ECommerce Business Manager - Brands Job Description The eCommerce Brands team are on the lookout for an eCommerce Business Manager to join and be at the forefront of our UK growth, focusing on our own brand “The Set” Based at Head Office in Leicestershire, offering a competitive salary alongside great benefits At NEXT, not only are we one of the UK’s largest fashion retailers, but we’re also one of the largest listed companies, full-stop. Selling our products and thousands of world-famous brands, both in-store and online UK and Internationally. What’s more, we’re growing. Fast. And it’s the kind of growth and investment that is exciting for everyone in our business. The UK Trading team fuels UK growth by optimising online product sales on Next.co.uk across Womenswear, Menswear, Childrenswear and Home. They drive exciting product launches and strategic promotions to maximise sales and brand visibility. The role As the eCommerce Business Manager, you will be the key stakeholder within eCommerce and Product for The SET. You will manage The SET like a business in its own right - driving forward trading, marketing and all other touch points across eCommerce teams. You will manage and drive the direction for optimising performance and increasing sales through commercial and product knowledge. What else is involved? • Develop strategies to drive growth for The Set and continuously aim to enhance the customer experience. • You are the key person accountable for trading The SET. Therefore you should be an expert in product and key trends, translating this into the customer journey online to drive sales. • You are responsible for the relationship between product teams and ecommerce. Keeping product teams updated with key online developments and maintaining a strong relationship with them. • You analyse key reports and trade The SET across marketing, search & navigation and product pages. • Looking at key performance metrics, user behaviour, and customer insights to identify opportunities for growth and improvements in the sales funnel. • Provide weekly sales performance and in-week insights to maximise sales potential. • Come up with testing ideas and other data-driven approaches to refine and optimise the overall customer journey. • Stay informed about emerging technologies and eCommerce trends, providing insights and recommendations for future possible enhancements to the website. You’ll be doing all this from our Leicestershire Head Office. Our offices are inspiring, yes. But we understand that life happens. So, we’re big on making sure your work, works for you which is why we offer flexible working - 3 days in the office per week and 2 from home. Bring your energy. Play to your strengths. Make things bigger and better than before. Let’s Take It On. So if you’ve got proven experience working within an eCommerce Trading environment as a Senior Trading Manager, are highly analytical and comfortable with large volumes of data, have strong communication skills with a driven & forward thinking attitude, the ability to strategise and innovate and are ready to challenge the status-quo - this is the role for you Benefits • Competitive salary range of £42,000 - £54,000 • Flexible working options • Annual company performance based bonus • Sharesave scheme, which allows you to invest in NEXT and claim your share of our success • Annual Pay Reward • Pension 3% Employer/ 5% Employee • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (can also buy/sell up to 3 days) • 25% staff discount and free next day delivery to desk for online purchases • A newly refurbished subsidised restaurant and bar • Staff shops in Yorkshire and Leicestershire • Juice bar and coffee shop • Gympass - discounted gym membership • Free company bus service to and from Leicester city centre and other areas • Onsite nursery (salary sacrifice scheme) in Leicester • A digital GP healthcare service • & loads more About Us You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world So we’ve gone global About some of our Benefits • 25% off most NEXT, MADE, Lipsy, Gap and Victoria's Secret products (when purchased through NEXT) • Company performance based bonus • Sharesave scheme • On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas • 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty • Early VIP access to sale stock • Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops • Restaurants with great food at amazing prices • Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services • Free on-site parking • Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing • Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification • Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store • Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other • Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change. We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careersnext.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.