Description
We are seeking an Online Trader Merchandiser to join our team at Asda. You will play a key role in developing and executing our digital strategy, analysing sales performance, and optimising our online merchandising and product discovery.
Digital Strategy & Trading Insights
- Support the development and execution of our digital strategy
- Lead weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual sales analysis, presenting clear insights, risks, and opportunities
- Deliver actionable commentary for weekly trade meetings and business reports
- Track and report on category, product, and cart performance, identifying trading patterns, risks, and opportunities
- Partner with Buying to interpret seasonal ecommerce strategies and provide deep analysis of digital product performance
On-Site Merchandising & Product Discovery Optimisation
- Oversee day-to-day online merchandising across categories to ensure strong trading performance and aligned commercial priorities
- Continuously optimise product findability, navigation, category pages, and product pages to enhance relevance for different visitor segments
- Manage all aspects of the online product catalogue to ensure accuracy, enrichment quality, and customer relevance
- Use platforms such as Algolia, Salesforce, and onsite optimisation tools to improve product discovery, relevance, and conversion
Customer Experience & Journey Improvement
- Monitor customer behaviour and journey performance metrics to identify friction and improvement opportunities
- Collaborate with the Product Team to recommend new features, enhancements, and functionality that improve the overall user experience
Trading Campaigns and Markdown
- Work cross-functionally with Marketing teams to plan and deliver online campaigns, product launches, and seasonal moments
- Ensure homepage, landing page, and promotional updates are executed accurately and at pace
- Implement markdown strategy across the platform
- Conduct weekly competitor reviews to maintain understanding of market trends, merchandising approaches, and digital best practice
Requirements
- Experience in an ecommerce online trading/merchandising role
- Proven expertise in digital trading, onsite optimisation, or product discovery management within online retail
- Strong analytical skills with a data-driven mindset and the ability to translate insight into action
- Proficiency with tools such as Algolia, Salesforce, Adobe Analytics, ContentSquare
- Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt in a fast-paced trading environment
- Strong problem-solving skills, proactive, resourceful, and able to take initiative
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management capability, with confidence leading cross-functional discussions
- A positive, solutions-focused attitude and a collaborative approach
Benefits
- Discretionary company bonus
- Company pension up to 7% matched
- 15% colleague discount in store and online
- Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans, and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline
- Asda Allies Inclusion Networks
- Excellent parental leave policies