Affiliate Executive - Europe

JD Sports Fashion; Bury; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discount

Personal development opportunities

Job summary

JD Sports Fashion is seeking an Affiliate & Partnerships Executive to support the Affiliate Manager with the day-to-day management of our European affiliate programmes. You will drive collaboration with affiliates, optimise campaigns, and help grow revenue.

You will manage CPA negotiations, monitor KPI performance, and contribute to cross-channel campaigns using Google Analytics and Power BI. Attendance at industry events and post-campaign analysis are part of the role.

Qualifications

• Experience in affiliate marketing or digital retail.
• Strong analytical and reporting ability.
• Experience with CPA negotiation and affiliate communications.

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage affiliate marketing campaigns.
• Communicate with affiliates regarding day-to-day programme management.
• Negotiate CPA rates and payments with affiliates.
• Monitor and report performance against KPIs.
• Conduct post-campaign analysis to inform optimisations.
• Attend industry events to stay updated and networks.

Skills

Organisational skills

Relationship building

Commercial awareness

Digital analytics understanding

Campaign coordination

Cross-channel campaigns

Advanced analytics

Tools

Google Analytics

Power BI

Job description

This is JD. Born in 1981. Built for Now. At JD, we don’t just sell sneakers and outdoor gear, we set trends, break boundaries, and build communities. Whether you're on the shop floor, behind the scenes, or driving innovation, every role here plays a part in shaping the future of our industry. We’re fast-paced, fearless, and unapologetically ambitious. We celebrate authenticity, thrive on collaboration, and never stop pushing forward, if you’re ready to bring your energy, ideas, and personality to a team that values them. This is your moment. This is JD. Are you in?

Affiliate & Partnerships Executive

Role Overview

Support the Affiliate Manager on the day to day management of our European affiliate programmes

Responsibilities

• Implementation and management of affiliate marketing campaigns
• Communication with affiliates regarding the day to day management of the programmes
• Negotiation of CPA rates and payment of affiliates
• Monitoring and reporting on performance against KPI’s internally
• Post campaign analysis
• Attendance of industry events

Role objectives/KPIs

• Support the Affiliate Manager on the day to day management of the programme, ensuring strong relationships with affiliates & best practices are carried out
• Affiliate revenue growth and return on ad spend

Skills and experience

• Strong organisational skills
• Relationship building
• Evidence of commercial awareness of the digital retail sector
• An understanding of internal analytics systems such as Google Analytics and Power BI
• Proficient use of the affiliate networks & an understanding of how our sales are tracked
• Upskill training
• Take ownership of the quarterly plans with assistance of the Affiliate Manager
• Feed into cross channel campaigns
• Advanced analytics & excel training

We know our colleagues work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits including staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work. Thank you for your time #JD