eCommerce Trading Manager - Search & Navigation - Womenswear

Leicester, England, United Kingdom

7/2/2025

Job Description

The eCommerce team is recruiting an eCommerce Trading Manager to be at the forefront of our UK growth on Womenswear, owning the Search & Navigation! Based at Head Office in Leicestershire, offering a salary range of £42,000 - £50,000 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.

About the role:

As an eCommerce Trading Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of search and navigation, becoming a key stakeholder in driving innovation and impact!

You'll work closely with the Womenswear product team while also leading the wider Womenswear trade team to elevate attribution strategies. As you build deep expertise in Search, Navigation, Sort Orders, SEO, and Attribution, you’ll use this knowledge to influence high-impact trading decisions. You will analyse performance metrics, user behaviour, and customer insights to uncover growth opportunities and improve the sales funnel. Your insights will be critical in providing weekly sales performance updates and in-week trading actions to maximise sales potential and drive continuous improvement.

What else is involved?

• Collaborate across divisional and Search & Navigation teams, leading projects to drive key KPIs
• Monitor performance metrics including conversion, traffic, search terms, and funnel performance
• Provide regular trading updates and actionable insights to key stakeholders
• Analyse data to identify trends, user behaviours, and areas for optimisation
• Review and test sort orders to improve commercial performance; QA new algorithms before launch
• Partner with product teams to resolve Search & Navigation queries and share relevant updates
• Lead on attribution accuracy, owning synonyms and rules while pushing for AI-led enhancements
• Work with SEO teams to optimise for Google rankings and create a roadmap of SEO improvements
• Use traffic and conversion data to inform marketing spend and on-site experience improvements
• Contribute to navigation testing and implementation alongside Data Science and Content teams
• Ensure commercial QA of new tests and initiatives
• Share learnings and optimisation strategies across teams and international sites
• Act as the customer’s voice - identify and raise issues, suggest testing ideas, and refine UX
• Escalate and resolve Search & Navigation issues with support teams when needed
• Stay up to date with new tools, data, and features in Bloomreach; lead the platform relationship
• Remain adaptable and proactive, responding to changing priorities with a learning mindset
  
  

About you:

• Good understanding of analytics, user behaviour, and ecommerce trends
• Experience in working collaboratively and being a good team player
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and implement changes
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Positive attitude towards learning and building knowledge
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities
• Attention to detail and a passion for product
• A customer-centric mindset - always thinking what is best for the customer
  
  

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.

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.