Trading Director

British Heart Foundation; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity organization is seeking a dynamic Trading Director to elevate their retail trading and e-commerce operations. In this hybrid role, you will lead trading teams and develop strategic initiatives to drive sales growth while managing operational functionalities. Ideal candidates will have extensive retail leadership experience, strong financial acumen, and a passion for customer engagement. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence both in-store and online success.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Senior retail trading or buying roles within the retail sector.
• Demonstrable success in managing large-scale retail teams and delivering commercial results.
• Strong ability to motivate and develop high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement retail trading strategy aligning with business objectives.
• Manage profit and loss of the retail trading team to meet financial targets.
• Curate a compelling product mix in collaboration with the Head of Buying & Merchandising.
• Lead and develop trading teams, fostering high-performance culture.
• Champion innovation leveraging new technologies and processes.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Financial Acumen

Negotiation Skills

Analytical Abilities

Customer Experience Focus

Job description

Overview

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The opportunity

The opportunity Are you a dynamic and strategic leader with a passion for retail? British Heart Foundation is seeking a talented Trading Director to drive our retail trading and e-commerce operations to new heights.

As our Trading Director you'll lead the retail Trading teams responsible for our stock pipelines, stock partnerships, and e-commerce to ensure that both in-store and online offerings align with the organisation's customer, revenue, and brand objectives.

You'll work closely with senior managers, key stakeholders, and external partners to optimise online performance, product assortments, pricing strategies, promotional activities, and supply chain operations, with the goal of driving sales growth and achieving our sustainability objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and implementing the retail trading strategy to align with overall business objectives and market trends.
• Managing the profit and loss of the retail trading team, ensuring financial targets are met.
• Working with our Head of Buying & Merchandising to curate a compelling product mix that maximises sales and margins.
• Leading and developing the trading teams, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Championing innovation in retail trading, leveraging new technologies and processes.

About you

We are looking for an individual with extensive experience in Senior (Controller/Director level) retail trading or buying and merchandising role within the retail sector.

You'll have demonstrable success in managing large-scale retail buying and merchandising teams and delivering commercial results across a multi-channel retailer.

To succeed in this role you'll have:

• Excellent leadership skills able to manage, motivate, and develop high-performing teams.
• Strong financial acumen, exceptional negotiation skills, and advanced analytical abilities
• A passion for delivering superior customer experiences

Working arrangements

This is a hybrid role, where your work will be split between your home and at least one day per week, on average, in our Northampton office. There will also be travel to other offices and our retail sites as required.

About us

We value and respect every individual's unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.

Interview process

There will be a two-stage interview process. First stage interviews are due to take place Monday 27th October at our London office (NW1 7AW). Second stage are scheduled for Monday 3rd November at our Northampton office (NN1 2BN).

How to apply

It's quick and easy to apply for a role at the BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you'll need is an up-to-date CV and to answer two application questions.

As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer and ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, the BHF will use anonymous CV software as part of the application journey.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.