Ecommerce Trading Manager — Shopify | Contract

Rate: £330 per day, outside IR35
Duration: 3 months initially, with scope to extend
Start: 9 November 2026
Location: London Bridge - Monday, Wednesday and Friday on-site; Tuesday and Thursday WFH
Commitment: 5 days per week

A growing DTC sports nutrition brand is seeking a hands-on Ecommerce Trading Manager to take ownership of its Shopify website ahead of Black Friday.

You must have recently been directly responsible for the day-to-day management and merchandising of a DTC Shopify site. The priority is practical experience implementing onsite activity, maintaining an accurate and effective storefront, and responding to trading performance.

Reporting to the Head of Growth, you will work closely with creative, retention, paid media, operations and external development partners.

Key responsibilities

• Manage Shopify day to day, including products, collections, navigation, homepage content and onsite merchandising.
• Prepare and implement Black Friday activity, including promotional pricing, discount codes, bundles, landing pages and campaign content.
• Carry out site QA, checking pricing, links, purchase journeys, promotions and product availability before launch.
• Monitor live trading and resolve issues or coordinate specialist support promptly.
• Improve product pages, including imagery, product information, pack sizes, reviews and cross-sell opportunities.
• Improve how subscription options are presented, working within the relevant subscription platform.
• Use Shopify, GA4 and customer insight to prioritise practical conversion improvements and website tests.
• Monitor revenue, conversion rate, average order value and subscription uptake.
• Coordinate stock and delivery messaging with operations, and brief creative or development changes where needed.

Essential experience

• Recent, direct ownership of a DTC Shopify website in an ecommerce trading or merchandising capacity.
• Confidence personally implementing changes in Shopify, including products, collections, promotions and site content.
• Hands-on Black Friday or comparable peak trading delivery, covering preparation, launch checks and live monitoring.
• Experience improving product pages and onsite customer journeys.
• Strong attention to detail and commercial understanding of conversion, revenue and average order value.
• Ability to join an existing team and take ownership quickly.

Particularly valuable

• Hands-on experience with Skio or Recharge, including subscription setup, offers and the onsite purchase journey.
• Experience with physical product subscriptions.
• Familiarity with Shopify apps, CRO tools and coordinating external developers.