Digital Trading Executive - RIYADH

THE GLOBAL SEARCH COMPANY LIMITED; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Global Search Company Limited is seeking a Digital Trading Executive to drive commercial performance and optimise the online customer journey from its Riyadh base. You will work with marketing, merchandising, IT and product teams to ensure the digital channels are commercially prepared, accurately presented and geared for growth.

This is a commercially focused role covering digital trading, online merchandising, campaign execution, product management and performance analysis.

Qualifications

• At least four years’ experience within e-commerce, digital trading or retail merchandising.
• Experience supporting online trading across websites, apps or third-party marketplaces.
• Good understanding of e-commerce performance indicators: revenue, conversion, AOV, stock availability.
• Strong Excel and reporting capabilities.
• Analytical, numerical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing product data, digital content, promotions or online merchandising.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills with tight deadlines.
• Attention to detail and an proactive, accountable approach.
• Professional fluency in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of digital trading strategies, promotional campaigns and merchandising.
• Monitor daily and weekly trading performance to improve revenue and product performance.
• Ensure products are commercially ready with accurate pricing, availability, promos and imagery.
• Manage online merchandising across website and app platforms.
• Coordinate homepage refreshes and content quality across platforms and regions.
• Improve customer journey through merchandising enhancements and cross-/upsell initiatives.
• Coordinate digital campaigns across website, app, email and social touchpoints.
• Prepare and analyse sales, trading, product and inventory reports.
• Maintain trading dashboards and performance trackers.
• Support sales forecasting and demand planning via performance analysis.
• Identify trends, risks and growth opportunities; recommend actions.
• Coordinate product launches with pricing, content and stock readiness.
• Conduct post-launch reviews and identify improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with technical and operational teams to resolve trading issues.

Skills

E-commerce

Digital trading

Data analysis

Excel

Merchandising

Campaign management

Forecasting

Reporting

Content management

Project planning

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Our client is a successful and growing retail business with an expanding digital presence across owned e-commerce channels and third-party marketplaces. As the organisation continues to invest in its online proposition, they are seeking an experienced Digital Trading Executive to help drive commercial performance, strengthen online merchandising and improve the digital customer journey.

This position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Digital Trading Manager, the Digital Trading Executive will support the day-to-day commercial management of the company’s digital channels.

This is a commercially focused role combining digital trading, online merchandising, campaign execution, product management and performance analysis. You will work closely with teams across Marketing, Buying, Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, E-commerce Operations, IT and Product to ensure each digital channel is commercially prepared, accurately presented and optimised for growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the execution of digital trading strategies, promotional campaigns and merchandising initiatives across owned e-commerce channels and relevant third-party marketplaces.
• Monitor daily and weekly trading performance, identifying opportunities to improve revenue, conversion and product performance.
• Ensure products are commercially ready with accurate pricing, availability, promotional information, imagery and content.
• Manage online merchandising across website and app platforms, including product categorisation, navigation and visual presentation.
• Coordinate homepage refreshes, product updates, copy reviews and content quality control across multiple platforms and regions.
• Help improve the customer journey through merchandising enhancements, testing and initiatives supporting cross-selling and upselling.
• Coordinate digital campaigns across website, app, email, social media and other relevant customer touchpoints.
• Prepare and analyse sales, trading, product and inventory reports to support commercial decision-making.
• Maintain trading dashboards and performance trackers covering sales, conversion, stock health and key e-commerce metrics.
• Support sales forecasting and demand planning through analysis of product performance, sales trends and stock movement.
• Identify emerging trends, trading risks and growth opportunities, recommending appropriate actions.
• Coordinate product launches by ensuring all required pricing, content, stock and commercial information is ready ahead of launch.
• Conduct post-launch performance reviews and identify opportunities for further improvement.
• Work with technical and operational teams to resolve trading issues and support improvements to content, platform functionality and user experience.

About You

You will be a commercially aware e-commerce professional who is comfortable working with data while maintaining a strong eye for product presentation and customer experience.

The successful candidate will ideally possess:

• At least four years’ experience within e-commerce, digital trading or retail merchandising.
• Experience supporting online trading across websites, apps or third-party marketplaces.
• A good understanding of e-commerce performance indicators, including revenue, conversion, average order value, stock availability and product performance.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and reporting capabilities.
• Excellent analytical, numerical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing product data, digital content, promotions or online merchandising.
• Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• High attention to detail and a strong commitment to accuracy.
• A proactive and accountable approach, with the confidence to identify opportunities and follow actions through.
• Professional fluency in written and spoken English.

This represents an excellent opportunity for an ambitious digital trading professional to join a growing retail organisation and contribute directly to the continued development of its e-commerce operation.