Amazon PPC Manager

About the company

We are an e-commerce company based in Texas, USA. We manufacture, import and sell mostly evergreen apparel products on Amazon.com that are sold under two main brands. 

The business is managed by the Founder, COO and a distributed team of fourteen people with an average tenure with the business of 4 years. We are located all around the world.  We don’t hire often, but when we do, we want the best and build our team for the long term. 

About the role

We are looking for an experienced PPC Manager to join our team! If you are a strategic and analytical thinker and have experience with large product catalogs and ad budgets, then this might be the position for you!

These are some typical questions you will be finding the answer to: 

• How can we improve our product performance with PPC?

• Why has X keyword ranking dropped?

• Why is Y competitor's product beating us?

• What are your thoughts on launching X product?

• What competitor products should we target with ads and why?

And here are a few specific things you would work on:

• Managing an ad budget of $150,000 USD per month across 60+ parent and 1000+ child SKUs

• Testing and adjusting campaign bids and keywords

• Coordinate closely with the Marketing Director, especially for launching products

• Report regularly to the team on PPC performance

• Keeping tabs on the competition and finding opportunities using their stockouts, marketing activities, etc.

• Working across teams on launches

You will be introduced to our company, products, and current PPC setup, but we expect you to have the expertise and experience necessary to advise from an early stage.

You will report to the Marketing Director.

We work mostly asynchronously using Slack and Asana, however, you must be okay with occasional early morning or late evening calls to connect with the team in the Philippines, Europe, or on the US East Coast. Otherwise, working hours are flexible outside of scheduled meetings.

About you

This could be the perfect role if you:

• Are organized, analytical, and self-motivated

• Have 3+ years of experience managing PPC campaigns for 7 or 8-figure sellers

• Have experience managing ad campaigns for hundreds of variations

• You understand the connection between organic and paid marketing in the Amazon space.

• Are fluent in English written and spoken

• Have advanced proficiency in MS Excel and Google Sheets for data analysis and reporting

• Are able to work across functions and teams, and both give and receive direction

• Know how to identify, diagnose, and solve product performance issues and challenges with PPC

• Are responsive easy-going, trustworthy, and communicative

• You are determined and love a good challenge

• You are used to working in a remote setting and are able to do so independently

• You ‘connect the dots’ between advertising, keyword ranking, and margin.

Who you are

This is a role for an analytical, detail-oriented, self-driven, and proactive person. You will be expected to uncover product and ad performance issues and come up with strategies to correct them. You enjoy the challenge of testing and figuring things out and constantly looking for ways to improve profitability. 

Launches - We launch at least one new product per month. Each new product is a large investment and the launch is highly planned across all functions of the organization.  Ads are key to this strategy and you will be responsible for ads in all phases of the product life cycle.  

You’re a team player and used to reporting on your work, but happy to work independently as well. You’ll be part of leadership team meetings and are expected to make meaningful contributions to these.    

You can identify problems, gain an understanding of them, and then solve them in an effective way. You will be given challenges and responsibilities and expected to proactively deliver solutions and results without the need for much follow-up or management.

We are not looking for someone to simply follow SOPs or a ‘PPC course template’, but a person who has hands-on experience tweaking and testing campaigns, who always stays on top of trends and new features, and someone who uses and is familiar with different types of software in the space.  

What's in it for you?

What we offer:

• Full-time position

• Flexible salary depending on your experience and enthusiasm, but in the range of 3,000 - 4,500 USD per month depending on experience and motivation. You'd also be eligible for a year-end bonus distributed at the Founder's discretion.

• Fully remote. Fast, reliable internet is an absolute must.  You must be in a quiet space for meetings.

• Flexible hours. We don’t believe in micro-managing. Outside of scheduled meetings, our employees manage their own time. We don’t care when you do it, as long as it gets done well, and on time.

• Unlimited paid time off after trial period (according to company guidelines)

• Work within a small but highly dedicated team that enjoys collaboration and teamwork.

How to apply?

If you're interested in this job, please complete our application form. Only complete applications including a video will be considered and we will review applications on a rolling basis. 

Application form can be found here: https://forms.gle/RwpLZoJFUqH1LNQx9 

We can't wait to hear from you!