Head of Ecommerce - Maternity Cover

## Head of Ecommerce - Maternity Cover Apply:
Manchester:
Full time:
Posted Today:
End Date:
October 9, 2026 (16 days left to apply):
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** POSITION SNAPSHOT
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* Job title:

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* ** Head of eCommerce
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* Location:

Manchester
**** Contract type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
**** WHO ARE WE
** PZ Cussons is a FTSE
250 listed consumer goods business, headquartered in Manchester, UK. We employ around 2,600 people across our operations in Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and Africa. Since our founding in 1884, we have been creating products to delight, care for and nourish consumers. Across our core categories of Hygiene, Baby and Beauty, our trusted and well-loved brands include Carex, Childs Farm, Cussons Baby, Imperial Leather, Morning Fresh, Original Source, Premier, Sanctuary Spa and St.

Tropez.

Sustainability and the wellbeing of our employees and communities everywhere are at the heart of our business model and strategy, and captured by our purpose:
For everyone, for life, for good.
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* The Role:

** We have a fantastic opportunity within our Commercial function for a
** Head of Digital and eCommerce.
** This is a 12 month fixed term contract. This exciting role is responsible for shaping and leading the commercial digital growth strategy; optimising online channels, leading a high performing team and ensuring our brands win in a fast moving, highly competitive and accelerating channel.

Digital and Ecommerce sits within the broader Commercial function, incorporating Distributor, Wholesale, Grocery, Discounter and High Street channels, Category and Commercial Strategy and Planning.
** Reporting Relationships
** The role reports into the Europe Sales Director and has a combination of direct and indirect reports.
** Job context & scope
**** Key Duties and Responsibilities*
* * Digital and Ecommerce Strategy Development – define and execute a market leading ecommerce strategy to accelerate revenue growth across channels (D2C, pureplay, marketplaces, omnichannel retailers), translating consumer, shopper and category insights into clear digital growth plans
* P&L Ownership and Commercial Delivery – own the ecommerce P&L, revenue targets and profitability across channels, managing trade budgets and optimizing spending across channels to drive sales performance, underpinned by effective planning, forecasting and ROI centric investment decisions
* Strengthen Digital Brand Presence by building a cohesive ecosystem across websites, social, paid media, CRM and digital content, to ensure digital experiences reflect brand identity and meet consumer expectations
* Partner with Key Retailers and Platforms to manage relationships with online retail partners, and improve product discoverability, digital shelf performance, ratings and reviews, and trade spend effectiveness
* Lead Digital Transformation through championing the use of digital tools, data and automation to enhance marketing and sales effectiveness, and drive cross functional digital capability across marketing, sales and supply chain
* Ensure Operational Excellence through overseeing digital operations such as site performance, product content, merchandising, stock availability and fulfillment partnerships
* Build an Integrated Ecommerce Ecosystem to elevate digital capability across teams and enable the business to win online at scale
* Lead and Develophighly capable, high performing teams through fostering innovation, agility and a test and learn culture
** Capabilities, Skills and Experience
*** Degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
* Significant experience in eCommerce or digital sales with the ability to define a multi-channel online growth strategy across marketplaces, channels and digital media.
* Strong demonstrable knowledge of eCommerce…