Director of In - Season Trading responsible for expanding merchandise performance across retail channels. Leading strategy and governance to optimize inventory and sales results in Shanghai.
About the role
- Trading Director leading Channel Factory’s trading function in the UK. Focused on trading excellence, performance delivery, and client collaboration across multiple markets.
Responsibilities
- Own trading delivery for the UK market across YouTube, social, CTV, and emerging channels.
- Set trading standards and operational guardrails to ensure consistent, high-quality output.
- Ensure Guaranteed Outcomes (GO) and Social Suitability (SS) products consistently meet or exceed agreed KPIs.
- Act as the senior escalation point for UK trading issues, delivery risks, and performance challenges.
- Champion adoption of Channel Factory betas with trading partners in the UK.
- Partner closely with Product and Operations to pilot and scale new tools and capabilities in the UK.
- Act as the senior trading voice in UK agency and client conversations, providing clarity on pricing, performance, optimisation, and delivery strategy.
- Work closely with UK Sales, Client Solutions, Product, Planning, Operations, and Finance to ensure seamless execution and commercial discipline.
- Coach and support Sales and Client Solutions teams to strengthen commercial judgement, optimisation capability, and client confidence.
Requirements
- 7+ years’ experience in digital media trading, activation, or performance-led buying.
- Strong expertise across YouTube, DV360, social video, and emerging video environments.
- Proven experience leading trading teams with clear commercial accountability.
- Deep familiarity with UK agency trading models and senior agency stakeholders.
- Highly analytical, with strong pricing, forecasting, and performance management skills.
- Confident communicator, comfortable engaging with clients, agencies, and senior internal stakeholders.
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