eCommerce Development Manager (12 month FTC)

Nestlé S.A.; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Potential discretionary annual bonus

Generous pension with up to 12% match

25 days annual leave + 12 flexible

Wellbeing benefits

Personal development support

Job summary

Nestlé S.A. is seeking an ambitious eCommerce Development Manager to join CPUK on a temporary basis, with hybrid working in Welwyn Garden City. You’ll drive online growth for major UK retailers and manage budgets and agency partners while partnering with Sales, Marketing and Category teams.

You'll lead strategic initiatives to optimise digital shelf performance, translate data into actionable insights, and upskill colleagues across the business as part of a cross-functional Digital Commerce Team.

Qualifications

• Experience in eCommerce, Sales, Marketing, Category or related commercial function.
• Strong ability to translate data into practical actions that drive growth.
• Hands-on experience with eCommerce platforms and online retailers or marketplaces.
• Ability to build effective working relationships across cross-functional teams.
• Experience coordinating projects and delivering results against tight deadlines.
• Understanding of online retail fundamentals and commercial decision-making.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the activation and execution of the UK eCommerce strategy with Sales teams to grow online sales and market share.
• Drive Digital Shelf improvements across retailer platforms through content optimisation and best-practice execution.
• Translate shopper data into actionable recommendations and create dashboards for decision-making.
• Build strong relationships with eRetailer contacts, retailer media networks and agency partners.
• Manage always-on eCommerce budgets and coordinate agency partners to ensure compliant execution.
• Act as an eCommerce champion across CPUK, upskilling colleagues and promoting digital commerce knowledge.

Skills

eCommerce Growth

Digital Shelf

Data Analytics

Stakeholder Management

Budget Management

Agency Management

Project Management

Commercial Acumen

Communication Skills

Job description

Business Unit: Cereal Partners UK

Location: Welwyn Garden City (Hybrid, 2 to 3 days in the office per week)

Salary: Up to £50,000 depending on experience

Some of our other fantastic benefits

• Potential discretionary annual bonus
• Generous pension scheme, with up to 12% employer contribution
• 12 flexible days on top of 25 days annual leave
• A focus on personal development and growth
• Access to a wide range of wellbeing benefits

This is a full-time opportunity, but we are always open to discuss individual's flexible working needs, so please speak to us during the recruitment process about what this could look like.

About Us

We're looking for an ambitious and commercially minded eCommerce Development Manager to join Cereal Partners UK (CPUK) on a temporary basis.

Cereal Partners Worldwide is a successful 50/50 joint venture between Nestlé S.A. and General Mills Inc. At Cereal Partners UK, we have established ourselves as one of the largest cereal manufacturers in the UK, making many well-loved brands with a long heritage. Our aim is simple: to provide high quality, nutritious and great tasting breakfast cereals. You could join our mission to Make Breakfast Better!

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in accelerating eCommerce growth across some of the UK's biggest grocery retailers, including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Amazon and Ocado. As part of the Digital Commerce Team, you'll help shape and execute our eCommerce plans, driving online sales performance, increasing category growth and enhancing the customer journey through best-in-class digital execution.

Working across Sales, Marketing, Shopper Activation and Category teams, you'll bring together data, insights and commercial thinking to identify opportunities, optimise digital shelf performance and deliver sustainable growth across our online channels.

Your Impact

eCommerce Growth & Activation: Lead the activation and execution of the UK eCommerce strategy, partnering with Sales teams to deliver customer-specific plans that grow online sales and market share.

Digital Shelf Excellence: Drive improvements in Digital Shelf Scores through content optimisation, eContent execution and best-practice implementation across key retailer platforms.

Data & Performance Insights: Translate shopper, consumer and channel data into actionable recommendations, creating reporting frameworks and dashboards that support commercial decision-making and continuous optimisation.

Retailer & Partner Collaboration: Build strong relationships with eRetailer contacts, retailer media networks and agency partners to maximise visibility, activation effectiveness and category growth opportunities.

Budget & Agency Management: Manage always-on eCommerce budgets and support the operational management of agency partners, ensuring effective execution and compliance with Nestlé standards.

Capability Building: Act as an eCommerce champion across CPUK, sharing best practice, upskilling colleagues and building broader understanding of the changing digital commerce landscape.

Your Ingredients for Success

We're looking for someone who combines commercial curiosity, strong analytical thinking and a passion for digital commerce.

Commercial Experience: Experience within eCommerce, Sales, Marketing, Category, Customer Development or a related commercial function.

Data & Analytical Skills: Strong ability to analyse performance data and translate insights into practical actions that drive growth and optimisation.

eCommerce Experience: Hands‑on experience working within eCommerce, digital marketing platforms, online retailers or marketplaces.

Stakeholder Management: Ability to build effective working relationships across cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders to drive successful outcomes.

Project Management: Experience coordinating projects, managing priorities and delivering results against tight deadlines.

Commercial Acumen: Understanding of shopper behaviour, online retail fundamentals and commercial decision‑making.

Communication Skills: Strong written, verbal and presentation skills, with the confidence to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences.

Continuous Improvement Mindset: Resilient, organised and proactive, with the confidence to challenge the status quo and identify opportunities to improve performance.

Agency Management: Experience managing agencies or external partners.

Retailer Experience: Exposure to grocery retail customers, retailer media networks or customer‑facing commercial roles.

Digital Content Optimisation: Knowledge of eContent, digital shelf optimisation and online conversion drivers.

What You Need to Know

Closing Date: 23rd September 2026

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