Hoka Assistant Trading Manager, HOKA

Hoka; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned sports brand in Greater London is looking for an Assistant Trading Manager to enhance their trading and merchandising strategy. This role involves supporting the Trading Manager, optimizing online conversion, and collaborating across teams to achieve business targets. The ideal candidate should have strong analytical skills, eCommerce experience, and a customer-centric mindset. Candidates with multi-language abilities are encouraged to apply. Join us in promoting diversity and inclusivity while achieving great results!

Benefits

27 Days Holidays + Bank Holidays

Generous discounts and perks

Growth and professional development opportunities

Hybrid and flexible work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in managing product campaigns across multiple brands.
• Proven track record in a commercially driven brand environment.
• Ability to analyze onsite trading metrics and KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Support the Trading Manager in executing the trade calendar.
• Optimize visitor-to-basket conversion rates.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for seamless product launches.

Skills

Analytical skills

Customer-centric approach

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Experience in eCommerce trading and merchandising

Tools

Salesforce/Demandware

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Assistant Trading Manager, HOKA

At Deckers Brands, Together, Every Step is a promise kept that every employee can bring their authentic self, is valued and supported, as a whole person, at work and beyond. Together, Every Step is how we continue to deliver exceptional business results, experience an amazing place to work, and have a positive impact on the communities and world around us.

The Role

As the Assistant Trading Manager for HOKA and TEVA brands, you’ll be a key player in driving our onsite trading and merchandising strategy across EMEA. You’ll work closely with the Trading Manager to execute the strategic vision, own elements of the trading plan at category or market level, and ensure our commercial offering is always at the forefront. Your work will directly impact the customer experience, brand performance, and the achievement of quarterly targets. You’ll collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver seamless product launches, optimize site performance, and champion localization and personalization in a customer‑centric environment.

Your Impact

• Support the Trading Manager in planning and executing the seasonal trade calendar, overseeing campaigns, product and category launches, and reporting
• Develop and implement commercial and promotional trading calendars in line with brand strategy, collaborating with product, planning, customer service, logistics, marketing, and content teams
• Own the visitor‑to‑basket conversion funnel, optimizing every step to maximize conversion rates
• Oversee online site merchandising strategy, ensuring alignment between brand marketing, digital marketing, and planning
• Monitor stock challenges and opportunities, spot trends, and develop actionable reports and testing plans
• Gather insights on the trading customer journey at a local level and recommend improvements to enhance product and category performance
• Design and support site enhancement roadmaps, leveraging analytics, testing, and third‑party technology
• Manage Salesforce/Demandware platform for EMEA PLG Full Price and outlet websites, ensuring high‑quality trading and merchandising
• Oversee online trading calendar, asset management, and product categorization
• Implement merchandise reporting and improve trading KPIs for HOKA and TEVA sites
• Collaborate with global and regional teams to ensure accurate and localized product information
• Develop and communicate fluid promotional plans, integrating online marketing and CRM activities
• Conduct weekly, monthly, and quarterly trading reporting at total and local levels

COME AS YOU ARE

We celebrate diversity of your background, your experiences, and your unique identity. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and equitable workplace where all of our employees can come as they are. We believe that when we bring our different perspectives to work, we are truly better together.

Who You Are

• Motivated self‑starter with a passion for online trading and merchandising
• Excellent analytical and reporting skills, with a clear understanding of onsite trading metrics and KPIs
• Customer‑centric thinker who adapts quickly to change and prioritizes effectively
• Confident presenter, persuasive communicator, and effective collaborator across teams

We would Love to Hear from People with:

• Experienced eCommerce trading and merchandising at a senior level, preferably for a commercially driven brand or retailer
• Proven track record in running multiple product campaigns across brands and languages
• Strong experience with analytics, onsite testing, and third‑party tools; advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Experience with Salesforce/Demandware or similar e‑commerce platforms
• Additional languages (French, German, Dutch) beneficial
• Willingness to travel both in the UK and internationally, sometimes at short notice

What We Will Give You

• 27 Days Holidays + Bank Holidays & some time away from work - on top of generous holiday allowance, we can generally take advantage of half‑day Fridays providing our work is finished for the week.
• Extras, discounts, perks & volunteering opportunities - Being a valued member of the Deckers Brands team means more than just a paycheck. From generous discounts to community‑based programs, we offer a variety of cool extras.
• Growth and Development - Deckers Brands was built on the idea of pursuing passion. That’s why we offer extensive opportunities and support for personal and professional development including Global Mentorship Programme
• Hybrid & Flexible Working Environment

Equal Employment Opportunity

Diversity and inclusion are key to our success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds who share a passion for our brands. We welcome qualified applicants embracing their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition and all of the other beautiful parts of your identity.