Assistant Ecommerce Manager For Electrical Beauty

BOOTS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and beauty retailer seeks an eCommerce Trading Manager for its online categories in Nottingham. The role focuses on driving revenue and profit targets while managing strategic product launches and online trade plans. Candidates should possess strong trading experience, financial acumen, and the ability to utilize data for performance improvements. The position offers various benefits designed to foster a supportive environment for all employees, focusing on inclusivity and flexibility.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to free counselling and support

Qualifications

• Experience analyzing, interpreting, and articulating financial performance.
• Proficient in data-driven decision making to enhance online performance.
• Ability to engage and influence stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for day-to-day online trading of categories.
• Drive total revenue and profit targets for online sales.
• Manage internal and external stakeholders to support market trends.

Skills

Trading experience

Strong financial acumen

Understanding of online trading levers

Excellent stakeholder management

Job description

Role - eCommerce Trading Manager – General Merchandise

Contract: Secondment 12 months

Shift pattern: Full Time – 5 Days in the Office

Hours: 37.50

Location: Nottingham Support Office – NG90

Closing date: 5th January

Recruitment Partner: Matthew Nelligan

About the role

• The Assistant eCommerce Manager is responsible for the day to day holistic trading of their categories online and also how their categories show up across boots.com; driving total boots.com revenue and profit targets and also our market share ambitions.
• The Assistant eCommerce Manager will be seen as the expert in their category, holding a clear and detailed understanding of the drivers for the category and the market, with insight about how to drive conversion and increase customer acquisition.
• The individual will be responsible for delivery of new product launches, salesplan, online trade plans and owning the digital strategy for their categories, including and not limited to scoping out potential new partnerships with suppliers and keeping abreast of competitor activity.
• The role involves managing multiple internal and external stakeholders to ensure your categories are appropriately supported and we are staying on top of market trends and changes.
• The individual will support development initiatives and process improvements across boots.com, ensuring that eCommerce trading and customer requirements are captured.

What you'll need to have

• Trading experience with strong financial acumen with the ability to analyse, interpret and articulate financial performance.
• Understanding of online/digital trading levers and performance marketing - confident in using data and insight to drive performance and in building and delivering trade plans specifically for online.
• Willingness to push boundaries and take calculated risks to gain a competitive advantage.
• Excellent internal and external stakeholder management - confident engaging, influencing and holding to account team members, senior stakeholders and third parties.

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you – find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.

What's next

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

This role requires the successful candidate to complete a Pre‑employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) or an Access NI Check.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.