Lead Manager - Online Grocery Trading

Asda; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Company pension

Car allowance

Colleague discount

Wellbeing services

Inclusion networks

Parental leave

Job summary

Asda is seeking a Lead Manager for Online Grocery Trading to drive the performance and growth of its online grocery business. You will oversee a multi-billion-pound online sales plan across Food and General Merchandise, ensuring a seamless customer experience while maximising commercial results.

You will lead trading across key categories, partner with suppliers, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to deliver growth, optimise events, and improve conversion.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial and trading mindset with ability to decide quickly.
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders across functions and suppliers.
• Data-driven approach with ability to turn performance insights into actions.
• Experience using reporting/analytics tools such as Power BI, Adobe Analytics or similar platforms.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and optimise online trading plans to drive sales growth and performance.
• Lead the execution of key business events and promotional activity across Asda.com.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Marketing, Data & Insights, Product, Operations and external partners to deliver objectives.
• Partner with suppliers to maximise online opportunities and revenue growth.
• Enhance the online customer journey and overall shopping experience.
• Monitor and analyse trading performance, identifying opportunities to improve key metrics.
• Support the development of new tools, processes and ways of working that improve team efficiency.

Skills

Commercial mindset

Stakeholder management

Data-driven

Fast-paced retail

Tools

Power BI

Adobe Analytics

Job description

Job Title

Lead Manager - Online Grocery Trading

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive Salary plus benefits

Category

Category Management - SF

Closing Date

15 October 2026

We're looking for a Lead Manager - Online Grocery Trading to join us and help drive the performance and growth of our online grocery business. You'll be responsible for delivering a multi-billion-pound online sales plan across Food and General Merchandise, ensuring customers enjoy a seamless shopping experience while maximising commercial performance.

Working at the heart of our eCommerce operation, you'll lead trading activity across key categories, collaborate with senior stakeholders across the business, and partner with suppliers to drive online sales, basket growth, and customer engagement.

What You'll Be Doing

• Deliver and optimise online trading plans to drive sales growth and performance.
• Lead the execution of key business events and promotional activity across Asda.com.
• Work closely with Commercial, Marketing, Data & Insights, Product, Operations and external partners to deliver business objectives.
• Partner with suppliers to maximise online opportunities and revenue growth.
• Enhance the online customer journey and overall shopping experience.
• Monitor and analyse trading performance, identifying opportunities to improve key metrics such as conversion and sales.
• Support the development of new tools, processes and ways of working that improve team efficiency.

What You'll Bring

• Strong commercial and trading mindset with the ability to make decisions at pace.
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders and building effective relationships across functions and suppliers.
• Data-driven approach with the ability to interpret performance insights and turn them into actions.
• Experience using reporting and analytics tools such as Power BI, Adobe Analytics or similar platforms.
• A proactive, adaptable approach with a passion for problem solving and continuous improvement.
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced and evolving retail environment.

Why Join Us?

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a leading role in one of the UK's largest online grocery businesses, influencing trading strategy, customer experience and commercial performance at scale while working with a broad network of senior stakeholders across the organisation.

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You Will Also Get An Excellent Benefits Package Including

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up 1.5 times colleagues' contribution (Max 15%)
• Company Car allowance of £8000
• 15% colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves