Digital Trading Exec - London
Full Job Description
Ready to join one of the most successful fashion brands on the high street? Do you have a passion for fashion? Driven to achieve? United to win? If your answers are yes, we think you’ll love it here on the Island…
From our first shop in the remains of a North London bombsite in the 1940s, to now over 250 stores across the UK, Ireland and internationally. We are known for our stylish, affordable fashion and we like to shout-it loud.
Our Island community is everything and we are stronger together. Every Islander counts in making fashion a force for good and we value individuality and difference. Exceptional people have made River Island a success for over 70 years. Together we will continue to do so in the years ahead.
We are one team. We are the difference. We are River Island .
Overview:
With a passion for ensuring high quality data and journeys are delivered on site with a particular focus on search and merch optimisation within a specified division.
- Daily site walks on behalf of the customer
- Own both manual and sort rule category merchandising for the division, proactively uses data to learn and refine. Agrees strategy, approach and prioritisation with the Trading Manager and actions appropriately.
- Maintains and updates reporting on site performance across a variety of systems, bringing opportunities to the Trading Manager and uses to inform own work.
- Works with SEO content executive to maximise product titles and category creation to benefit search traffic. Balances with user-expectations of a product/category to maximise conversion
- Accountable for products being maximised across category through deep level enrichment and accuracy.
- Sets up promotional events in line with requirements.
- Supports marketing teams with product feed information, bearing in mind sales maximisation and stock positions. Supports the product co-ordinators through MO creation and assisting/covering as required to meet the needs of the business.
- Works alongside digital operations to understand potential impacts of upcoming technologies and how they benefit the divisional trading performance.
- Global competitor analysis
- Confident with excel including formulas
- Analytical
- Curious mindset – appetite to learn Understanding of web metrics and key KPI’s.
- Shows initiative
- Attention to detail
- A natural collaborator, working across teams to drive results
- Strong communication skills
And wait, did we mention the perks!?
- Discount – Generous 50% staff discount so you can treat yourself & a bargain staff shop, all onsite!
- RI Rewards – Reducing Islanders everyday expenses through discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more with Reward Gateway!
- Island culture – We have a free onsite gym, subsidised restaurant & café & various social events throughout the year. We also work closely with the Retail Trust to create dedicated support for all our Islanders!
- Work that stays at work – Flexible working is a given, on top of payday early finishes and Summer Fridays
- Family Hub – Every family is unique, we support Islanders with all different family setups enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility treatment
- Giver Island – Give as you earn scheme, a ‘Giver Island’ day each year and matched funding
- Training on the job – Support with upskilling skills through on the job training and qualifications
- Pension – A contributory private pension scheme
- Holiday – 25 days paid holiday, exclusive of Bank Holidays!
Base Location
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