Marketing and Marketplace Manager

Marketplace & Marketing Manager

Blackburn | £45,000-£60,000 + Bonus + Benefits

A growing and ambitious product-led business is looking for a Marketing & Marketplace Manager to help lead the next phase of online growth across marketplace and digital channels.

This is a highly commercial, hands-on role centred around driving marketplace performance, expanding product ranges and increasing online visibility across multiple ecommerce platforms.

The business is genuinely open-minded to new ideas, innovation and giving the right person real ownership to help shape future growth. This is an opportunity for somebody who enjoys spotting trends, identifying opportunities and making a visible commercial impact within a growing entrepreneurial business.

The Role

Working closely with senior leadership, you'll take ownership of marketplace growth, ecommerce trading activity and digital marketing performance across multiple online channels.

This role combines ecommerce trading, product development and digital marketing, with a strong focus on driving revenue growth through marketplace performance, product expansion and enhanced online visibility.

Key responsibilities will include:

* Driving growth across marketplace channels including Amazon, B&Q Marketplace, eBay, TikTok Shop and other online platforms
* Taking ownership of ecommerce trading performance, product visibility and online revenue growth
* Researching and developing extensions to existing product ranges, identifying commercially viable new products and working closely with the design team to bring ideas to market
* Monitoring marketplace analytics, conversion performance, customer behaviour and trading trends to identify growth opportunities
* Improving product listings, marketplace visibility and customer engagement across online channels
* Planning and executing seasonal marketing campaigns, promotional activity and social media initiatives
* Supporting the growth of brand awareness, digital engagement and online customer acquisition
* Managing and reviewing the performance of external digital marketing and marketplace agency partners
* Researching market trends, competitor activity and emerging ecommerce opportunities
* Supporting email marketing campaigns and wider customer communications
* Creating marketing tools and support materials for the retail field sales team
* Maintaining strong and consistent brand messaging across all digital and marketplace channels

About You

We're looking for someone commercially curious, digitally minded and proactive, somebody who enjoys driving growth, developing products and building successful online marketplace channels.

You'll ideally have a strong understanding of ecommerce trading, marketplace growth and digital marketing, combined with the ability to identify opportunities that improve online performance and commercial results.

This role would suit somebody who enjoys working within a smaller entrepreneurial environment where they can genuinely influence growth, bring ideas to the table and take ownership across multiple areas of the business.

You will ideally have:

* Previous experience within an ecommerce, marketplace, online trading or digital growth role
* Experience driving growth across marketplace channels such as Amazon, eBay, TikTok Shop or similar platforms
* Strong understanding of ecommerce trading, marketplace optimisation and online customer engagement
* Experience supporting product development, range extensions or product launches from concept through to market
* A strong commercial mindset with the ability to identify product, marketing and marketplace growth opportunities
* Good understanding of digital marketing, social media and online brand growth
* Experience managing external digital or marketplace agency partners
* Confidence using analytics, trading data and customer insights to improve performance and support decision making
* Experience planning and executing seasonal campaigns and promotional activity
* Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with commercial, design and leadership teams
* A hands-on, proactive approach with the ability to thrive within a fast-moving business environment

What's in it for you?

£45,000-£60,000 basic salary depending on experience

Annual bonus opportunity
Genuine autonomy and input into commercial and marketplace decision making
A broad and varied role with the opportunity to shape products, marketing activity and marketplace growth across multiple channels
The opportunity to work with enjoyable products within a well-established market that still offers exciting opportunities to reach new audiences
A hands-on role with real ownership and the ability to directly influence business growth and direction
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed