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Careers at Lights4fun
Available Roles:
Head Of Amazon - Full Time
Based: Combination of Harrogate, UK/home office
Package: Competitive
Lights4fun has been growing since 2003 and we are now Europe’s leading online decorative lighting retailer, with over 15 million customers worldwide!
With dedicated websites for the UK, Germany & France, and selling through our Amazon channels throughout Europe and North America, our year-on-year revenue growth averages at 38% per year for the last 3 years.
Our Lights4fun team plays a huge part in who we are, even when we’re working from home, our sense of togetherness shines through. Our values remain at the forefront of Lights4fun, providing great products and great customer service. Passionate about what we do, we love to make our customers happy!
We continue to innovate with industry-leading products year after year. From string lights to our exclusive TruGlow® candles, our quality product offering continues to grow and diversify.
Following our first outside investment in November 2020 from NorthEdge Capital, a leading UK mid-market private equity firm, we are now ready for the next phase of our exciting growth story and we’re looking for the right people to take on the journey with us!
A great opportunity
We’re looking for an ambitious and entrepreneurial Amazon expert to lead the strategy on Amazon & other Marketplaces across Europe and the United States. This is an exceptional opportunity to play a key role in the rapid growth of Europe’s leading online decorative lighting retailer.
As one of the first adopters of the FBA program in Europe we have built a strong lasting relationship with Amazon. Recognised as one of their key sellers, we engage regularly in two-way feedback as to how we can improve efficiency, the customer experience and drive growth. This year we will be launching on the PAN-EU program to streamline our operations.
With over 10 years of Amazon experience we have driven our metrics into the top 15% of FBA & MFN sellers and we pride ourselves on being “Amazon experts”. Despite already sitting in the top 1% of Amazon sellers on revenue we still see there being a huge opportunity for future growth, particularly on US Amazon when benchmarking against other revenue earners within that top 1%.
We are looking for a candidate who knows exactly how to leverage Amazon’s programs and tools to drive best in class search visibility, customer ratings, product presentation & margins.
Key Responsibilities
Full ownership of new & existing product strategies, pricing and promotional activities (including key paid advertising tools of Amazon Sponsored Products & Sponsored Brands) across all Marketplace channels to drive sales and profit growth
Developing and monitoring KPIs for each Marketplace channel manager and leading the Marketplace team
Oversee ongoing design and development of existing Marketplaces and lead the launch onto new marketplaces
Ensuring optimum product placement, merchandising, SEO optimization and visibility across all Marketplaces
Using channel analysis and insight to improve marketplace efficiency and drive sales.
Ensures that our brand and product content is always best in class, monitoring product performance and proactively seeking ways in which we can improve it.
Owning our direct relationships with Amazon account managers to build strong mutual partnerships with Amazon
Ensure the timely launch of new products across all Marketplace channels
Research and identify new potential opportunities for online marketplaces, presenting outcomes to the senior management team and board
Monitor and review competitors, market trends and fast-moving products regularly to understand best practices and new opportunities
Working closely with the Product & the Commercial teams to ensure optimum demand fulfilment, predicting customer demand and forecasting Marketplace sales
You will continuously optimise stock levels, with regular monitoring, control and replenishment of stock levels
Identifying opportunities for new features and functionality across Marketplaces that can improve key site metrics
Full ownership of Marketplace channel P&Ls & KPIs
Requirements
Educated to degree level
5+ years’ experience and a demonstrable success of successfully managing and growing Amazon and other major marketplaces
Must have a thorough understanding of marketplaces, marketplace tools and advertising concepts, and marketplace industry trends
Strong understanding and demonstrable experience with Amazon Seller central
Highly analytically minded and a keen eye for detail, you thrive on solving problems and working the system
Strong Excel Skills
Excellent communication skills
We are a fast-moving business so you will be able to adapt quickly and successfully with the ability to work under pressure
Able to work with different teams to achieve the overall company strategic vision
Production Executive - Full Time
Lights4fun has been growing since 2003 and we are now Europe’s leading online decorative lighting retailer, with over 15 million customers worldwide!
With dedicated websites for the UK, Germany & France, and selling through our Amazon channels throughout Europe and North America, our year-on-year revenue growth averages at 38% per year for the last 3 years.
Our Lights4fun team plays a huge part in who we are, even when we’re working from home, our sense of togetherness shines through. Our values remain at the forefront of Lights4fun, providing great products and great customer service. Passionate about what we do, we love to make our customers happy!
We continue to innovate with industry-leading products year after year. From string lights to our exclusive TruGlow® candles, our product offering continues to grow and diversify, and our focus on only offering high quality products to our customers underpins everything that we do.
Following our first outside investment in November 2020 from NorthEdge Capital, a leading UK mid-market private equity firm, we are now ready for the next phase of our exciting growth story and we’re looking for the right people to take on the journey with us!
A great opportunity
This is an exciting new role within the Product Team, responsible for key aspects of our supply chain which ultimately have a direct impact on our performance.
Working closely with the Product Team and our suppliers in Europe and the Far East, you will manage all aspects of production from the moment the orders are placed, to signing them off for shipment to our warehouses across the world. You will play a crucial part in ensuring our stock is manufactured in-line with our high standards of quality as well as the agreed production schedules, acting as our eyes and ears when it comes to our supply chain and maintaining the great relationships that we’ve built with our suppliers. A key part of your responsibilities will be ensuring that only products that are ‘great for the customer’ from a quality point of view make it onto our warehouse shelves
This is a challenging role, requiring a significant amount of attention to detail and a full understanding of the importance of your responsibilities both in terms of the commercial impact on the business, as well as our customers.
This role will be suitable for someone experienced in working in a fast-paced environment, with an ability to manage multiple workstreams and successfully meet deadlines whilst ensuring excellent levels of communication throughout. Full training will be given, so you won’t need any previous experience specific to this role in order to be successful, but you will need an enthusiastic and committed attitude towards your work.
Key Responsibilities
Take full ownership of the production schedule, regularly communicating with our suppliers to ensure our orders are completed as planned
Overall management of all tasks relating to production, e.g. packaging creation and QC checks
Keeping teams across the business fully up to date on production statuses
Working with suppliers to address issues that may occur during production, and negotiating appropriate solutions
Providing inspection briefs to our third-party inspection agencies in China, reviewing inspection reports and taking follow up actions, ultimately giving final QC approval of mass production
Providing final sign off for our orders before shipment
Working closely with our suppliers to drive our continued commitment to sustainable packaging
Daily communication with our suppliers in the Far East
Signing off supplier invoices for payment
Providing monthly reporting on supplier delivery performance
Requirements:
A highly organised but flexible approach to working within a fast paced and fluid environment, with proven time management skills.
Ability to manage a large and often time pressured workload, without losing focus on the detail
Proven skills in problem-solving, and a firm but fair approach to negotiation
A strong work ethic and persistent nature
A proven ability to self-motivate and fully commit to any task undertaken
A passion for delivering high quality work, and a real sense of pride and care in what they do
Excellent communication skills
Strong Excel and MS Office skills
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