Affiliate & Partnerships Manager
Salary up to £40k
Manchester – 4 days in office
Forward Role are working with a fast-growing beauty eCommerce brand to find an experienced Affiliate & Partnerships Manager to take ownership of their affiliate channel at a really exciting point in the business's growth.
This one's a bit different to a typical affiliate hire - our client already has a genuinely successful and very busy affiliate program from launching earlier this year, built up organically by the existing team across TikTok Affiliates, Shopify Affiliates and AWIN. It works, and it works well. What they need now is someone experienced enough to come in, understand why it's working, and bring the structure, strategy and ambition to take it to the next level as the business scales.
If you're someone who's managed a high-volume affiliate program before and gets excited by the challenge of professionalising something that already has real momentum behind it, this could be a great next move.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the day-to-day running of the affiliate and partnerships program across TikTok Affiliates, Shopify Affiliates and AWIN
- Develop and execute an affiliate and partnerships strategy to support the brand's next phase of growth
- Build on the existing creator and affiliate base while identifying and recruiting new partners to expand reach
- Manage relationships with existing affiliates and creators, ensuring strong communication and timely commission payments
- Negotiate commission structures, rates and partnership terms to maximise ROI
- Monitor, analyse and report on channel performance, using data to spot what's working and where there's room to grow
- Work closely with the wider marketing team to align affiliate activity with campaigns, launches and key seasonal moments
- Bring more structure and process to a channel that's grown organically, without losing what makes it work
- Keep on top of platform updates and best practice across TikTok Affiliates, Shopify Affiliates and AWIN
- Coordinate with Brand and Content teams to make sure affiliates and creators have the right assets and messaging
- Manage budget allocation across the channel, tracking spend against performance
- Identify and test new affiliate networks or partnership opportunities as the channel scales
- Troubleshoot day-to-day issues across an already busy, high-volume program
- Present regular performance updates and recommendations to senior stakeholders
What You'll Bring
- Proven experience managing an affiliate or partnerships program, ideally within eCommerce or DTC
- Hands-on experience with AWIN or a similar affiliate network
- Experience with TikTok Affiliates and/or Shopify Affiliates, or the confidence to get up to speed quickly
- Comfort managing a high-volume, fast-moving affiliate program
- Strong negotiation skills and experience managing commercial partner relationships
- The ability to analyse performance data and turn it into clear strategy and action
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to juggle multiple partner relationships at once
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- A commercial mindset, with a good understanding of ROI and channel profitability
Desirable
- Experience in the health, beauty or DTC space
- Experience scaling an affiliate program from a grassroots stage into a more structured operation
- Existing relationships with creators, influencers or affiliates in a relevant niche
- Broader experience with Shopify
- Familiarity with other affiliate networks or influencer marketing platforms