Senior Trading Manager - E-Commerce - Jeddah

 

Senior Trading Manager – E-Commerce

Reports into: Senior Commercial / Digital Leadership
Location: Saudi Arabia - Jeddah

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Role Overview

This is a senior, hands-on e-commerce trading leadership role with full accountability for online commercial performance in Saudi Arabia.

The role owns end-to-end trading execution, including sales growth, margin delivery, trading cadence, promotional strategy, team leadership and commercial decision-making.

This position requires a resilient, confident leader who is comfortable operating under pressure, making decisions, challenging constructively and being fully accountable for outcomes.
This is not a passive, coordination or support role.

The role is suitable for:

• A high-performing Senior Trading Manager ready to step up, or

• An experienced Head of Trading seeking greater scale, ownership and progression

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Key Responsibilities

Commercial & Trading Ownership

• Full ownership of e-commerce trading performance in Saudi Arabia

• Deliver sales growth, margin optimisation, conversion improvement and stock efficiency

• Lead the trading and promotional calendar, including peak trading events

• Define and execute pricing, promotions, bundles and markdown strategies

• Balance aggressive growth targets with disciplined, sustainable trading decisions

Category & Commercial Leadership

• Lead trading across relevant retail categories

• Apply strong understanding of price sensitivity, promotional mechanics, supplier funding and inventory velocity

• Partner closely with Buying and Supply Chain to maximise availability, sell-through and profitability

Team Leadership & Culture

• Lead, develop and performance-manage a department within the e-commerce trading team

• Set clear standards, pace and accountability across the function

• Build a high-performance trading culture focused on execution and outcomes

• Identify, coach and develop future leaders within the business

Cross-Functional Influence

• Work closely with Marketing, Technology, Supply Chain and Finance

• Translate performance data and insight into clear, actionable commercial decisions

• Act as a senior commercial voice within the wider organisation

Succession & Progression

• Positioned as a successor role with scope to assume full Head of Trading responsibility

• Opportunity to broaden remit and influence as the business scales

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Candidate Profile

Essential Experience

• Strong e-commerce trading background (DTC, brand or owned platform)

• Proven experience managing large-scale trading calendars and promotions

• Demonstrated leadership of trading teams in fast-paced, high-pressure environments

Background & Nationality

• Saudi Arabian national 

Attributes (Critical)

• Tough, resilient and commercially decisive

• Confident communicator who will challenge constructively and stand by decisions

• High-ownership mindset — accountable for outcomes, not just activity

• Comfortable operating in pace, ambiguity and pressure

• Attitude, execution and leadership matter more than brand names