eCommerce Trading Manager - Womenswear

NEXT Retail Ltd.; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK fashion retailer is seeking an experienced eCommerce Trading Manager for their Womenswear line based in Leicester. This role involves driving UK growth by optimizing the Search & Findability journey, ensuring customers locate desired products on the website. Responsibilities include collaborating with teams for data-driven strategies, leading SEO efforts, and monitoring performance metrics to enhance online sales. The company offers a flexible working model, competitive perks, and a chance to impact customer experience significantly.

Benefits

25% off most NEXT products

Company performance based bonus

On-site Nursery available

10% off partner brands

Access to discounts at Staff Shops

Digital GP and health services

Free on-site parking

Financial Wellbeing support

Apprenticeship opportunities

Flexible gym memberships

Support Networks

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an eCommerce Trading or Online Merchandising role at management level.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data and identify trends.
• Excellent communication skills to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive growth strategies for Womenswear through data-driven insights.
• Lead SEO practices and improve user navigation on the online platform.
• Collaborate with teams to enhance trading KPIs and performance metrics.

Skills

eCommerce Trading Management

Analytical mindset

SEO knowledge

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Experience in eCommerce Roles

Tools

Data Analytics Software

Job description

eCommerce Trading Manager - Womenswear (Search & Findability)

Job ID 73305

Team Digital & Marketing

Location Leicester

Contract Type Perm

Job Schedule Full time

Posting Date 28/01/2026

Apply Before 11/02/2026

Our eCommerce team is looking for a Trading Manager to help drive UK growth for Womenswear. Based at our Leicestershire Head Office, you will oversee the Search & Findability journey, ensuring our customers find exactly what they need on NEXT.co.uk.

The UK Trading team is the energy behind our online sales across all departments. We focus on optimising product launches and strategic promotions to ensure our brand continues to evolve and reach over 8 million customers worldwide.

The role

As an eCommerce Trading Manager, you will influence the future of how customers discover our products. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact by driving innovation in search and navigation.

Working closely with the Womenswear product team, you will lead strategies for SEO, attribution and sort orders. You will use data and customer insights to identify growth opportunities, providing weekly updates that help us react to trends and improve the sales funnel.

What you’ll take on

• Collaborate across divisional and Search & Findability teams, leading projects to drive key KPIs.
• Working closely with the womenswear trading team to optimise the site daily/weekly reacting to trade insights.
• Own the women's search and navigation, ensuring key categories and trends are being pushed at peak times.
• Monitor performance metrics including conversion, traffic, search terms, and funnel performance.
• Provide regular trading updates and actionable insights to key stakeholders.
• Analyse data to identify trends, user behaviours, and areas for optimisation.
• Review and test sort orders to improve commercial performance; QA new algorithms before launch.
• Partner with product teams to resolve Search & Findability queries and share relevant updates.
• Lead on attribution accuracy, owning synonyms and rules while pushing for AI-led enhancements.
• Work with SEO teams to optimise for Google rankings and create a roadmap of SEO improvements.
• Use traffic and conversion data to inform marketing spend and on-site experience improvements.
• Contribute to navigation testing and implementation alongside Data Science and Content teams.
• Ensure commercial QA of new tests and initiatives.
• Share learnings and optimisation strategies across teams and international sites.
• Act as the customer’s voice - identify and raise issues, suggest testing ideas, and refine UX.
• Escalate and resolve Search & Findability issues with support teams when needed.
• Stay up to date with new tools, data, and features in Bloomreach; lead the platform relationship.
• Remain adaptable and proactive, responding to changing priorities with a learning mindset.

What you’ll bring

• Experience of working within an eCommerce Trading / Online Merchandising role at management level.
• Good understanding of analytics, user behaviour and eCommerce trends.
• Experience in working collaboratively and being a good team player.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and implement changes.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Positive attitude towards learning and building knowledge.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities.
• Attention to detail and a passion for product.
• A customer-centric mindset - always thinking what is best for the customer.

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 - minimum 3 days in the office per week and 2 from home.

• 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
• Company performance based bonus
• On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Early VIP access to sale stock
• Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
• Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
• Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
• Free on-site parking
• Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
• Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
• Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
• Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
• Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email [e-mail] (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

Team Overview

The Digital & Marketing team brings creativity, technology, and insight together. From bold campaigns and boundary-pushing design to product innovation, digital evolution, and vital data support, these teams shape seamless experiences and drive the business forward.

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You’ve probably heard of NEXT, but did you know about our portfolio? Every brand in our offering brings a distinct story, attitude and community. Spanning contemporary lifestyle brands, established high street names and timeless collections, together they showcase the vibrancy of today’s retail world.

About NEXT

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!

Challenges. Opportunities. The future. Let’s take it on at NEXT.