Job Description
We are looking for a dynamic and organised individual to join our eCommerce team as an eCommerce Trading Trainee! Based from NEXT Head Office with 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. What’s more, we’re growing. Fast. And it’s the kind of growth and investment that is exciting for everyone in our business.
Our eCommerce trading teams make changes to the next websites daily to ensure it exceeds customers expectations and is reflective of current sales and trends. Our online trading teams also suggest and drive forward improvements to the site to ensure that our customer experience is constantly improving and is better than the competition.
First stage interviews will be held virtually on
Tuesday 12th August. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to attend an assessment centre at Next Head Office, which will take place on
Tuesday 19th August and
Wednesday 20th August.
About the role:
As an eCommerce Trading Trainee you will learn to focus on growing sales across our UK website as well as working on onsite marketing support. Ensuring that the website reflects both current sales and future sales opportunities. You will work closely with our internal teams and product teams to ensure that we showcase the latest trends and best selling items both on the website (homepage and links in the navigation) but also in our marketing (emails and adverts) to customers.
What else is involved in this exciting role?
- Continually review how we promote products across all our websites and other marketing platforms.
- We will support you to gain exceptional knowledge of search, navigation and commercial layout to make sure our online offering is always the best around.
- Support the Trading Manager and wider online team with product and project launches.
- Analyse sales, finding opportunities to further enhance the website and maximise sales.
- Identify ways to improve the findability of product on our websites.
- You will optimise the online customer journey, determining the right products and content to get customers through the shopping journey as quickly as possible whilst maximising average order value.
- Work with the product teams to suggest and drive forward strong product imagery for homepages, emails and marketing that best reflect sales and trends.
- Work to create and maintain the marketing plan and ensure it is executed on time.
- Identify, implement and drive improvements through your insights.
- Strive to make NEXT a market leader.
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.
Bring your energy. Play to your strengths. Make things bigger and better than before. Let’s Take It On.
About you:
So if you have a passion for eCommerce, an analytical mindset with the ability to analyse and understand data, have a keen interest in fashion, a positive and friendly attitude and strong communication skills, this is the role for you - and your career! As this is a graduate program we will support and train you on key online metrics and therefore no online / eCommerce experience is required.
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.
