Affiliate Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Oversee affiliate initiatives across various established ecommerce brands

• Recruit, onboard, and nurture affiliate partnerships across content, cashback, loyalty, voucher, comparison, influencer, and media channels

• Leverage data, insights, and market opportunities to optimize profitable growth

• Manage affiliate channel performance metrics including revenue, ROI, CPA, conversion rate, average order value, cost of sale, and customer acquisition

• Strategize and execute affiliate campaigns during key trading periods, product launches, and seasonal events

• Identify opportunities for enhancing partner performance, commission structures, and promotional activities

• Negotiate commission rates, commercial agreements, and premium partner placements

• Oversee monthly validation of sales across affiliate platforms, customer service touchpoints, and internal data sources

• Ensure accurate tracking, reporting, payments, and program delivery with networks and technology partners

• Monitor traffic quality, brand representation, and affiliate compliance

• Collaborate closely with senior digital, ecommerce, and trading stakeholders

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience managing multiple brands, websites, markets, or product categories

• Strong understanding of affiliate networks, tracking, attribution models, and commission structures

• Demonstrated success in increasing affiliate revenue and enhancing commercial performance

• Proficient in using data and insights to inform decision-making and optimize strategies

• Excellent negotiation, relationship management, and communication skills

• Experience with affiliate platforms like Awin

• Solid working knowledge of Google Analytics and Excel or Google Sheets

• Familiarity with affiliate compliance, brand protection, and traffic quality monitoring

• Experience in content partnerships, influencer affiliates, product feeds, or broader performance marketing channels is a plus

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work with occasional travel to Gloucester as needed

• Competitive salary and benefits package

• Company pension scheme: You contribute 4.5%, and BiGDUG contributes 4.5%

• Perkbox – employee benefits and rewards platform

• 23 days of holiday per year, pro-rata

• 1 extra day of holiday for ‘my special day’

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – confidential and compassionate support

• Kingsholm Rugby – access to tickets for games and selected matches in the BiGDUG box

• Life Assurance – lump sum death benefit equivalent to 3 times annual salary

• Staff discount – available for employees and friends & family

• Company bonus – currently 10% of basic salary if UK targets are met

• Access to a Private GP via phone or video call