Senior Trading Manager (12m-15m FTC)
Senior Trading Manager (12m-15m FTC)
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OVERVIEW:
Are you ready to take the reins and drive commercial success In this role youll be leading the charge to optimise revenue and profit using your sharp insight into trading performance and market dynamics to make a real impact.
- Owning commercial outcomes by analysing trading performance and identifying opportunities to maximise results.
- Collaborating across teams to build and deliver a proactive trading calendar filled with aligned effective strategies.
- Reacting swiftly to market shifts making data-driven decisions to keep us ahead of the curve.
- Driving strategic thinking turning performance insights into actionable plans that fuel growth.
WHAT YOULL BE DOING:
- Analyse trading performance across key markets clearly reporting on forecast variances and commercial impact (UK Germany France Netherlands EMEA AUS ROW ex USA)
- Monitor market dynamics and competitor activity to inform trading strategies and fuel the trading calendar.
- Collaborate with Marketing Merchandising and Commercial Finance to understand performance drivers and recommend actions.
- Lead weekly cross-functional trading meetings with a regional lens providing performance insights and action plans.
- Build and maintain a 3-month rolling view of risks and opportunities tracking KPIs to forecast future performance.
- Develop and execute trading strategies to maximise revenue and profit using data-led insights and cross-functional collaboration.
- Own the proactive trading calendar balancing stock levels and customer behaviour to drive sales and reduce excess.
- Identify new opportunities through analysis of market trends competitor moves and customer behaviour.
- Contribute to the forecasting process ensuring all relevant factors are considered.
- Foster a culture of innovation intelligent risk-taking and continuous improvement.
- Manage and develop two Trading Managers across international regions.
What you wont be doing...
- Product forecasting
- Stock forecasting
- Product trading reporting
WHAT YOULL NEED:
Essential Criteria:
- Strong analytical experience and commercial acumen.
- Ability to interpret data and make data-driven recommendations.
- Interpret varied and complex information to make a balanced decision for the best business outcome.
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to take complex inputs and synthesize into simple messages and recommendations.
- Collaborate effectively across teams and influence stakeholders.
- Organised methodical and detail orientated.
- Retail ecommerce experience.
- Result-orientated with a focus on achieving targets and driving business performance.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities.
Note; This is a 12m-15m contract depending on notice periods and timelines we will discuss during the process.
This role and would require the successful candidate to attend at least 3 days a week in GSIQ Solihull UK.
CLOSING DATE: Tuesday 14th October 2025
BELONGING AT GYMSHARK.
Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. Were an equal opportunities employer and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment right from your application. Were committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If youd like to request a reasonable adjustment please email .
ABOUT US.
Were here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today prepares us for tomorrow. So we give people the tools they need to reach further go faster be stronger. We celebrate those who show up for themselves to be their physical or mental best whatever that means for them. Its what we want for our community and our team. A team thats growing rapidly around the world. A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymsharks future. Our plans are ambitious and were looking for people who want to join us for the ride our growth will be your growth.
THE PERKS.
Standard benefits include:
- Performance-based Bonus opportunity (pro-rata)
- Funded Healthcare benefit
- 25 days holiday additional day for your birthday & Bank Holidays
- Contributory Employer pension scheme
- Gymshark Employee Discount
- Access to High Street cashback and discounts
- Financial Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support
- Life Assurance
Office location specific benefits include (IQ):
- Gym Membership to The Lifting Club (LC)
- Onsite lunch provision & coffee bars
- EV charge points available
Office location specific benefits include (LDN):
- Funded multi-site fitness membership
Note: The bonus program and benefits have certain eligibility requirements. Gymshark reserves the right to amend these programs in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
