Role: Online Merchandiser
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000
Location: London (Kentish Town - nearest stations are Kentish Town or Kentish Town West. Also 15 min bus from St Pancras or Kings Cross).
Currently 3x days on site - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - it's possible we may move back to 4 days in the future but there are no firm plans for that at this stage.
What does a Online Merchandiser do?
You will take full ownership of our product listings, website experience, and marketplace listings. This role is critical in ensuring our online platforms are optimised for traffic, engagement, and conversion. If you're passionate about eCommerce, data-driven decision-making, and delivering an exceptional shopping experience, this is the opportunity for you!
Responsibilities
Product listing management
- Curate and optimise product listings, including titles, descriptions, and imagery, to maximise visibility, conversion rates, and sales performance.
- Conduct thorough keyword research to enhance SEO and increase rankings and traffic.
- Carry out competitor analysis to identify gaps and implement improvements in product presentation.
- Oversee the launch of new products across our websites and marketplaces.
- Track and report on changes to key KPIs such as ranking, CTR and CR.
- Monitor market trends, identifying opportunities to optimise listings, boost traffic, and improve conversion rates.
Campaign Management:
- Collaborate with the marketing and design teams to create compelling assets, including banners, product imagery and promotional graphics.
- Coordinate cross-platform promotions, ensuring consistent messaging and execution across all digital touchpoints.
- Run promotional offers and sale events, managing setup, testing and deployment.
- Test and refine campaign elements, such as layouts, call-to-actions and pricing displays to maximise engagement and sales.
- Use analytics tools to report on campaign performance, identifying successes and areas for improvement.
User experience improvements:
- Lead initiatives to enhance website functionality (such as pre-order, product upsells, bundles), ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Implement and manage tools and applications to improve the customer journey ensuring a seamless, user-friendly shopping experience.
- Conduct A/B testing to refine listings, layouts, and conversion strategies.
- Utilise analytics platforms such as Google Analytics and Crazy Egg to monitor performance, identify trends, and drive data-led improvements
New marketplace launch support:
- Create detailed briefs for product listings for new marketplaces, including product descriptions and image requirements.
- Set up and configure product listings for all new marketplaces.
- Conduct thorough research into new marketplaces, understanding competitor strategies and best practices.
- Create and maintain launch timelines and checklists, ensuring a smooth rollout for new product listings.
Our ideal candidate would be someone who...
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role
- Experience in SEO, analytics tools and A/B testing methodologies
- Strong understanding of user behaviour and customer journey optimisation
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- A proactive, results-driven mindset with a passion for staying ahead of industry trends.
Benefits
Apart from working with great people and enjoying a fast-paced, fun, diverse, collaborative, and supportive culture, you'll also receive:
- Access to our Bupa Healthcare Cash Plan (post probation)
- 33 days of annual leave (inc. UK Bank Holidays).
- Employee discounts on all our brands
- Access to our Cycle to Work scheme via CycleScheme
- Quarterly team socials (recent events include a speedboat trip on the Thames, cocktail making, and roller disco)
- Bagel Tuesdays, and fresh fruit through the week
How to apply?
Please send a CV to [email protected]
People Source Consulting Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. People Source specialise in technology recruitment across niche markets including Information Technology, Digital TV, Digital Marketing, Project and Programme Management, SAP, Digital and Consumer Electronics, Air Traffic Management, Management Consultancy, Business Intelligence, Manufacturing, Telecoms, Public Sector, Healthcare, Finance and Oil & Gas.
