Affiliate Marketing Manager- International

iHerb•Irvine, CA

1d•$90,000 - $115,000

About The Position

The Affiliate Marketing Manager - International role is a strategic position that will manage iHerb’s global affiliate and referral marketing programs, working cross-functionally with our international teams, product teams, marketing operations and strategic partnerships teams.

Requirements

Experience in growth-stage ecommerce company, affiliate marketing agency, or digital marketing agency highly preferred
Both a strong strategic thinker, with the ability to translate quantitative and qualitative data/insights into strong marketing strategies, and a highly organized “doer,” with a data-driven mentality and a bias towards action
Customer-oriented and hyper-analytical, with a positive, entrepreneurial spirit.
Proven track record managing and growing international affiliate programs in global networks (Partnerize, Awin, CJ, Impact)
Strong understanding of the international affiliate landscape
Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make data-driven strategic recommendations
Excellent communication and negotiation skills with the ability to work cross-functionally and across different cultures
Passion for driving international affiliate program expansion, business development, ecommerce growth and global online marketing, with bilingual abilities.
Deep knowledge and experience with top affiliate marketing platforms, including Partnerize, Impact, Commission Junction, and Awin.
Proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, with experience analyzing data and creating detailed reports. Familiarity with data functions, pivot tables, and advanced formulas is preferred.
Generally requires a minimum of seven (7) + years of digital marketing, CRM, retention, and/or marketing operations experience, preferably in DTC ecommerce or digital agency environment.
At least two (2) years of affiliate, performance partnerships and/or customer referral program experience in DTC ecommerce, with a focus on international markets.

Nice To Haves

We welcome candidates with professional-working proficiency or native proficiency in any major global language. Preferred languages include: Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish, with opportunity for additional global language options available.
Experience with Google Business Suite (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms) preferred

Responsibilities

Manage iHerb’s global performance commission-based affiliate, content, and influencer programs to drive new and existing customer acquisition and growth.
Lead new affiliate discovery and recruitment, dormant affiliate activation, and existing affiliate optimization efforts for the iHerb affiliate programs, specializing in key international markets.
Execute and implement the global affiliate partner recruitment and optimization strategy, as well as onboarding new platforms for global expansion.
Implement the strategic account plan for designated international markets to drive ongoing growth of existing partnerships and increase international brand awareness.
Build and maintain strong long term affiliate partnerships.
Serve as a subject matter expert for affiliate marketing and act as a resource to our international marketing teams to deepen market penetration of our performance affiliate business.
Forecast and track key metrics, prepare reports on program and publisher performance, and communicate the progress of monthly/quarterly initiatives to internal stakeholders.
Collaborate with product and IT teams on integration and new feature development across owned and licensed referral platforms. (Proprietary customer referral platform, as well as Partnerize, Impact, Awin, and CJ).
Evaluate and propose strategic recommendations for paid media to grow the affiliate channel by international market, reporting on opportunity performance and learnings from each campaign.
Work closely with marketing operations and creative services teams to align with the existing promotional calendar, as well as development of channel-specific creative and promotions.
Monitor the incrementalism of the affiliate channel for assigned markets, providing reporting to senior management, and adapting strategy to maximize impact of marketing investment.