Digital Trading Assitant

Forward Role; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Role in Manchester is hiring a Junior Digital Trading Assistant to support merchandising across digital channels. The role reports to the Digital Trading Manager and aims to have the right products at the right time, with accurate pricing and descriptions.

Entry-level digital trading experience is preferred but not essential; numerate and data-savvy candidates will thrive. The role is hybrid (3 days in office) and offers exposure to ERP systems, analytics tools, and cross-team

Qualifications

• Entry-level digital trading experience preferred but not essential.
• Numerate with experience handling large data sets.
• Understanding of the customer journey.
• Consideration for the financial impact of trading decisions.
• Experience with GDPR considerations in trading.

Responsibilities

• Maintain online product styles and categories, upload ranges per deadlines using Pimberly.
• Collaborate with product and marketing teams to keep descriptions detailed and accurate; support listing pages.
• Coordinate translated product descriptions with external agency for regional launches.
• Create high converting collection pages using visual merchandising tools to keep relevant products visible.
• Build multi-buys and promo codes in line with trading plans.
• Report on trade performance and stockholding, share insights and recommendations.
• Follow GDPR and data protection policies in line with the Group’s strategy.

Skills

Numerate

Data analysis

Customer journey understanding

GDPR compliant

Entry-level digital trading experience

Large data sets

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Bloomreach

Google Analytics

Contentsquare

Power BI

Job description

Digital Trading Assistant

Location: Manchester (Hybrid, 3 days a week in the office)

Salary: £26,000 – £28,000

Contract: Permanent - This is a Junior role for someone with 6 months plus experience

The role
You will support the Digital Trading team with merchandising across digital. The aim is to have the right products at the right time, in the right quantities and at the right price. You will report to the Digital Trading Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Product set-up: Maintain online product styles and categories, uploading ranges in line with seasonal deadlines using Pimberly.
• Product pages: Work with the product and marketing teams to keep descriptions detailed and accurate, and support the Digital Trade Executive with optimised listing pages.
• Translations: Coordinate translated product descriptions with the external agency for regional launches.
• Merchandising: Create high converting collection pages and use visual merchandising tools to keep the most relevant product visible.
• Promotions: Build multi-buys and promotional codes in line with the Digital Trading plans.
• Reporting: Report on trade performance, upload progress and stockholding, sharing insights and recommending action.
• Compliance: Follow consumer and data protection policies, in line with the Group’s GDPR strategy.

About you

• Entry-level digital trading experience in a fast-paced commercial environment preferred, but not essential
• Numerate, with experience of working with large data sets
• A good understanding of the customer journey
• Consideration for the financial impact of trading decisions
• Experience of complying with GDPR
• Useful experience: Excel, ERP systems, Bloomreach, Google Analytics, Contentsquare, Power BI