Welcome to the Boots.com team - an exciting team within Boots UK which is at the heart of our growth plans as more customers look to us for online help, advice and shopping inspiration, as well as of course the best Boots products, prices and offers. As customers are changing, so are we: focusing on really understanding our customers' needs and making the most of our great products and services to optimise the online shopping experience and drive growth.
About the role
The eCommerce trading assistant plays a key role in the eCommerce team, supporting the day to day trading of specific categories and how they show up on boots.com, to achieve aggressive growth targets. We currently have eCommerce Trading Assistant vacancies in our beauty digital team.
- Responsible for how your categories show up across boots.com, to drive the total boots.com revenue and profit targets, and our market share ambitions
- Manage the rebuild and sales plan briefing process ensuring accurate and on time delivery and checking the customer journey on the website.
- Communicating with and supporting key stakeholders, ensuring the key process principles and key deadlines are adhered to.
- To have a clear understanding of the drivers within the category, the market and the immediate road map
- Support the ecommerce trading lead to develop and deliver the online tradeplan, working with our key suppliers, trading, partnership marketing, supply, merchandising and our digital operations team.
- Support the legal and safe trade of own categories online and delivery of KPIs
What you'll need to have
- Digital experience working in an e-commerce role or able to demonstrate an active interest in e-commerce with trading experience
- Strong numeracy and administration skills with the ability to analyse and report data.
- Willing to push boundaries and take calculated risks to gain a competitive advantage
- Stakeholder management – confident engaging with peers and third parties (e.g. product suppliers)
Our benefits
- Boots Retirement Savings Plan
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Generous employee discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
- Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.
- Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.
Why Boots
At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better.
What's next
Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
This role requires the successful candidate to complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.
Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.
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