Online Trading Manager

Tesco; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supermarket chain in the UK is looking for an Online Trading Manager. The role involves leading the strategic planning and execution of trade-related content on the grocery homepage and collaborating with various teams to ensure best-in-class content delivery. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills, proficiency in website analytics, and an understanding of e-commerce. An annual bonus scheme, generous holiday entitlement, and private medical insurance are offered as part of the benefits package.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary

Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day

Private medical insurance

26 weeks maternity and adoption leave at full pay

Free 24/7 virtual GP service

Qualifications

• Proficiency in website analytics tools such as Adobe Analytics or similar reporting software.
• Strong understanding of SEO best practices.
• Experience with content management systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the coordination and execution of trade-related content.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure best-in-class execution of content.
• Use analytics to inform content planning and drive conversion rate.

Skills

Proficiency in website analytics tools

Understanding of SEO best practices

Familiarity with CMS platforms

Knowledge of project management tools

Experience in people management and coaching

In-depth understanding of eCommerce and online trading

Strong analytical skills

Tools

Adobe Analytics

Jira

Adobe Workfront

Job description

About the role

As the Online Trading Manager - Ecommerce Content & Campaigns, you will lead the strategic planning, execution, and optimisation of trade‑related content across Tesco’s grocery homepage, trade events, and value propositions across the Tesco digital estate.

You’ll champion the use of new capabilities within your team, ensuring the team effectively utilises tools like CMS features and works closely with the Online Trading Tools Manager and the Online Trade Planning team to test new personalised trade capabilities. You’ll also define differentiated strategies for the GHP and App homepage, recognising their distinct roles in fulfilling customer missions.

You’ll work cross‑functionally with Customer, Creative, UX, Digital Marketing, and Propositional teams to ensure content is inspirational, relevant, and strategically aligned. You’ll also apply project management principles, including stakeholder mapping and end‑to‑end customer journey mapping, to ensure seamless coordination and engagement across all touchpoints. You’ll play a key role in shaping the future of online trading at Tesco, bringing energy, innovation, and leadership to a fast‑paced, evolving digital environment.

You will be responsible for

• Leading the coordination, execution, and real‑time optimisation of trade‑related content across Tesco’s grocery homepage, trade events, and value propositions, working collaboratively to create content that inspires and balances quality, value, and relevance.
• Collaborating with propositional teams to ensure best‑in‑class execution of content that aligns with strategic priorities and customer needs.
• Influencing cross‑functional teams, including Digital Marketing, to ensure campaigns are fully integrated across all touchpoints and deliver a seamless end‑to‑end customer experience.
• Partnering with the Retail Media team to identify and maximise monetisation opportunities within trade events.
• Using analytics, SEO reporting, and accessibility best practice to inform content planning and continuous improvement through in‑flight adjustments to drive conversion rate.
• Collaborating with the digital analytics team to evolve how content effectiveness is measured, considering recent tech changes and visit impacts.
• Supporting the rollout of self‑serve analytics and support the Lead Online Trading Manager to develop a 1–2 year plan for team capability and tooling to deliver personalised content goals.
• Owning and managing the online trade content plan, ensuring alignment with seasonal, brand, and proposition priorities.
• Mapping and managing the customer journey across all digital touchpoints, including digital marketing and comms channels, ensuring consistency and relevancy throughout.
• Using emerging segmentation and personalisation capability to test and learn and develop effective usage in key moments and aid content discovery and customer loyalty.
• Partnering with stakeholders across Customer, Marketing, Trade, and Propositional teams to align on shared objectives and manage expectations.
• Leading the evolution of Tesco groceries homepage planning to balance portfolio priorities and leverage new tech functionality.

You will need

• Proficiency in website analytics tools such as Adobe Analytics or similar reporting software.
• Understanding of SEO best practices.
• Familiarity with CMS platforms.
• Knowledge of project management tools (e.g., Jira, Adobe Workfront).
• Experience in people management and coaching.
• In‑depth understanding of eCommerce and online trading.
• Strong analytical skills for interpreting data and generating insights.

What’s in it for you

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary.
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays).
• Private medical insurance.
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 year’s service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing.

About us

Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues.

It’s part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we’re proud to have been accredited as one of Britain’s Top Employers again this year.

We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers.

But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business.

We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers.

Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.

For more information about us please visit www.tescoplc.com.