Ecommerce Trading Assistant

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About The Role

We are looking for an Online Trading Assistant to support the day-to-day online trading activity across our UK and International websites. This is an exciting opportunity which will see you focus on trading, reporting and production to ensure our customer journey and merchandising is fully optimised and seamless across all devices.

The Ecommerce team is responsible for driving sales and profitability through Phase Eight web and our partner websites. The Online Trading Assistant plays a key role within the ecommerce team, monitoring, analysing and reporting on sales, promotional activity and key metrics which support the day-to-day trading of our online concessions.

Working in close tandem with our Online Trading Manager you will assist with weekly, monthly and ad-hoc reporting to gain an in-depth insight into trading performance and analytics. We will need you to ensure that our products are impeccably merchandised across our websites and make great use of insights and analysis to maximise commercial opportunities and brand exposure.

Key responsibilities for the role include;

• Completing daily and weekly reporting to highlight trade opportunities and mitigate risks, analysing data from Google Analytics and reporting on product performance
• Monitoring and reporting on new product launches, partnering with the Production Assistant to ensure products are launched on time to drive seasonal commercial activity
• Assisting our Online Trading Manager with reporting and supporting in all the relevant administration that comes with the ecommerce department

About You

This is an exciting opportunity for an ecommerce or merchandising professional to move in their first trading role. As an Online Trading Assistant we will need you to demonstrate advanced Excel experience as well as numerical and analytical skills, experience of working with Salesforce is preferred.

Being acutely organised with a keen eye for detail is key for success in this role along with the ability to remain calm under pressure as a resourceful communicator. A commercial outlook is essential in this role and we will need you to demonstrate strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships across multiple departments.

About Us

Founded in 1979, Phase Eight is an original, design led womenswear rand that has grown from strength to strength since its conception, without compromising its integrity as a trusted retailer and a market leader. We are dedicated to dressing women of all ages, for all occasions, in fashionable and versatile clothing. We want women to feel as amazing as they look in our styles, which is why we focus on flattering day and evening silhouettes created in quality fabrics. We love modern florals and contemporary details and believe you should never underestimate the power of the perfect dress.

Since becoming part of TFG London in 2015, a listed retail conglomerate owning Phase Eight, Hobbs London & Whistles in the UK, we have seen growth and development prospects across the business

Please note we are committed to a direct sourcing model and kindly request no speculative agency CVs.