Job Description
Marketplace Manager
Oxfordshire, hybrid
The Opportunity
The Advocate Group is partnering with a globally recognised brand in the apparel and footwear industry to recruit a skilled Marketplace Manager.
In this role, you will take ownership of marketplace performance across key platforms including Next PLC, Zalando, and other strategic partners. You will drive growth, optimise trading performance, and ensure a premium, seamless brand presence across all digital marketplaces. Working closely with teams across marketing, planning, product, finance, and customer service, you will deliver strategy, launch new initiatives, and report on performance to senior leadership.
Key Responsibilities
1. Manage marketplace accounts end-to-end, including forecasting, assortment planning, product flow, listings, content optimisation, and conversion improvements.
2. Partner with cross-functional teams to align pre-season planning with commercial targets and adjust in-season forecasts and assortments based on trading performance.
3. Build and execute a long-term marketplace strategy and support expansion into new platforms and EMEA markets.
4. Own the P&L for the marketplace channel, manage vendor negotiations, advertising campaigns, and promotional planning.
5. Deli...