eCommerce Trading Assistant

We are looking for an eCommerce Trading Assistant to join our UK Trading team!

At NEXT, not only are we one of the UK’s largest fashion retailers, but we’re also one of the largest listed companies, full-stop. Selling our products and thousands of world-famous brands, both in-store and online. What’s more, we’re growing. Fast. And it’s the kind of growth and investment that is exciting for everyone in our business. 

Our eCommerce websites and apps have grown steadily over the past 10 years to become one of the largest online retail platforms in the UK. We currently sell to 70 international markets, offering our 6 million active customers a personalised shopping experience and the ability to purchase from a wide range of products using multiple delivery methods and payment types. 

The role
As an eCommerce Trading Assistant, you will support our online UK Trading team by identifying and developing new initiatives to promote the Next brand, attract new customers, and enhance the overall customer experience.

What else is involved?

• Continually review information on sales, bestsellers & key online metrics to summarise performance trends and pinpoint opportunities for further improvement.
• Identify and champion exceptional customer experience across on site search and navigation touchpoints in line with business priorities.
• Support the Trading Manager and wider online team with product and project launches.
• Identify ways to improve our on site search and findability of product on our websites.
• Utilise search data to spot emerging customer trends and make informed decisions for onsite merchandising.
• Identify, implement and drive improvements through data-driven insights.
• Project manage own workload (by driving forward BAU activities and identifying new opportunities) and attend all relevant internal and external meetings, maintaining accurate administration of key business documents.
• Provide guidance for product attribution to improve on site customer experience. 
• Support other members of the team as needed.

You’ll be doing all this from our Leicestershire Head Office. Our offices are inspiring, yes. But we understand that life happens. So, we’re big on making sure your work, works for you which is why we offer flexible working (fully remote not available).  Bring your energy. Play to your strengths. Make things bigger and better than before. Let’s Take It On.

So if you’re confident at communicating and working with different teams, have strong analytical skills with a keen interest in Trading and have a proactive and friendly attitude to learn, this is the role for you!

The benefits 

We’ll discuss more of what you’ll get when you work for NEXT at interview, but here’s an overview of what you can expect:

• Salary range of £29,000 - £35,000
• Profit–related bonus
• Contributions into a pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Sharesave scheme, which allows you to invest in NEXT and claim your share of our success
• A newly refurbished subsidised restaurant and bar
• On-site nursery (salary sacrifice scheme) in Leicester
• Staff shop
• Juice bar and coffee shop
• Free parking on-site, including car sharing
• Free company bus service to and from Leicester city centre and other areas
• 25% staff discount on most NEXT products – either in our stores or delivered directly to your desk
• National and local discounts on goods and services
• A digital GP healthcare service
• & loads more!

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global! Apply