E-commerce Trading Strategist: Optimize Sales & UX

Matalan; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% staff discount

Thrive Recognition Scheme

Wellbeing support by Retail Trust

Life Assurance

Retail Rewards platform discounts

Pension Scheme

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Matalan is seeking an Online Trade Executive to support the Trading Manager in maximising online sales and profitability through strategic management of product assortments and promotions. You will collaborate cross-functionally to align trading strategies with business goals and enhance the customer experience.

The role emphasizes data analysis, SEO, and on-site merchandising, with opportunities to influence category performance and promotional planning across digital channels.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills to interpret data, trends and metrics.
• Experience in e-commerce or online trading is beneficial.
• Familiarity with e-commerce CMS and analytics tools.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support the divisional trading manager to achieve the trading KPIs.
• Manage day-to-day website activity, product launches, proposition changes and content.
• Optimise site and customer journey during daily site walks and data analysis.
• Use merchandising tools to improve on-site navigation, search, customer journey, taxonomy, basket building techniques and product placement.
• Ensure all product data, categorisation, filtering and meta-data is present and correct to drive SEO and conversion.
• Drive on-site promotions and extended range to increase sales, conversion, AOV and margin.
• Analyse opportunities and trends with commercial teams to improve customer journey, range and price.
• Analyse and improve merchandising on the site and produce reports using Google Analytics and Power BI.
• Collaborate with marketing and design/digital experience teams to ensure content is displayed consistently.
• Build relationships with commercial teams to execute promotions and report on category performance.
• Assist in delivering the promotional calendar coordinating with email, search/SEO, social media, and other digital channels.
• Own and create action plans from site usage and campaign performance; develop new analytics to understand site performance.
• Strong ability to communicate findings and influence stakeholders across departments.
• Attention to detail in managing product data and campaigns to ensure accuracy.

Skills

Analytical skills

E-commerce knowledge

Google Analytics

Power BI

Tools

Google Analytics

Power BI

Job description

Matalan is seeking an Online Trade Executive to support the Trading Manager in maximising online sales and profitability through strategic management of product assortments and promotions. You will collaborate cross-functionally to align trading strategies with business goals and enhance the customer experience.

The role emphasizes data analysis, SEO, and on-site merchandising, with opportunities to influence category performance and promotional planning across digital channels.