Digital Assistant Trading Manager

Kurt Geiger

Kurt Geiger | About Us

We are an inclusive, creative footwear and accessories brand powered by kindness. We want to empower our talent to be confident and true to themselves, the London way. London is our home, our heartbeat, and we draw inspiration from the energy and spirit of the city; its diversity and creativity. For over fifty years our team of in-house shoe and accessory designers have been creating authentic, distinctive designs from our London headquarters. The rainbow is our signature. It represents the good energy and love we have for our community and the many ways we collectively express our individual style.

Kurt Geiger Digital

Kurt Geiger’s Digital Team is a leading edge, multichannel, global, fully integrated function within the business. We have built an inclusive and diverse team that operates across 4 layers of the Business: Back End Systems and Engineering; Platforms; Marketing; Customer Service.

Our in-house team of over 100 Digital experts are augmented with expertise from partners across the globe to deliver the very best in Retail Technology with a firm eye on the future. We operate in a fully Agile, fast paced environment, with a strong focus on individual leadership talent and development through an integrated Excellency Framework to ensure every member of the team develops the very best leadership development for themselves whilst delivering business objectives in line with growing our Global Digital Brands.

Digital Trading and CRO

We’re a best in class team with a strong track record of delivering incremental and profitable growth through optimised digital experiences. We focus on conversion rate optimisation and we’re equipped with a suite of best in market analytical and conversion tools. We constantly test and drive improvement across our digital channels both in the UK and internationally.

Principle accountabilities:

With the support of the Senior Online Trading manager, drive our global expansion launching new Shopify based websites into new markets and territories. Positioning our brand effectively as well as driving commercial performance
Management of the website catalogue including the loading new product, creating new categories and general catalogue management of large product sets
Manage, test and optimise onsite merchandising and product rankings in order to maximise our commercial ambitions as well as using a localised approach by market
Optimise the search and navigation functionality to deliver greater product discovery and on-site engagement
Update, track and report on the digital forecast and trading plan with clear and actionable insights for various stakeholders, as well as tapping into key trading events in specific countries
Work closely & collaborate with the in-market teams and offshore teams to drive growth in our newly launched countries, through insights sharing and guidance utilising robust communication skills to work with a variety of different stake holders
Work closely with the B&M departments to ensure stock levels, sell through rates, allocation, newness and replenishment are all factored into the digital trading plan
Work closely with the Digital Marketing team to help optimise traffic performance by highlight product or category opportunities within the trading plan
Support other digital team members as required but generally with clarity on our trading plan and insight in terms of commercial opportunities

Requirements

Skills and Experience

Experience working on Shopify websites and related platforms is highly desirable but not compulsory
Experience with digital merchandising tools, such as Fred Hopper preferred but not compulsory
Excellent Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to manipulate large data sets with accuracy and confidence
Ability to speak Spanish to at least a conversational level would be beneficial
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work with, communicate and influence a wide group of stakeholders, using sound time management to work effectively with colleagues in different time zones

As a Digital team, our cultural beliefs are:

Love technology
Be positive
Know what you are doing (what good looks like)
Own your own future
Look for solutions
Keep failing once
Get your monies worth out of your boss
Be a part of the team
Speak up/Be brave
Be honest
Celebrate… Sing when you are winning
Work hard but have fun

Benefits

Benefits

Competitive basic salary
Pension and life assurance
Enviable discounts
Gym Discounts
Summer Hours - 3pm Friday finish
Half Day, Pay Day Friday (once per month)
RetailTrust support
And so much more!

Our Culture

We’re an energic fast-paced brand that embraces progress and strives for innovation. Hard work is rewarded with new opportunities at every level and kindness is celebrated in everything we do. Our summer working hours accommodate a healthy work life balance. Wellbeing is important to our working culture, which is why we nurture a friendly environment for talent to thrive in, alongside a vibrant social community.

Our Stores

The first Kurt Geiger store opened on London Bond street in 1963. Today, our brand has global appeal and is distributed in hundreds of cities around the world. We operate over 70 stand-alone stores nationwide, including our new flagship store on London Oxford street, and in over 400 stores globally. Beyond stand-alone stores and retail pop ups, our retail partners include some of the world’s most famous department stores.