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Marketplace Trading Manager
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Marketplace Trading Manager – Argos
Argos’ Marketplace is a growing pillar of how we serve customers, offering more choice, more sellers, and flexible shopping experiences. The Marketplace team drives trading activity that achieves strong commercial results while prioritising customer needs.
The Marketplace Trading Manager typifies this mission: a cross-functional role blending commercial planning, seller engagement, and performance analytics to shape and execute trading activity across the platform.
Collaborating with Commercial, Trade Planning, Marketing, Digital, Retail Media, and Finance, this role plays a critical role in establishing and delivering the Marketplace trading plan. Responsibilities include identifying trading opportunities, supporting campaigns, and reviewing performance to fuel growth for both customers and the business.
This leadership position demands agility, collaboration, and sharp commercial instincts—ideal for someone who excels at gaining cross-functional alignment, navigating complexity, and turning insights into strategy.
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What You’ll Do
- Own and drive the Marketplace trading plan, spotting opportunities to grow revenue while enhancing the customer experience
- Align activity with broader Argos trading priorities and key events through cross-functional collaboration
- Lead campaign planning to ensure optimal execution across all channels
- Partner with sellers and internal teams to boost engagement and participation
- Monitor and assess performance using insights to refine future strategies
- Compile updates, risks, and opportunities to aid clear, informed decision-making
- Lead and develop a high-performing Marketplace team, fostering a culture of curiosity, ownership, and pace
Who You Are
A strong commercial leader with hands-on experience in trading or campaign-led activity.
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- Confident navigating a matrix environment, influencing stakeholders at every level
- Analytical, adept at leveraging data to guide decisions
- Collaborative and proactive, capable of juggling multiple priorities in a dynamic setting
- A clear communicator who simplifies complexity and drives collective buy-in
- A supportive leader who develops and motivates a team
Essential Criteria
- Proven experience in a commercial, trading, marketplace, or equivalent role
- Strong analytical skills and comfort working with data-driven insights
- Demonstrated ability to influence and engage with cross-functional teams
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
- Capacity to manage workloads at pace while maintaining high accuracy—especially around pricing and promotions
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