About the Role
JD Sports is seeking a Senior Digital Trade Manager to lead trading activities and achieve targets for revenue, profit, traffic, and efficiency within the digital business. This role reports into the Head of Digital Trade ANZ.
Responsibilities
- Deliver channel plan phasing, collaborating with paid media and trading teams to forecast traffic, spend, and conversion performance for commercial sales targets while maintaining efficiencies.
- Manage the digital trading calendar for the market and communicate with trading teams and the broader business to ensure preparedness for all activities.
- Track and analyze product performance, planning actions to maximize performing lines and support underperforming products.
- Guide social, CRM, and content streams in planning marketing messaging across paid and organic channels to drive efficient full-funnel coverage.
- Maintain strong relationships with paid and earned media teams, third-party and brand marketing teams, internal stakeholders, and external partners for alignment on key activities.
- Refine and optimize merchandising activity by analyzing traffic and sales data to improve overall effectiveness across categories.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years' Ecommerce experience (retail experience preferable).
- Hands-on platform experience (e.g., Shopify, Bloomreach, Magento).
- Experience managing sales budgets and forecasting processes.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to work within planning frameworks.
- Experience working within commercial trading functions.
- Sound understanding of other areas of an e-commerce business, including merchandising, content, performance marketing, social media, CRM, and customer logistics.
- Leadership and training capabilities to develop and upskill other team members.
- Commercial brand awareness and understanding of the Australian fashion retail landscape.
- Consent to a Work Rights check.
Skills
- Ecommerce
- Retail
- Shopify
- Bloomreach
- Magento
- Sales Budget Management
- Forecasting
- Organizational Skills
- Commercial Trading
- Merchandising
- Content Management
- Performance Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- CRM
- Customer Logistics
- Leadership
- Training
- Brand Awareness
- Australian Fashion Retail Landscape
Location
- Australia
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- 5 years' Ecommerce experience
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary package
Benefits
- Birthday leave
- Generous staff discounts
- Training, development and ongoing learning opportunities
- Career progression opportunities
- Monthly culture committee events and team celebrations
- Pre-pay day lunches
- Brand new CBD office location
- Employee referral bonus scheme
- Access to Employee Assistance Program
About the Company
- Known best as the "Undisputed King of Trainers", JD Sports is one of the world's leading sports fashion retailers, bringing together the biggest global brands in footwear, apparel, and accessories.
- Founded in 1981 in Greater Manchester, UK, JD Group has grown into a global powerhouse with more than 3,400 stores worldwide.
- Driven by our connection to the worlds of Sport, Music and Fashion, we inspire the next generation through the products, experiences and culture we deliver every day.
- Since launching in Australia in 2017, JD Sports has expanded to over 70 stores across Australia and New Zealand.
- We are looking for ambitious people who want to make an impact and help shape what's next.
- At JD Sports, we don't just follow trends, we set them. We challenge convention, think bigger and move faster.
- We are passionate about digital, commercial performance and being part of a high-growth business.
Equal Opportunity
- JD values diversity and inclusion and champions a culture where everyone feels valued, included, and celebrated.
