Ecommerce Trading & Optimisation Lead, Reckitt - Boots UK

Boots UK; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension membership

Partial paid maternity leave

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Flexible benefits scheme

Job summary

Boots UK is seeking an Ecommerce Trading & Optimisation Lead to represent the brand across categories on boots.com, driving revenue and growth. You will own day-to-day trading, optimise on Boots.com and Boots.ie, and report to the Ecommerce Trading Manager while collaborating with Merchandising & Optimisation teams.

Based in Nottingham with occasional travel to London for partner liaison. You’ll use data and insights to shape customer-focused plans, manage cross-functional partners, and deliver

Qualifications

• Experience in online trading with a strong grasp of performance marketing and data-driven decision making.
• Ability to translate insights into actionable trading plans and growth strategies.
• Proven cross-functional collaboration across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive revenue and profit targets for your brand by optimizing traffic and conversion on boots.com.
• Own e-commerce metrics and optimisation across Boots.com and Boots.ie.
• Leverage brand insights and customer data to shape customer-focused plans.
• Coordinate with copy, SEO, AB testing, supply, PM and other teams to deliver activities.
• Provide full financial performance reporting weekly, monthly and ad hoc.

Skills

E-commerce

Digital marketing

Data-driven decision making

Stakeholder management

UK market knowledge

Job description

Overview

Welcome to the Boots.com team – an exciting team within Boots UK which is at the heart of our growth plans as more customers look to us for online help, advice and shopping inspiration, as well as of course the best Boots products, prices and offers. As customers are changing, so are we: focusing 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.

Closing Date: 17th August

Contract: Permanent

About The Opportunity

The Ecommerce Trading & Optimisation Lead will represent their brand across the various categories in which it plays. They are responsible for day to day trade of their specific brands and how they show up on boots.com, to achieve stretching growth targets.

The role will report into an Ecommerce Trading Manager and working closely with the wider Merchandising & Optimisation teams. The role is based in Nottingham, however, travel to London to liaise with brand partners may be required.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for driving the revenue and profit targets for your brand, by ensuring the plan is as strong as possible and drives the right traffic to the site


• Accountable for the e-commerce metrics and optimisation of your brand across the Boots.com and Boots.ie websites.


• Use insights from Boots and your brand to understand customer behaviour, making decisions based on these insights to create a strong customer-focused plan using your insights and experience


• Required to work with a range of teams & individuals across boots.com, seeking out best practice and support from subject matters experts (e.g. copy writers, SEO specialists, AB testing, supply, PM) and, where appropriate, co-ordinating virtual teams to complete activities


• Full financial performance reporting on a weekly, monthly and ad hoc interim basis; ability to analyse, interpret and articulate performance drivers and identify risks and opportunities

What You'll Need To Have

• Digital experience working in an e-commerce role or able to demonstrate an active interest in e-commerce with a strong understanding of online trading levers and performance marketing – confident in using data and insight to drive performance and in building and delivering plans


• Trading experience with strong financial acumen, able to analyse, interpret and articulate financial performance


• Cross functional working, a focus on brilliant delivery and relationship building are key as you will be working with a broad set of stakeholders


• High attention to detail and the ability to be adaptable. Must be highly organised, enthusiastic, and resourceful and the ability to make decisions in a fast paced and complex environment.


• Clearly communicate timelines, tasks and deadlines to all stakeholders, highly proactive and the able to prioritise multiple tasks with minimum supervision

Rewards Designed For You

• Pension membership


• Partial paid maternity leave


• Discretionary annual bonus


• Generous employee discounts


• Flexible benefits scheme

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A Bit About Us

At Boots, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating a place where everyone feels welcome, supported and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included, they thrive, so we’re committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.

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.