Trainee Commercial Manager - Homeware (Retail)

Location: Shirebrook, England, United Kingdom. Based five days a week at the Shirebrook HQ.

Company

Retail business operating established sports, premium, luxury, and homeware brands across stores and online platforms, including hirify.global, Sports Direct, USC, Frasers, and GAME.

What you will do

• Manage the homeware product lifecycle, including product selection, creation, catalogue maintenance, and discontinued-line updates.
• Monitor stock positions and upcoming orders, supporting timely product delivery and orderbook reconciliations.
• Analyse sell-through, sales performance, product trends, and large datasets in Excel to identify opportunities and update budgets.
• Support new homeware product and range launches across retail stores and online platforms.
• Manage relationships with luxury, premium, and core third-party homeware brands, adapting communication and commercial strategies to different market positions.
• Collaborate with leadership and internal teams to support category performance, sales, profit targets, and range development.

Requirements

• Experience working in retail stores or in a similar commercial-focused role.
• Passion for homeware and interiors.
• Excellent numerical skills, an analytical mindset, and strong attention to detail.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to demonstrate a can-do attitude.
• Strong problem-solving ability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build effective stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure.

Culture & Benefits

• Recognition through the peer-nominated Frasers Champion scheme, including the opportunity for winners to receive double pay for a month.
• Quarterly CEO Sessions offering networking and discussions with the CEO and leadership team.
• Head Office employees spend two days each financial year in a store or warehouse to understand products, customers, and frontline operations.
• Free gym classes, discounted gym memberships, and access to the Frasers Fit wellbeing programme.
• Free Retail Trust support, including a 24-hour wellbeing helpline, counselling, and financial and legal support.

Hiring process

• Recruiter interview focused on behaviours, culture, and values.
• Two further interviews with the Hiring Manager and wider team, focused on technical areas.
• The process may include a presentation or practical task.