Head of Web Trading

Ref: 336 | Posted: 17th Feb 2020

Marketing & Design

Hatfield

£65,000 to £77,000 per annum

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DO YOU HAVE A MINIMUM OF 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN A COMMERCIAL WEB TRADING ROLE WITH A FOCUS ON DRIVING TRADE, MANAGING BUDGETS WITH A STRONG BACKGROUND IN WEB ANALYTICS?

Ellis Mason are recruiting for a HEAD OF WEB TRADING to join a the number one online retailer in Hertfordshire who's mission it is to achieve fast and profitable growth by delighting our customers, and providing a fun and progressive work environment for their team.

As the HEAD OF WEB TRADING you will be responsible for driving profitable sales growth through two company websites with ownership of sales and profit targets. You will be supported by a team of four who have a focus on ensuring the website is fully optimised and delivered across all marketing channels and mobile devices.

THE SALARY & BENEFITS

Permanent, full time role
Flexible working hours
Base salary up to £70,000 per annum
10% performance related bonus
33 days holiday including bank holidays
Health insurance
Pension contributions up to 8%
Smart casual dress code
Plus, so much more!!

THE JOB

The main duties included within the role of HEAD OF WEB TRADING, are:

Ownership of the B2C trade plan for both websites, managing the point of difference in brand positioning and delivering the B2C sales targets
Ownership of the discount line, working with the wider marketing team (CRM and Acquisition) to ensure that plans are aligned and within budget
Deliver on the Amazon promotional plan and working cross department to deliver budgeted sales
Updating and reporting on performance to the Senior Management Team
Working with Head of Ecommerce to define future budgets and phasing
Working with the Senior Analyst and Head of CRM to report on CLTV from strategic promotions
Management of month end forecasting and refinement of activity to deliver budgets
Working closely with Senior Management to deliver strong seasonal product offers, and introduce new product concepts and ranges, ensuring our offering is best in market and continually evolving
Defining and delivering the strategy for on site promotions / bundle deals
Support web trading team to achieve individual category and margin targets, through a focus on improving individual product performance, optimising and enhancing the product range, and reporting on the impact of any actions
Support the web trading team to analyse trends for key products, and to help optimise/convert traffic coming to products and to plan activity to support product sales through all channels.

PLEASE NOTE: To be eligible to apply for this role, you must:

Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a core commercial web trading role within an ecommerce based/transactional website.
Have exceptional web analytics knowledge (SiteCatalyst/Omniture, Google Analytics, Coremetrics).
Be able to demonstrate exposure to and experience of driving trade and/or managing a budget to achieve commercial targets

the application process

Apply right now! By using the apply button on this page and attaching your CV.

the agency

A recruitment agency you can trust, Ellis Mason have been matching talented candidates with new job opportunities since 2017. Working with Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire & Cambridgeshire’s most successful businesses, Ellis Mason specialise in commercial recruitment; recruiting people skilled in administration, customer service, HR, finance, marketing, IT & more.

Being an independent recruitment agency means we really get to know our candidates. Saving time for both employers and employees by making the best possible matches. Acting as both a recruitment business and recruitment agency in the fulfilment of this role.

Thank you for your application, Where possible, we endeavour to contact all candidates, however due to the volume of applications, we ask that if you have not heard from us within 7 days to please accept that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.