Job Description
The eCommerce team is recruiting x3 International Trading Managers to be at the forefront of our global growth! Based at Head Office in Leicestershire, offering a competitive salary alongside great benefits such as private medical insurance, staff discount, company bonus to name a few..
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 International eCommerce Trading team fuels global growth by managing and optimising online product sales across 80+ international markets. They drive exciting product launches, strategic promotions, and collaborate with leading third-party platforms to maximise sales and brand visibility worldwide.
The role
As an eCommerce International Trading Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving international sales. You will manage large volumes of sales data and web metrics, to proactively interpret this information and use it to identify and implement changes in order to improve the onsite funnel and ultimately, grow sales in a profitable manner. What else is involved?
- Drive profitable sales growth for your region
- Understand and explain sales performance by market
- Think commercially about the shopping experience
- Build strong external relationships to support sales growth
- Provide clear reporting and concise commentary to the wider business
- Work closely with the Marketing Manager and Product Trading Lead to deliver commercially relevant content & campaigns
- Own the onsite Funnel from start to finish
- Understand and explain key Funnel metrics by market
- Use data to drive decision making and identify opportunities for optimisation
- Drive localisation for your region by understanding the nuances of customer behaviour across and optimising onsite UX based on this
- Translate new ideas into practical solutions that have a tangible impact
- Own the test & learn roadmap for your regions, ensuring the commercial benefit of tests are analysed and successful outcomes are submitted forward for future developments
Further details
- Understand your customer and deliver on your growth objectives
- Build a close understanding of the trading calendars & customer shopping behaviours in your region to leverage key trading opportunities for Next
- Identify and champion additional online functionality and features that will grow sales in individual countries
- Identify improvements within internal and external processes, constantly working to improve efficiency, service levels and profitability
- Develop a wide network of productive relationships around the business to ensure International is considered and supported in strategic business decisions
- Share business knowledge quickly and accurately to ensure teams are able to be fully effective and understand priorities that impact International
- Support in the development and execution of key strategic opportunities; liaising with internal and external stakeholders in order to get the job done.
So, what are we looking for?
To be successful in the role you must be analytical and comfortable with data metrics, have previous experience of working within an eCommerce Trading role, be a strong communicator who is experienced in presenting to senior stakeholders and confident in managing and developing a team, be innovative and forward thinking whilst maintaining organisation in a fast paced eCommerce environment. International Trading experience is desired but not essential for this role, so if this sounds like you, this is the role for you and your career!
You’ll be doing all this from our Enderby, Leicestershire Head Office - 3 days a week in the office and 2 from home per week. Bring your energy. Play to your strengths. Make things bigger and better than before. Let’s Take It On.
The Benefits
We’ll discuss more of what you’ll get when you work for NEXT at interview, but here’s an overview of what you can expect:
- Competitive salary range of £42,000 - £50,000
- Profit–related company bonus
- Contributions into a pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Sharesave scheme, which allows you to invest in NEXT and claim your share of our success
- A newly refurbished subsidised restaurant and bar
- On-site nursery (salary sacrifice scheme) in Leicester
- Staff shop on site in Enderby and other locations in the UK
- Juice bar and coffee shop on-site
- Free parking on-site, including car sharing
- Free company bus service to and from Leicester city centre and other areas
- 25% staff discount on most NEXT products – either in our stores or delivered directly to your desk
- National and local discounts on goods and services
- A digital GP healthcare service
- Private Medical Insurance
- & more!
About Us
You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!
About The Team
- 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
- Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
- Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
- Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
- Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
- Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more
Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.
We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email
[email protected] (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.
