Senior Trading Manager

Company Description

Here at Gousto, we are on a mission to become the UK's most loved way to eat dinner, and for every meal to leave the planet better off. Gousto is changing how people shop, cook, and eat food at home. It’s an incredibly exciting time to join our team—and we’re a friendly bunch!

We’re proud to be one of the fastest-growing companies in the UK. Powered by data and a love of food, we’re a recipe box company that’s disrupting the sector, and we’re passionate about our diverse team and our customers.

All of our people are responsible for the success of Gousto, and we’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment for all to thrive. Our guiding values—Dream, Deliver, and Care—show our commitment to innovation, our ambition to hit goals at speed, and our deep respect for the people we work with.

Job Description

Role: Senior Trading Manager (Growth)

Location: London, we offer hybrid working 

Employment Type: 12 Month FTC starting in March / April 2025 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Trading Manager to join our team on a 12-month contract. Reporting to the Head of Growth and leading one direct report, this role sits at the intersection of data, finance, and marketing, offering exposure across the business with the opportunity to drive meaningful and measurable results.

As Senior Trading Manager, you will oversee Gousto’s trading processes, focusing on performance management and forecasting. Working closely with data, finance, marketing, and menu teams, you’ll connect campaigns and initiatives to overall business performance, helping Gousto achieve its growth goals.

Core Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the topline forecasting and reporting model, developing expertise on subscriber behaviours, orders, and revenue
• Leverage internal and external data sources to understand performance drivers and trading levers
• Review weekly trading performance, lead weekly trading meetings, and provide actionable insights focused on the ‘so what’ and ‘what next’
• Collaborate with Growth, Acquisition, and Finance teams to build business cases and identify trading and marketing opportunities to drive sustainable growth
• Oversee weekly and monthly topline reporting and forecasting cycles
• Lead the orders input for the annual budget and long-term planning cycles, using subscriber behaviour modelling and supporting related marketing costs
• Influence Growth strategy by providing insights into customer lifecycle stages and behaviours, supporting Senior Growth Managers in strategy setting and implementation
• Collaborate with demand and supply planning teams to align forecasts with operational processes
• Participate as a key member of the Growth leads team, while managing and mentoring the Trading Manager

Who You Are

• Highly commercial, with a strong understanding of customer and business metrics
• Confident in assumption-based modelling, applying data and commercial judgment effectively
• Skilled communicator, able to summarise performance and insights for varied audiences and influence decision-making
• Strong analytical skills, with a proactive and curious approach to understanding the ‘how’ and the ‘why’
• Collaborative and comfortable working cross-functionally within a matrix environment
• Experienced in a fast-paced scale-up environment; experience in a subscription business is beneficial but not essential
• Proficient in Google Sheets/Excel and SQL
• Background in Trading Management, Commercial Finance, or Data Analytics preferred

Qualifications

Equal Opportunities
Here at Gousto, we are on a mission to become the UK's most loved way to eat dinner!

Whether it is creating diversity in our recipes or building new teams, we care about our people and the opportunities they have at Gousto.

We are committed to equality of opportunity across our organisation. At all levels, we promote equality, ensuring our people are consistently treated in a fair and equal manner.

If you need reasonable adjustments at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (for example - she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).

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