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Ecommerce Merchandiser
Ecommerce Merchandiser
9 Month Fixed Term Contract Location: London - 4 days onsite / 1 day at home Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 (+ benefits)
We are looking to recruit an Ecommerce Merchandiser for a fast-growing online retail business on an initial 9-month fixed-term contract.
This is an ideal opportunity for a professional with experience in:
- Ecommerce merchandising
- Online trading
- Commercial analysis
- Digital retail
The role suits individuals who leverage data to enhance:
- Sales performance
- Onsite conversion
- Customer engagement
About the Role
Working within the merchandising team, this position involves analysing product, deal, and category performance to identify growth opportunities. Your responsibilities extend to interpreting data on past campaigns, offers, and onsite activity to:
- Understand what sells well
- Optimise deal structures
- Strategically position products to maximise performance
Collaboration is key—you'll work closely with:
- Sales teams
- SEO & optimisation teams
To ensure offers are:
- Commercially strong
- Aligned with customer demand
- Effectively presented onsite
This role is perfect for those currently working as:
- Ecommerce Merchandiser
- Online Trading Executive
- Assistant Merchandiser
- Junior Merchandiser
- Ecommerce Trading Assistant
- Ecommerce Analyst
Who seek a data-led, commercially focused merchandising role.
Key Responsibilities
Performance & Data Analysis
- Analyse product, deal, and category performance to spur sales growth
- Mine ecommerce data to uncover:
- Customer behaviour trends
- Conversion trends
- Trading performance insights
- Provide ad-hoc analysis and translate findings into actionable recommendations
- Monitor onsite performance to:
- Pinpoint conversion risks
- Spot improvement opportunities
- Study successful deal structures and propose cross-business replication strategies
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Commercial Strategy & Sales Support
- Guide sales teams on gaps in current offer through data-led direction
- Recommend:
- Pricing strategies
- Positioning tactics
- Promotional frameworks for online deals
- Offer target lists for:
- New products
- Categories
- Business opportunities
- Conduct competitor analysis to spot:
- Emerging trends
- Market gaps
- Commercial opportunities
- Clearly present findings to stakeholders across sales, merchandising, and management
Market & Category Growth
- Identify product and category opportunities based on:
- Market trends
- Customer demand
- Performance data
- Support growth across key markets, including:
- Ownership over specific market/category analysis where needed
- Align merchandising efforts with:
- Seasonal campaigns
- Wider trading priorities
- Ensure:
- Key products are prominently represented online
- Strategies align with demand and commercial targets
Onsite & Customer Experience Optimisation
- Ensure product presentation maximises:
- Visibility
- Search relevance
- Conversion rates
- Collaborate with SEO and optimisation teams to align:
- Product availability with trending search terms
- Identify and address customer journey issues impacting:
- Conversion rates
- Trading performance
- Lead onsite improvements to enhance:
- Merchandising
- Product positioning
- Promotional activity
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Skills & Experience
Essential
- Experience in:
- Ecommerce merchandising
- Online trading
- Digital retail
- Commercial analysis
- Proficient Excel skills with strength in analysing data sets
- Ability to:
- Interpret trading data
- Convert insights into clear commercial actions
- Strong communication skills, including presenting findings effectively
- Commercial mindset with experience collaborating with sales or trading teams
- Capacity to:
- Prioritise tasks
- Multitask efficiently
- Respond to ad-hoc requests in a fast-paced environment
- Sharp attention to detail paired with a proactive approach to performance improvement
Desirable
- Experience with tools like SQL or Power BI
- Background working with SEO, onsite optimisation, or digital marketing teams
- Exposure to:
- Multi-market ecommerce
- Marketplace operations
- International retail environments
- Experience supporting initiatives for:
- Category growth
- Product growth
- Market growth
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