Dear SOLR user list
We are hiring for Search Platform Business Consultant on contract in London. Working for leading global consulting firm from London offices on London / UK major retail clients. I wondered if you may find of interest or be able to recommend in the group. Regards James Search Business Consultant (Internal Search, Tooling, Search Strategies) London Internal Search Specialist/Business Consultant – London Contract – 6 months initial The Internal Search Specialist will be responsible for making improvements to internal search, optimizing the user experience and implementing the internal site search strategy in Search Platform through item attributes, thesaurus, synonyms, auto-phrase and redirect search configurations. These owned Search solutions will provide a fine-tuned search experience to drive online sales and contribute to increased conversion rates Responsibilities include but are not limited to: · Act as subject matter expert for Search Tools (Endeca or SOLR experience) and other relevant tools and processes for search analysis · Aligning with merchants and business partners to identify ways of improving the on-site search experience, and conversion strategies that vary across categories · Provide regular consulting expertise on search optimization for site improvement projects · Follow and incorporate industry standards/best practices for successful implementation · Business Consulting expertise on Search Tooling, Search Strategies, Keyword Search, Taxonomies, Dictionary Optimisation · Perform frequent & ongoing search tuning and make adjustments based on trends and relevancy · Address null and/or low-performing search results, and identify opportunities for improvement · Advanced search and navigation capabilities · Provide strategic recommendations across the business to leverage internal search activity · Manage builds and deployment of Search indexes across multiple environments · Search Terms Analysis, Key Word Analysis, PIM products / Departments Ranking, Categories etc, Search Fine Tuning, Search Analysis · Work with development teams on best practices for coding, integration, and testing The ideal candidate will be detail oriented, possess exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills, and make a positive contribution to a team environment. Required · Experience with Enterprise based search and navigation capabilities for a B2C site (ideally Endeca or SOLR) · Search relevance tuning experience as well as benchmarking · Large retailer experience preferred Exceptional problem solving skills · Experience with at least one enterprise-level analytics tool · Ecommerce/eRetail supporting reporting on check-out process, event-driven promotions, mobile technologies, retail sales and other eRetail initiatives Initial 6 months contract with long term exensions. If you're interested in this opportunity, please email your latest CV, or call James for more information. James Kirk, Director Contract & Permanent IT Resources Staffworx Ltd Pine View, 6 Newlands Park, Copthorne, West Sussex, RH10 3EW, UK Mobile +44 7710 445593 Fax +44 1293 474000 Email <mailto:james.k...@staffworx.co.uk> james.k...@staffworx.co.uk Web <http://www.staffworx.co.uk/> www.staffworx.co.uk P please consider the environment before printing <https://www.facebook.com/staffworx.co.uk> <https://twitter.com/Staffworx> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/jameskirk> staffworx-logo-latest-float.gif REC_Technology2bwfloating.gif PCG_logo_Member_26mm_72dpi_b&w.jpg Staffworx Limited are a corporate member of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation, specialist REC Technology Group and member of PCG “This e-mail and any attachment thereto may contain information which is confidential and/or protected by intellectual property rights and are intended for the sole use of the recipient(s) named above. Any representations (contractual or otherwise), views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Staffworx Ltd. Any use of the information contained herein (including, but not limited to, total or partial reproduction, communication or distribution in any form) by other persons than the designated recipient(s) is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender either by telephone or by e-mail and delete the material from any computer".
