A highly successful and fast-growing UK retail business is seeking a commercially driven Digital Trading Executive to support continued online growth. This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic E-commerce team within a fast-paced, performance-focused environment.

The Role

The Digital Trading Executive will be responsible for executing the online trading and merchandising strategy across key product categories, with ownership of core E-commerce KPIs including sales, margin, and conversion. Working cross-functionally, the role focuses on maximising product visibility, improving customer experience, and driving sustainable online growth through data-led decision-making.

This position requires strong commercial awareness, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt quickly in a busy trading environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day online trading and merchandising across customer-facing websites
• Optimise the onsite customer journey to improve conversion through effective product presentation
• Maintain and refine category structure, product sequencing, filters, and taxonomy across all devices
• Collaborate with internal teams including Email, Social, Buying, Design, Marketing, Operations, Development, and UX/CRO
• Deliver sales and conversion targets for assigned categories, using data insights to identify issues and implement improvements
• Monitor and improve site performance KPIs including Sales, Conversion Rate, AOV, Margin, and Bounce Rate
• Support and help execute SEO strategy
• Conduct competitor analysis covering pricing, product range, navigation, and promotions
• Own onsite promotional execution, ensuring consistency of messaging and customer experience
• Align merchandising activity with trends and seasonal demand
• Work closely with Operations to ensure product availability for campaigns
• Support homepage and onsite page builds in collaboration with Design and external suppliers

Person Specification

• Proven E-commerce experience, ideally within a fast-paced retail environment
• Strong understanding of core E-commerce KPIs with the ability to report and analyse performance
• Confident working with data, BI tools, Microsoft Office, Google Sheets, or similar platforms
• Experience with SAP is desirable but not essential
• Highly organised with strong time management skills; able to work independently and collaboratively
• Comfortable working with internal and external stakeholders; customer-first mindset with a test-and-learn approach
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience managing external agencies across SEO and paid channels

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Employee discount
• Cycle to work scheme

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