Ecommerce Trading Lead – no7

BOOTS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK retail chain is seeking an eCommerce Trading Lead for the No7 category. You will manage daily trading on Boots.com, driving growth and optimizing customer engagement. The ideal candidate has experience in eCommerce or retail, strong analytical skills, and excellent stakeholder management. This role offers a permanent full-time contract and various employee benefits, including a retirement savings plan and generous discounts.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to counselling and support services

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial role within eCommerce or strong retail trading experience.
• Confident in using data and insights to drive performance.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day trading for the No7 category on Boots.com.
• Drive growth and revenue for the category.
• Ensure legal and safe online trading.

Skills

Experience in eCommerce or retail trading

Understanding of online trading levers

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Adaptability in fast-paced environments

Job description

Role: eCommerce Trading Lead - No7

Contract: Permanent

Shift pattern: Full Time

Location: Nottingham Support Office

Closing date: 24th December 2025

Recruitment Partner: Matthew Nelligan

About the role

Boots Digital is an exciting team within Boots UK that is at the heart of our growth plans as more customers look to us for online help, advice and shopping inspiration. As well as the best Boots products, prices and offers, we focus on really understanding our customers’ needs and making the most of our great products and services to optimise the online shopping experience and drive growth.

As an eCommerce Trading Lead for the No7 category, you will be part of the wider Beauty eCommerce trading team, responsible for day‑to‑day trade of our fast‑paced No7 category and how our brands show up on boots.com, to achieve stretching growth targets.

Key responsibilities

• Responsible for the day‑to‑day trading and how the No7 category shows up across Boots.com, contributing to total Boots.com revenue & profit growth and market share ambitions
• Be seen as the digital expert in your category, holding a clear understanding of the drivers for the category and the Skincare market, with insight about how to drive conversion and increase customer acquisition
• Delivery of new product launches, sales plan, online trade plan and owning the digital plan for your brands and category
• Managing multiple internal and external stakeholders to ensure the category is appropriately supported
• Supporting development initiatives and process improvements, ensuring that ecommerce trading and customer requirements are captured
• Responsible for legal and safe trade of own categories online and delivery of KPIs

What you’ll need to have

• Experience of working in a commercial role, either within eCommerce or with strong retail trading/buying experience
• An understanding of online trading levers and performance marketing – confident in using data & insight to drive performance and in building and delivering plans
• Able to use initiative and be willing 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 teams, peers, senior stakeholders and third parties (e.g., product suppliers)
• Adaptable and able to maintain excellent prioritisation and organisation skills within a fast‑paced environment

IMPORTANT NOTE

This role requires regular working outside normal office hours. This typically involves working from 5am one or two times a month and occasional overnight working (e.g., for major launches). In general, you will be expected to be flexible with your working hours to meet business and customer needs.

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. Please note, any salary estimates given on third‑party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

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

If your application is successful, our in‑house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion you will be notified by email.

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.