Digital Trading Manager in Bury

Responsibilities

• Work with the Trade Lead and Commercial Finance Teams to plan market targets and phasing.
• Maintain the digital trading calendar for the market.
• Own and drive key projects and enhancements for the market website and app channels.
• Monitor competitor activity, identify new trends and developments.
• Prepare the weekly trading summary and daily progress updates.
• Review previous week’s performance and propose actions for the current week.
• Analyze daily sales to identify weaknesses, propose and implement actions to increase sales and ensure optimal stock availability.
• Track, report and recommend solutions for slow sellers.
• Suggest markdown and promotional events aligned with brand strategy; track performance and report on successes and missed opportunities.
• Propose stories and sign off products selected by the Merchandisers for mailers and the website.
• Review best‑selling items in stores to promote top lines.
• Refine and optimise merchandising activity by analysing traffic and sales data across categories.
• Build strong relationships with Digital Marketing, Retail and Marketing teams.
• Develop and train the trading executive and their weekly workload.
• Manage relationships with Operational teams to maximise local warehouse fulfilment.
• Manage relationships with Customer Care to improve the customer experience.
• Assist the Digital Trading Head to deliver agreed sales targets.
• Coordinate all channel and digital teams to execute launches and campaigns.
• Deliver the JD Digital P&L.
• Use analytical platforms to manage business P&L and conduct forecasting, reconciliation, and trading calendar management.
• Lead launch management and cross‑function coordination.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills and confidence working across a range of analytical platforms.
• Experience managing a business P&L.
• Proficiency with large datasets and reporting tools (e. g., Excel, Power BI, Google Analytics).
• Experience within a trading function.
• Good understanding of e‑commerce business functions including Merchandising, Content, Performance Marketing and Customer Logistics.
• Ability to develop and upskill junior team members.
• Commercial brand awareness, exceptional interpersonal skills and teamwork.
• Decision‑making skills and knowledge of marketing channel coordination.
• Experience with forecasting, reconciliation, trading calendar, profit & loss, launch management, cross‑function coordination and team training.
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