Notifications and Homepage messaging Own the marketing plan for your division, staying ahead of trends and using sales and product insight to make commercial decisions Be responsive to trade each week, amending relevant marking and onsite exposure where necessary Use reporting and metrics to constantly improve channel performance, sharing insights and highlighting opportunities Play a key role in the customer experience on site, ensuring in various links products are boosted so they can find them easier and merchandise promotions and trends so they look great for when customers click through. Drive sales; know what is working and what isn't, optimise and be aware of retail best sellers.

You’ll be doing all this from our Leicestershire Head Office. Our offices are inspiring, yes. But we understand that life happens. So, we’re big on making sure your work, works for you which is why we offer flexible working - 3 days in the office per week and 2 from home.  Bring your energy. Play to your strengths. Make things bigger and better than before. Let’s Take It On.

What we are looking for 

Support the business owner to maximise the performance of all marketing for the division  Reviews metrics (CTR, AOV etc)  to identify biggest optimisation opportunities Works with the marketing team to target specific messages to a targeted pot of customers Adopt a test and learn approach and share results with the wider team Works closely with the wider Ecommerce team (UX, Data Science, Content & Marketing) to learn about the customer journey to propose changes and optimisations Become a product expert in the area you will be working  Regularly supports the product teams with requests as well as informing them of any key developments and optimisations which will help to drive sales Understanding of key competitors and the fashion retail ecommerce landscape Supports investigations into issues and optimisation

So if you’ve got experience working within an eCommerce Trading environment, are highly analytical and comfortable with large volumes of data, have strong communication skills with a positive friendly and can-do attitude and are looking for the next challenge, this is the role for you!

Benefits

Competitive salary range of £34,000 - £42,000 Flexible working options Annual company performance based bonus Sharesave scheme, which allows you to invest in NEXT and claim your share of our success Annual Pay Reward Pension 3% Employer/ 5% Employee 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (can also buy/sell up to 3 days) 25% staff discount and free next day delivery to desk for online purchases Management Share Save Scheme A newly refurbished subsidised restaurant and bar Staff shops in Yorkshire and Leicestershire Juice bar and coffee shop Gympass - discounted gym membership Free company bus service to and from Leicester city centre and other areas Onsite nursery (salary sacrifice scheme) in Leicester A digital GP healthcare service & loads more!