E-commerce Trading Manager

Sarah Sykes Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Sarah Sykes Recruitment is seeking an experienced E-commerce Trading & Marketplace Manager in London to drive profitable sales across websites and third-party marketplaces. The role combines marketplace management, commercial trading, stock optimisation and team leadership, reporting to the Head of E-commerce & Digital Growth.

The candidate will manage partner relationships, oversee pricing, launches and stock feeds, and lead a team across buying, merchandising and operations to maximise

Qualifications

• Proven ability to grow profitable sales across websites and marketplaces.
• Strong ability to analyse sales, margins and markdowns to improve profitability.
• Experience coordinating a team and multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage partner relationships and trading meetings for profitability.
• Analyse sales, margins, sell-through and markdowns to identify opportunities.
• Oversee daily website trading: merchandising, pricing, availability and promotions.
• Lead the e-commerce trading and admin team across functions.
• Produce weekly trading reports and monitor channel profitability.

Skills

Strong commercial & marketplace mgmt

Excel & analytics

Team leadership

Stock allocation & sell-through

Tools

Shopify

Stock feeds

Job description

E-commerce Trading & Marketplace Manager

Fashion / Womenswear / Apparel | London | Full-Time | Office-Based

A growing trend-led women's fashion brand is seeking a commercially driven E-commerce Trading & Marketplace Manager with a womenswear fashion background to grow profitable sales across its websites and third-party marketplaces.

This hands-on role combines marketplace management, commercial trading, stock optimisation and team leadership, reporting to the Head of E-commerce & Digital Growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Marketplace Management: Manage partner relationships, lead trading meetings, review performance and coordinate product launches, pricing, stock feeds and promotions.


• Commercial Trading: Analyse sales, margins, sell-through, returns and markdowns, identifying opportunities to improve profitability and stock productivity.


• Website Trading: Oversee daily online merchandising, product launches, pricing, availability and promotional activity.


• Team Leadership: Coordinate the e-commerce trading and administration team, working closely with buying, merchandising, creative and operations.


• Reporting & Operations: Produce weekly trading reports, monitor channel profitability, maintain stock accuracy and support new marketplace integrations.

Essential Experience

• Fashion, womenswear or apparel experience within e-commerce trading, marketplace management or online merchandising.


• Strong commercial and marketplace relationship management skills.


• Knowledge of stock allocation, sell-through, margins and markdowns.


• Excellent Excel, analytical and reporting skills.


• Experience coordinating a team and multiple stakeholders.

Desirable

Shopify, major online retail partnerships, marketplace integration platforms and stock management systems.

An excellent opportunity for an experienced E-commerce Trading & Marketplace Manager to take ownership of commercial performance within an established fashion business.