Graduate - E-Commerce Associate

Who we are

Garmin make products that are engineered on the inside for life on the outside. We do this so our customers can make the most of the time they spend pursuing their passions.

With more than 19,000 associates in 80 offices around the world, we bring GPS navigation and wearable technology to the automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor and fitness markets. We think every day is an opportunity to innovate and a chance to beat yesterday.

What kind of candidates are we looking for?

We are looking for enthusiastic and passionate individuals with an ability to deliver strategic acquisition and awareness of strategies, with a commercial mindset.

The ideal candidate will have good planning, prioritisation, time management and organisational skills.

This is an entry-level opening position with scope to develop within our business.

Candidates must have a BA (Hons) degree (or equivalent) in either Marketing / Business Management or similar including a 1 year Placement (4 year course in total).

Graduates who have qualified between 2021 – 2023 academic years will be considered.

Degrees must be of 2:1 or 1st level qualification level.

We are unable to provide any visa sponsorship so you must have a full right to live and work in the UK with no end date or dependencies.

What is the role?

The primary objective of the role is to support the Head of E-Commerce with conversion strategies to achieve sales and profit. To maintain current and develop new B2B Partnerships including Garmin Health transacted through Garmin.com to meet sales and profit targets.

The role will be across all Garmin UK’s three key segments in Marine, Outdoor and Fitness. This involves harnessing the work of the Marketing team to launch exciting new products, as well as working within our EMEA and Operations teams to deliver an online promotional roadmap.

You will support and work alongside our Digital Marketing & Paid Search Specialists, to identify and optimise our SEO and Paid Search strategies as well as collaborating with marketing, logistics, and other departments to ensure smooth e-commerce operations, promotional campaigns, and cohesive customer experiences.

You will deliver agreed online sales plan for each segment, setting core KPIs (Sales, Traffic, AOV and Conversion) through a robust budgeting process, taking into consideration key calendar events.

Where will you be working?

The Garmin UK & Ireland team is located at the Garmin Europe Head Office in Totton, Southampton on the edge of the New Forest, Hampshire.

Benefits

· Salary: £24,000 per annum

· Benefits package: including annual Christmas and Wellness Bonus’ and Private Medical

· Future Opportunities

· Casual dress every day

· Superb brand marketing experience and opportunity

Applications

In the first instance please forward your CV with a covering letter explaining why you are the type of candidate who can help drive our growth, let us know what it is that excites you about working for Garmin and what attributes you can bring that makes you the person for this role.

If your application grabs our attention, then we will schedule an initial telephone interview. Following this screening process, we will be selecting a maximum of 10 candidates to attend a recruitment day in Southampton from which we hope to hire 1 graduate.

Email your initial applications with your name and position applied for in the subject line to careers.ge@garmin.com.

Closing date for applications: 3rdJuly 2023

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £24,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Bereavement leave
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid volunteer time
• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Southampton: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status?

Education:

• Bachelor's (preferred)

Experience:

• Marketing: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 03/07/2023
Reference ID: E-Commerce Graduate