Affiliate Specialist London, England
Job description
Affiliates Specialist
Location: London, The Speechmark + (Hybrid Working*)
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Mon to Fri
Hybrid
At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection we can achieve great things. Our blended working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. Our “Office in a Box” home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.
Who We Are
We’re a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives.
At Vodafone UK, diversity isn’t just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We’re proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.
What you’ll do
We’re looking for the very best people to join us. People who share our passion, our pioneering spirit and hunger for innovation in the fast paced environment of Consumer. If that sounds like you, this is your chance to take your career in telecommunications further. We are truly unique in our opportunity to change the market by bringing complete solutions together.
As an Affiliate Specialist you will have a key role in supporting the Affiliate Lead and take on an integral role in driving performance through our core Vodafone products. The affiliate programme is a fast-growing acquisition marketing channel that is forecasted to continue to grow significantly and become one of the largest affiliate programmes in Europe. This role gives a fantastic opportunity to develop the future sales plan and own the responsibility of delivering the strategy for Digital growth. You will work with some of the biggest online partners in the UK as well continually scoping out future partners and growth areas. You will be focused on Vodafone UK & Umbrella brands; Home Broadband, Pay Monthly, Pay As You Go, TalkMobile and our Youth Mobile brand, VOXI.
Day to day accountabilities include:
Ownership of Affiliate channel strategy across core products.- Responsible for acquiring new Affiliates and actively launching new innovations across multiple segments.
- Managing and influencing key stakeholders cross-functionally to bring new ideas to fruition
- Optimising in year budget for in year targets including end-to-end business casing of new opportunities for in quarter trading.
- Creating affiliate reports for weekly digital performance meeting.
- Managing internal ad hoc affiliate related requests from the wider business/product segments.
- Supporting the Affiliate Lead in developing and implementing the Vodafone affiliate strategy to deliver the sales and growth KPIs.
Who you are
The ideal candidate will have existing experience managing multi-level stakeholders with strong interpersonal and negotiation skills, enabling them to build new partnerships, strengthen existing ones and continually motivate affiliates to perform better. They will ensure that our propositions are leveraged across the channel by keeping affiliates up to date on new products, price changes and offers, as well as identifying and implementing new and creative ideas to enhance the affiliate programme. It is important the candidate has a strong data driven approach to measuring the effectiveness of our affiliate marketing and continually optimise activity to achieve a strong return on investment.
In addition to this, we will look for:
Commercially minded with the ability to analyse and simplify complex data.- Must have demonstrated understanding of the underlying economic metrics involved in managing affiliate partnerships.
- A keen problem solver with a proven track record of working to a very high standard under tight deadlines.
- An excellent communicator with the ability to influence across all levels of the organisation.
- Work collaboratively within a team and support junior members for further development advancement.
- Passionate about what you do; attentive and results driven mentality, able to continually critique and optimise performance.
What we offer
We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools, market leading parental leave policies and an innovative Reconnect programme for people who have taken a career break.
Together we can
Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.
