Online Trader & Merchandiser

George; Lutterworth; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading online retail company in Lutterworth is seeking an Online Trader & Merchandiser to enhance the online shopping experience. This part-time, permanent position requires strategic management of product ranges and strong analytical skills. Candidates should be experienced with ecommerce systems and possess excellent communication abilities. This role offers a competitive salary and a hybrid working model with flexibility.

Benefits

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

15% colleague discount in store and online

Access to wellbeing services

Excellent parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Experience in managing complexity and data analysis.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Customer-focused with a commercial outlook.

Responsibilities

• Help shape future department ranges and strategies.
• Interpret key metrics and manage online sales forecasts.
• Attract customers to the website using various tools.

Skills

Managing complexity

Translating data into actionable insights

Proficient numeracy

Customer focused

Strong communication skills

Ecommerce systems experience

Understanding Microsoft Excel

Tools

Algolia

Content Square

Adobe Analytics

Salesforce

Job description

Job Title

Online Trader & Merchandiser

Location

George House

Employment Type

Part time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

22.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category

Digital Marketing / Digital Campaigns

Closing Date

9 October 2025

Find your Role

As part of the wider George.com team, our merchandising traders help drive the online commercial strategy for GM products by managing the product onboarding and online journey, enabling online sales and profit growth. They are responsible for understanding our shoppers and providing an easy, fast and friendly online customer experience on site.

Responsibilities

• In this exciting role, you will help shape future department ranges and strategies.
• You will interpret key insight metrics including traffic, conversion, basket analysis and market intel. Working cross functionally with stakeholders to manage online sales forecasts, identify risks and opportunities to meet or exceed trade performance targets.
• You will attract customers to George.com using various techniques, tools and systems such as Algolia, Content Square, Adobe analytics, Salesforce.
• Your role will be varied and fast paced and will involve working as part of a multidisciplinary team to manage your product catalogue, site navigation, search and promotional events.
• You will be working in an environment where simplification and innovation is encouraged.

Qualifications

• Be able to manage complexity
• Be able to translate data into actionable insights
• Have a proficient level of numeracy and an eye for detail.
• Be confident in managing and prioritising your own workload
• Be customer focused with a commercial outlook
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Have experience using ecommerce systems and technology
• Have evidence in developing and delivering step change improvements
• Have a good understanding of Microsoft software, in particular excel

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.

Benefits

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• 15% colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 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