Job Description

Marketplace Assistant
Position: Temp-Perm, full-time. Flexible hybrid working.
Hours: Monday \xe2\x80\x93 Friday, 08:45am \xe2\x80\x93 17:30pm.
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Salary: Competitive Salary

We are a Sunday Times Top Track 100 company and one of the UK\xe2\x80\x99s fastest growing privately owned companies. The Client has grown enormously since its inception in 1989, and now has over 180 stores nationwide. People are at the heart of our retail concept, and we want to invest in our staff and make the future extraordinary. As a result of our expansion plans, and our continued ongoing success we are seeking a dynamic Marketplace Assistant to be based at our Head Office in Plymouth.

Responsibilities: You will be required to:

• Support the Marketplace team to drive sales, maximise profit and achieve SLA targets on the platform, ensuring its continued growth.
• Assist in sourcing, listing, and managing new Partner accounts.
• Research, compile and interpret data to formulate strategies with Partners and support them to achieve targets and sales growth.
• Developing a full understanding of the online category statistics, key SLA\xe2\x80\x99s, commercial factors, and monitor competitor activity.
• Analyse seasonal trends and missing opportunities where we can adapt and expand our existing category listings.
• Being a liaison point between multiple departments within the business, you will need to be an excellent communicator, able to multi-task and prioritise.
• Work closely with the Marketplace Manager, Marketing and Trading teams to launch and promote new Partners and products, to ensure the continued growth.
• Ability to work in a diverse, cross-functional team environment (including Development, Multichannel, Customer Services, and Buying), using initiative to identify any possible issues and propose solutions to resolve.
• Work closely on product promotion decisions and product launches, analysing ecommerce performance statistics, pertinent commercial information and challenges.
• Support promotional campaigns and events with a full and diverse product offering to drive sales.
• High attention to detail and the management of multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Ensure all relevant administrative, financial and system procedures are completed accurately and within agreed timescales.

Essential & Preferred Skills & Requirements

• A degree is preferred but not essential, however you will have strong written, numerical and analytical skills.
• Strong commercial understanding, being able to demonstrate knowledge of and an interest in retail and on-line selling.
• Confident with Microsoft Excel and capable of working with formulas and graphs.
• Interpersonal and excellent communication skills are priority.
• You will be committed and confident with strong administrative, organisational and prioritisation skills.
• You will be comfortable working both individually and with a team.

The Recruitment Co. is an equal opportunities employer and we\xe2\x80\x99re committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

The Recruitment Co.