Specialist

Boots.com; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Employee discounts

Parental leave pay

Flexible benefits

Counselling support

Job summary

Boots seeks an Ecommerce Trading Lead to drive day-to-day performance for online categories on boots.com and shape revenue growth across the platform. You will analyse market drivers, interact with stakeholders, and ensure compliant, profitable trading decisions.

The role emphasizes commercial mindset, flexibility to work outside hours, and capability to influence cross-functional teams in a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• Proven trading experience with strong financial acumen.
• Ability to analyse, interpret, and explain performance metrics.
• Understanding of online trading levers and performance marketing.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence peers and senior stakeholders.
• Flexibility to work outside normal office hours when required.

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day trading performance of your categories across boots.com.
• Drive revenue, profit, and market share through effective online trading decisions.
• Analyse category and market drivers to identify opportunities for growth.
• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support category performance.
• Ensure legal and safe trading practices for your categories online.
• Act as a subject matter expert on development projects, capturing business requirements.

Skills

Trading experience

Financial acumen

Performance analytics

Online trading levers

Stakeholder management

Flexibility after hours

Tools

Data analytics tools

Job description

Ecommerce Trading Lead As the Ecommerce Trading Lead at Boots, you will play a pivotal role in shaping how customers engage with our categories online. You will be responsible for the day-to-day trading performance of your categories on boots.com, driving revenue and market share while ensuring a seamless shopping experience.

Your insights and commercial mindset will directly influence our growth strategy as we adapt to the evolving digital landscape.

Key responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day trading performance of your categories across boots.com.
• Drive revenue, profit, and market share through effective online trading decisions.
• Analyse category and market drivers to identify opportunities for growth.
• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support category performance.
• Ensure legal and safe trading practices for your categories online.
• Act as a subject matter expert on development projects, capturing business requirements.

What you'll need to have (our must-haves)

• Proven trading experience with strong financial acumen.
• Ability to analyse, interpret, and explain performance metrics.
• Understanding of online trading levers and performance marketing.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence peers and senior stakeholders.
• Flexibility to work outside normal office hours when required.

It would be great if you also have:

• Experience in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Familiarity with data analytics tools and performance tracking.
• A background in ecommerce strategy or digital marketing.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to innovate.

Where your brilliance can take you:

At Boots, your career growth is a priority. As an Ecommerce Trading Lead, you will have the opportunity to develop your skills in a dynamic environment, with pathways to advance into senior management roles within the ecommerce team or other areas of the business. Your contributions will not only impact our online presence but also shape the future of retail at Boots.

Rewards designed for you:

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

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.