Ellisons is the UK’s number one beauty therapy and hairdressing supplier to the professional industry. We have an excellent opportunity for a driven individual to join our trading team.
Who you are
We’re looking for a commercially driven Trading Manager to lead our Trading Team and deliver our commercial strategy. This is a key leadership role where you’ll drive performance across pricing, product lifecycle management, promotions, and lead supplier relationships ensuring we hit budget expectations and continue to grow.
You’ll work closely with Category Managers, Buyers, and the Digital team to maximise trading opportunities, optimise stock, support new product launches, and enhance overall category performance. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy leading a high performing team, we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver the commercial strategy as agreed with the Head of Trading & Digital Marketing across the trading team.
- Work with the Category Managers and Buyers to improve product lifecycle management.
- Maintain stock valuation within agreed budgets and reduce obsolete/slow moving stock.
- Negotiate supplier revenue, enhanced trading terms and promotional support with senior supplier contacts.
- Deliver web and category growth initiatives with support from the Head of Trading & Digital Marketing.
- Coordinate promotional and launch activity with the Digital Team to maximise online impact.
- Manage the communication flow to sales channels for new brands and new products.
Leadership
- Lead, Motivate and inspire the team to achieve KPIs and test new ideas.
- Ensure the trading team are focussed on implementing category management principles and supply chain/stock disciplines.
- Lead by example, challenge existing processes and encourage continuous improvement.
Employee benefits
In return we offer a competitive salary, company pension scheme, generous employee discounts, 35 days holiday entitlement including bank holidays, access to beauty treatments through our engagement team, charity days, company events and professional support and relevant training.
Salary: please include current salary/salary expectations.
Hours of work
The hours of work are 39 hours per week, Monday – Thursday 8.30am – 5.00pm Friday 8.30am – 4.00pm.
Hybrid working, two days in the office, three working from home.
All applicants are to submit CV’s to recruitment@ellisons.co.uk. Please also include a covering letter stating your salary expectations.
Please note, we reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore, we would urge candidates to apply as early as possible.
Closing date: 31st January 2025. Initial Interviews will be held via teams.
Ellisons is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, pregnancy, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, medical history, skin colour, marital status, genetic information or parental status. We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.
