Local Affiliate Manager at Jumia Nigeria

Job Description

• As a Local Affiliate Manager, you will be responsible for maximizing affiliate revenues for Jumia products and brands globally.
• You will actively search and cultivate partnerships with new affiliate programs to drive profitable growth and revenue across multiple brands.

Responsibilities
In particular you will:

• Owns the local sales strategy, and leads its execution to “hunt” and “close” new local partners.
• Generate leads and efficiently regular contact with existing prospects.
• Own relationship and support to on-boarded local partners, ensuring their education, satisfaction and maximizing their business on the keep in program.
• Negotiate commission structures with top sites and partners to ensure maximum profitability.
• Work with the marketing department to create campaigns to attract potential affiliates.
• Own relationship and support to top local partners, ensuring their education, and satisfaction to maximize their performance on the program.
• Follow up on affiliate campaigns to ensure they are kept within budget and maximum ROI is achieved.
• Analyse local channel performance and send weekly performance reports.
• Maximize networking and community building opportunities and by regularly setting up events bringing affiliates together.
• Request artwork for weekly campaigns to be shared with affiliates.
• Send a weekly promotional newsletter to affiliates telling them about the top campaigns, categories and products to promote.
• Localize any central material to fit the local market, for example video tutorials or sales pitch material.
• Occasionally support on central affiliate marketing projects.

Professional Skills & Qualifications

• Degree in Marketing, Economics, Business, or related fields. MBA or MSc in Marketing, Business or related field is a plus.
• 5+ years’ experience in the Affiliate Management space - negotiating, implementing and optimizing affiliate marketing campaigns
• Strong negotiation skills and experience managing vendors and partners
• Strong understanding of customer acquisition through digital marketing.
• Experience starting new affiliate program marketing efforts from scratch.
• Able to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with strong attention to detail, driving projects to completion under deadlines
• Self-directed and enthusiastic team player. Action oriented, ambitious and a go-getter
• Understanding of affiliate’s motivations, drives, and desires while still focusing on the company’s goals

We Offer

• A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment
• The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team working around the world
• An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders for our future internet ventures