Recommerce is Reshaping Industries

Recommerce is Reshaping Industries

As the world moves towards more sustainable and circular models of consumption, recommerce, the buying and selling of pre-owned goods is quickly becoming one of the most disruptive forces in retail, tech, and eCommerce. But behind the scenes of this booming movement is a rapidly evolving job market.

What is Recommerce?

Recommerce (short for “reverse commerce”) refers to the resale of second-hand, refurbished, or returned goods, often powered by technology. Think: refurbished iPhones, pre-loved designer fashion, or rented homeware. Platforms like Vinted, Back Market, and ThredUp are leading the way, but many brand like IKEA, Apple, and Patagoni are integrating recommerce into their core offering.

This isn’t just a trend—it’s a seismic shift in how businesses think about value, sustainability, and customer experience.

 

Why Recommerce Matters to Recruiters

As recommerce surges, it’s not just products and consumers that are changing it’s the entire hiring landscape. From digital infrastructure to logistics, customer experience to sustainability leadership, new roles are emergin - and the right talent is in high demand!

At CloudScope, we specialise in Digital Commerce recruitment for D2C brnads and digital agencies. 

Here’s how recommerce is transforming recruitment across key sectors:

 

In-demand Web roles:

• Shopify Developers (Liquid, JavaScript, Headless Shopify)

• eCommerce Managers

• CRO Specialists

• UX/UI Designers

• Tech Leads with Shopify Plus experience

 

In-demand Digital roles:

• Performance Marketing Managers

• CRM Executives (Klaviyo, HubSpot, OneSignal)

• Content & Social Strategists

• eCommerce Growth Marketers

 

In-demand sustainability and operations roles:

• Supply Chain Analysts

• Circular Economy Consultants

• Head of Sustainability

• Logistics & Returns Managers

 

CloudScope have a proven track record of placing senior talent into mission-driven, fast-scaling organisations—especially where growth and purpose intersect.

The recommerce boom is no longer niche. It’s a mainstream, investor-backed movement with major implications for how we build teams, define roles, and grow businesses.

At CloudScope, we’re already partnering with forward-thinking companies at the heart of this transformation. Whether you’re building a recommerce platform or pivoting to a circular model, we can help you find the talent to grow.

💙 And to support a circular future beyond commerce, we’ll donate 20% of all fees from recommerce-specific roles to the British Heart Foundation, helping extend lives while we extend the life of products.