MRJ Recruitment
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
HEAD OF TRADING - BEAUTYBAY
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Job Type: Full-time |
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Overview
"Sharing our Beauty Obsessions with the world" BEAUTY BAY’s mission is to be the number 1 global destination for the young beauty obsessed and these exciting new roles will directly be working towards smashing this target. Due to rapid growth of our business, we are looking for a Head of Trading to join our commercial team as part of our international growth plans: Reporting to and working closely with our CEO, we are recruiting for a Head of Trading focused on driving commercial growth, and fully responsible for the end-to-end Global trading activity: Shape and deliver the short, medium and long term sales plan utilising raw data and influencing over the wider business. Identify new and innovative ways to drive traffic and sales. Grow a team of Trading / Country Managers & Execs. Develop and execute the global trading & retail strategy focussed on sales growth and long term profitability. Monitor sales performance, drive promotional activity, own & create the retail calendar (Including GP, Conversion, Margins, AOV, Traffic etc. Ensure that all relevant stakeholders have accurate data which can directly, proactively and consistently inform decisions relating to maximising profitability and contributing to overall business strategy and growth Provide insight into the market and competitors, understanding the gaps, insight into price competitiveness and offering Develop a strong customer focus using simple and clear communication that allows the teams to focus on providing the very best customer experience. Working with key stakeholders across the business to nurture the healthy challenge which allows us to stretch our thinking for the customer, our brand and our team. THE PERSON A born and bred Trader / Retailer, you will offer expertise within the specified regions and have a solid track record of success driving growth. Results driven and target orientated, you will have: Strong commercial acumen (able to manage P&L) Excellent eye for detail Superb communication skills with the ability to extract, understand & deliver the sales growth agenda. Experience building and managing an international Trading team A curious attitude towards knowing all about the latest trends in your region Experience using data and metrics to measure performance and identify improvements Why BEAUTY BAY: We like a relaxed working environment and there’s always a buzz about our offices - we hire great people and work with brilliant brands. As a company we live and breathe like our customers - beauty obsessed, creative, and digital-first, so you’ll be surrounded by forward thinkers united by an excitement to produce great work. We operate a flexible working policy, so you choose the hours that work best for you. Breakfast is on us and we have a casual dress code. We offer 33 days holiday per year and a generous staff discount scheme. Next steps: Please apply with an updated profile today and we will endeavour to be in touch asap to discuss more. INTERVIEWS AND STARTER ONBOARDING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS UNTIL WE BEAT THIS VIRUS