Digital Merchandising Manager

RS Group plc

  • Corby, Northamptonshire
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 22 days ago
Digital Merchandising ManagerPermanent
Location: Hybrid (Corby or Manchester)
We're seeking a dynamic, commercially driven Digital Merchandising Manager to take the lead in delivering exceptional digital performance for both our categories and brand partners in the Supplier Partner Programme.In this role, you'll own the strategy, execution, and optimisation of digital merchandising across all channels-translating insight into action and driving measurable growth. You'll lead a high-performing team, influence stakeholders both within & outside of our organisation, helping your category & supplier brands stay ahead in a competitive, fast-moving market.This is a role for someone with the confidence to make bold, data-led decisions, the resilience to adapt to changing priorities, and the commercial instinct to focus on what drives the biggest results.What You'll Be Doing:
  • Lead the Digital Vision - Develop and deliver a clear, measurable strategy for your merchandising category, ensuring alignment with supplier strategies and business growth targets.
  • Drive Performance - Use analytics, insights, and industry tools to optimise performance, improve KPIs, and increase supplier participation in the Supplier Partner Programme.
  • Champion Insights - Embed a data-first culture, encouraging continuous improvement, testing, and learning to maximise results.
  • Strengthen Collaboration - Work seamlessly with Commercial, Marketing, SEO, and Category teams to deliver relevant, engaging, and optimised content that drives traffic and conversion.
  • Maximise Impact - Prioritise resources where they matter most, ensuring your team focuses on the highest-value opportunities.
  • Deliver Excellence in Execution - Oversee flawless product launches, brand pages, and promotional campaigns in collaboration with third-party vendors.
  • Stay Ahead of the Market - Monitor competitor activity, market trends, and customer experience innovations-sharing actionable insights to maintain a competitive edge.
  • Lead & Develop Talent - Inspire, coach, and guide your team to achieve clear goals, understand the bigger picture, and feel empowered to make an impact.
About You
You're not just a digital merchandising expert-you're a commercially minded leader with a passion for eCommerce and a track record of turning data into growth.What We're Looking For:Technical Skills
  • Proven experience in large B2B/B2C organisations with established Digital Merchandising practises.
  • Strong command of digital tools like Adobe Analytics, BrightEdge, Google Trends, and CMS platforms.
  • Deep understanding of digital merchandising KPIs, UX/CX optimisation, and performance levers.
  • Skilled in interpreting data and insights to drive commercial outcomes and shape digital product roadmaps.
  • Confident in presenting insights with strong story-telling skills, up to Senior Leadership level.
  • Commercially astute decision-maker, able to prioritise in fast-paced environments.
  • Skilled in forecasting & planning of digital metrics
Behavioural Skills
  • Results-driven leader with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
  • Customer-focused, with a passion for eCommerce and digital innovation.
  • Influential communicator, experienced in engaging senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
  • Collaborative and adaptable, with a strong network-building mindset across internal and external partners.
  • Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach and a clear understanding of digital marketing and SEO.
  • Resilient and proactive, fostering a digital-first mindset across teams.
  • Committed to team development, with clear goal-setting and performance tracking.
The extras you'll get​At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits you'd expect from an FTSE listed company, including annual performance bonus, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, and private healthcare, in the UK&I, we've just introduced a number of new Family Friendly Policies including:​
  • Help people to take control of ongoing Health conditions such as diabetes or asthma with £500 a year available for monitoring and consultation​
  • Support for Neurodiverse colleagues and families with neurodiverse members with needs assessment, diagnosis, and post-diagnostic support for autism spectrum, ADHD, and Tourette's syndrome​
  • Support for Women at different life stages from streamlined fertility support to diagnosis and monitoring of both endometriosis and menopause​
  • Helping our LGBTQ+ community through enhanced coverage for trans colleagues, including voice coaching, facial surgery and gender confirmation surgery​
  • Additions to Fertility coverage including IVF for lesbian couples and information/support around surrogacy and adoption for all.
We are RSAt RS we've been solving engineering problems for over 80 years: big ones, small ones, easy and difficult ones. We turn the 'what ifs' into the 'why nots', the impossible into the possible. ​Our purpose? Making amazing happen for a better world. ​We offer service and product solutions. We send out a parcel every 2 seconds, to over 130 countries. We provide over 700,000 in-stock and over 3 million unstocked products to more than 1.2 million customers. ​We want people like you, as you are curious about things, you like doing things differently and also in a human way with empathy. Because that's exactly how we partner with people - our customers, suppliers, colleagues and communities - to solve problems. ​We'll also invest in your development and wellbeing - because building a more diverse and inclusive culture, being ethical, responsible and committed to our Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) action plan is at the heart of everything we do. ​Come and join us and we'll help you to think big, do more and unleash your brilliance, so you do amazing things too.​#LI-GJ1#LI-HYBRID

RS Group plc