Marketplace Administrator FT 35hrs p/w

JOB TITLE: Marketplace Administrator

LOCATION: Moorgate Head Office, London

CONTRACT: Permanent, Full-Time

HOURS: 35 hours over 5 days per week

PAY RATE: Starting at £27,000 per annum

Are you passionate about fashion and eager to work in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment?

We are looking for an organised, numbers-savvy individual to join our Brand Partnership team. Your responsibilities will include product data optimization, ensuring our product listings are accurate and compelling, managing the timely and precise uploading of products to various ecommerce platforms, overseeing inventory levels and ensuring products are always available, and assisting in the daily operations of our marketplaces

Are you exceptional organised? do you have strong numerical/ analytical abilities, a passion for managing ecommerce retail products, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment?

Previous experience in marketplace or ecommerce is a plus, but not required. A willingness to learn and master new technical systems is essential.

In return, we offer detailed training on our technical systems, opportunities for growth and development in the ecommerce sector, and a dynamic and supportive work environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Marketplace

• Maintain and create new product uploads

• Maintain and update master data sheet for product range

• Assist marketplace data optimization, primarily through categorization and attribute mapping

• Send daily, weekly & monthly sales reports

• Prepare ad hoc reports for analysis, sales, returns and stock planning

• Work alongside buying team in releasing the product range for 3rd party sites

• Supports and assists Marketplace Co-Ordinator and Head of New Business in Marketplace Meetings

• Continuously learn & research improved ways of managing our marketplace operations

• Liaises with UK/International Warehouses to ensure Marketplace operations run as expected, and supports the Marketplace Co-Ordinator regarding operational issues.

• Ensures Host SLAs are continuously met.

• Supports the Head of New Business with all stock management for external 3rd party logistics from forecasting intake through to delivery.

General

• Deputizes for the Marketplace Co-Ordinator/Wholesale Administrator & Head of New Business on 3rd Party Brand operations as required

• Willing to learn and demonstrates a real can do attitude

Key Relationships

• Internal logistics team

• Technical service providers

• Marketplace support teams

• Buying and production teams

• Internal stakeholders

This is not an exhaustive list of your responsibilities and in the interests of the day-to-day operation of the business you may be required to carry out work that is not detailed in this document.

KNOW-HOW

• High-level intermediate to advanced user of MS Excel/Google Sheets

• Excellent verbal and written communication

• Demonstrable creative approach to data collection and presentation

• Our ideal candidate will be e-Commerce aware, ideally coming from a role in ecommerce merchandising/management, wholesale/Marketplace or a highly analytical administrative role

• Experience of Tradebyte/Zalando would be ideal but not essential

Skills & Behaviours

• Passionate about the Apricot brand; a true brand ambassador

• Adaptable & flexible, happy to work beyond own remit

• True team player

• Highly IT literate

• Highly numerate and analytical, with outstanding attention to detail

• Organised and efficient, able to prioritise effectively

• Able to deal with multiple information sources

• Familiar with data collection

• Delivers results in a timely manner

• Remains calm under pressure

• Able to work to tight and changeable deadlines

• Proactive, able to self-manage and work on own initiative

• Relentlessly looks to improve working processes and practices with a commercial approach

• Remains positive in the face of challenge or adversity

• Solutions oriented when faced with a challenge

If you need any adjustments made during the recruitment and interview process do let us know.

Good Luck!