Manager, Affiliates

About the Role:

The role sits within the Western Europe Markets (WEM) Philips Performance Media team and involves working closely with our 17 markets across the region to enable the next phase of business and digital transformation for Philips. You will work with and report into the Performance Director, and work in collaboration to the wider performance team to ensure the client business objectives are met.

The WEM Affiliates Manager is responsible for leading our Affiliates programme across the region for Personal Health for Philips. You will be responsible for delivering best-in-class Affiliates strategies and execution, planning and delivering strategies across branding, performance media and ecommerce, and delivering on Philip’s business priorities. You will define the ways of working for WEM Affiliates, partnering with both the client to deliver their objectives, as well as the wider performance team to drive a holistic approach to performance media. You will also line manage Executives/Senior Executives, therefore you will be responsible for their learning and development, and leading the overall channel processes and QA.

The ideal candidate will be a proactive, a problem-solver, with a proven background in affiliate marketing to deliver best service for Philips.

This is an exciting role with excellent career opportunities and benefits within a high-profile team. To that end, we are looking for someone who can hit the ground running, take full ownership of the affiliate marketing strategy, and drive excellence of delivery across the account and team overall.

 

About You:  

• Demonstrable experience managing affiliates marketing
• Proven ability to independently manage multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of media agency ecosystem
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Proven background in affiliate marketing
• Activation and planning expertise
• You will have experience in Partnerize, or other affiliate marketing platforms
• You will need to have a understanding of analytics platforms such as Google Analytics or Adobe Omniture
• You will have a good understanding of KPI selection within affiliate marketing
• You will have experience training and managing people
• You will have experience activating affiliate marketing and therefore an understanding of best practice across partner selection, programme setup, QA, reporting, insight generation and finance
• You will own the media plan for affiliate marketing - challenging the client/client team where required and managing the team to deliver strategic excellence, effective testing and operationally viable output
• You will ensure your team are engaged and delivering the highest possible quality of work.
• You will also have good relationships with key partners and be up to date on their latest products.​
• You will be able to work with other digital teams and feel comfortable discussing how affiliates and lead generation fits into the overall marketing mix.​
• You will be able to put forward recommendations and forecasts outside of CPA/CPL and showcase to the client how this activity contributes to their KPIs. ​

 

 

The Agency:

 

At OMD EMEA you will experience a place of work unparalleled with any other; to do the best work in your career.
With half of our employees originating from outside the UK, you will join a truly connected culture which celebrates difference and embraces diversity. This is a huge organisation, albeit one with a small agency feel.

You will play a key role in developing strong relationships and shared ethos, whilst at the same time benefit from a plethora of career opportunities and training. Undeniably, this is an agency with a grounded sense of belonging and community, one which is social and emotionally-aware.
Everything you achieve and learn at OMD EMEA will be exciting and rich in value – everyday will be a new challenge that needs solving!

Flexible Working

At Omnicom Media Group, we are committed to supporting flexibility for our people while fostering collaboration, innovation, and teamwork. We have a hybrid working model (three days in the office, two working remotely), to ensure that we meet the needs of both our people and our business, balancing the benefits of in-person connections with the flexibility of remote working.  Our standard working hours are 9:30 – 17:30, but we offer the ability to flex around core hours of 10:30 – 16:30 to give our people flexibility on how they manage their working day, whether that’s in the office or working remotely. For example, you could start work at 8:30 and finish at 16:30 or start at 10:30 and finish at 18:30.

We encourage open conversations between our people and managers to help navigate high-need periods and individual circumstances. Our goal is to create an environment where people feel genuinely supported to do their best - both in their careers and in their lives outside of work.

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Be Your Best

We want everyone to make the most of the opportunity to shine and showcase your talents and we are happy to make adjustments in the recruitment process so you can be your best. Please discuss any specific requirements with your dedicated Talent Team member or if you would feel more comfortable, you can email us confidentially at beyourbest@omnicommediagroup.com to let us know how we can support you.

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at OMG

At OMG, our vision is to be an agency where difference is valued and everyone is able to thrive in a culture of equality, inclusion and belonging. We are committed to providing a truly inclusive environment that reflects today’s society, where everyone is able to bring their true selves to work, and where diverse voices and backgrounds are valued, heard, and well-represented.

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