At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and grow marketplace performance across the UK and Europe, driving sales and profitability.
- Company: Award-winning supplier of licensed homeware and soft furnishings with a strong growth strategy.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, performance bonus, hybrid working, free parking, and flexible hours.
- Other info: Exciting opportunity to launch new marketplaces and develop commercial relationships.
- Why this job: Make a major impact on international marketplace growth while working with top brands.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in marketplace management, especially in homeware or consumer goods.
Box Recruitment Solutions are currently recruiting for an award-winning UK and European supplier of licensed homeware and soft furnishings, working with some of the biggest and most recognised brands in the industry. We are looking for an experienced and commercially driven Marketplace Manager – EU & UK to join the business at an exciting stage of its growth. The successful candidate will have significant ownership across sales, margin, pricing, promotions, assortment and stock, with the opportunity to make a major impact on the company's international marketplace growth.
The Opportunity
- Take full commercial ownership of marketplace performance across the UK and Europe.
- Manage and grow the existing UK marketplace business.
- Lead the launch and development of new European marketplace channels.
- Drive sales, revenue and profitability across all marketplace activity.
- Take ownership of P&L and margin performance.
- Manage pricing, promotions, assortment and stock strategy.
- Develop marketplace trading plans and forecasts.
- Identify opportunities to increase sales and profitability across existing channels.
- Execute the company's European marketplace expansion strategy.
- Launch new marketplaces and territories throughout Europe.
- Build strong commercial relationships with marketplace partners.
- Analyse marketplace performance and use data to identify opportunities and drive decision-making.
- Work closely with internal teams including sales, marketing, product, operations, finance and supply chain.
- Manage marketplace activity through systems including Rithum and Business Central.
- Monitor competitor activity, market trends and marketplace developments.
- Provide regular commercial reporting and performance analysis.
Essential experience:
- Proven marketplace management experience.
- Experience within home, homeware, lifestyle, consumer goods or licensed products would be highly desirable.
- This is a role for an experienced marketplace professional who understands the commercial side of marketplace trading.
- Strong UK marketplace experience (Amazon would be a bonus).
- Proven European marketplace experience.
- Experience launching and growing new marketplaces or marketplace channels.
- Experience working across multiple marketplace platforms.
- The ability to develop and execute marketplace growth strategies.
Package
- Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 + performance bonus
- Hybrid working three days Office Two days at home
- Free parking
- Flexible office Hours
Marketplace Manager (EU and UK) employer: Box Recruitment Group
Join a dynamic team at a leading supplier of rotating equipment, where your role as an Internal Sales Engineer/Advisor will not only contribute to achieving sales targets but also offer extensive career progression opportunities. With a supportive work culture that values motivation and innovation, you will enjoy benefits such as quarterly bonuses and free parking, all while working in a fully office-based environment that fosters collaboration and growth.
