Category Trade Manager

Role: Category Trade Manager

Industry: Fashion

London: 6 months

Rate: Up to £350 a day DOE

My client, a well known British fashion retailer is looking for a category trade manager with expert industry knowledge to join the team and support the global trade manager in maximising sales & profit across a specific set of categories. The candidate will need leadership qualities as they will manage a team of assistant trade managers, as well as working closely with BMD, the CTM analyses overall performance and identifies opportunity and risk within product offer.

Planning:

* Work closely with Global Trade Manager to establish department specific targets across online channels
* Work closely with key stakeholders across; finance, BMD & logistics to ensure Ecommerce targets are delivered
* Help inform overall Digital sales plan identifying risk and opportunity at department level
* Work closely with colleagues within BMD to both reflect and challenge business product strategies online

Trading:

* Oversees 2 ATMs in identifying short and long term opportunities to drive performance online
* Analyse overall performance, forecasts and opportunities online and review with BMD on a regular basis
* Ownership of promotional set up for specific categories
* Manage planning reports to give clear visibility and tracking of sales, profit and margin targets
* Work closely with B&M colleagues, providing regular trade updates focusing on web metrics and actions to add value.
* Conducts regular gap analysis, identifying product opportunities in the range. Holds feedback sessions with BMD and gains buy in on opportunities.
* Regular review of returns data with recommendations to VM and BMD teams

Personal:

* Influence key stakeholders through compelling insights and effective presentation of results
* Play an active role in educating other areas of the business on ecommerce performance and opportunities * Be expert for channel, facing into BMD (weekly, period, qtrly)

email your CV to egardiner@welovesalt.com to apply!

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