Trading Manager

Trading Manager E-Commerce

Contract: 6 months

Location: Manchester, Trafford Park

Hybrid: 3 days in the office, 2 days wfh

Salary: Up to £45k DOE

We are on the lookout for an experienced Trading Manager E-Commerce for a high end home furnishing brand.

In this role, you will oversee key partnerships with marketplace platforms.

Your primary objective will be to enhance turnover and profitability for our brands, through the formulation and execution of go-to-market strategies.

You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams in Marketing, Product Development, and Operations to ensure a customer-centric approach, focusing on understanding customer segmentation, behaviours, and the customer journey.

The Role:

• Set clear business objectives to maximise sales, achieve market share growth, and enhance profitability across our client's brand portfolio.


• Lead the development and execution of account strategies, objectives, and tactics.


• Manage and oversee the complete sell-in process, collaborating with sales support, marketing, product, and merchandising teams to ensure successful product launches.


• Act as the expert on marketplace platforms, while applying best practices and insights from our client's owned and operated e-commerce channels.


• Collaborate with product management to maintain a well-rounded product assortment and a marketing roadmap tailored to each account, optimising options where necessary.


• Leverage market intelligence, consumer insights, and product category data to build a solid segmentation strategy for marketplace accounts.


• Identify and engage customers to drive additional sales by understanding their competitive landscape and offering value-added services, such as special handling bespoke product ranges.


• Actively pursue new business opportunities, identify potential revenue streams, and work closely with in-house sales teams to align distribution channels.
  
  Partner with IT, marketing, and external agencies where necessary for integrations and enhancements.


• Develop strategies for international and European platforms, including existing US channels such as Amazon, to ensure profitable trading and expand international reach.


• Work with the marketing team to boost brand visibility through e-newsletters and social media, ensuring all product listings, content, and language are accurate and consistent with brand standards.


• Utilise analytics tools to provide regular (at least monthly) feedback on performance and identify opportunities for growth across all channels.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Drive revenue growth with increased profitability by leveraging a well-established network of e-tailers and strong connections within the industry.


• Utilise negotiation skills to secure the best possible terms from each channel.


• Maintain an in-depth understanding of the Amazon platform to continue driving growth, analysing data to maximise profitability.


• Ensure accurate inventory management and forecasting to prevent stockouts and missed sales opportunities.


• Stay focused and organised, effectively turning complex challenges into actionable results.


• Remain vigilant to competitor activity and strategies in a fast-paced, evolving environment.


• Deliver best-in-class service, offering continuous solutions to strengthen sales and relationships with key marketplace accounts.


• Promote sustainable growth, capitalising on key seasonal and retail events while aligning with the company's marketing calendar.


• Achieve set growth targets and platform objectives by embracing digital trends, swiftly responding to market shifts, new technologies, and industry changes..

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification.

At We Are Adam, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!

We are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require.

Interested? Please apply now.

We look forward to hearing from you!