Contract Performance Marketing Manager

Duration: 3 months (immediate start)

IR35 Status: Outside IR35

Location: Fully Remote Working

We''re supporting a rapidly scaling online marketplace in hiring a contract Performance Marketing Manager on a contract basis. This is a hands-on, specialist role focused on owning and optimising Google Shopping & PMax performance at scale across a large, complex product catalogue.

This is a high-impact, hands-on role for a true specialist in Google Shopping and PMax, operating at serious scale across millions of SKUs. This is not a strategy position, you''ll be deep in the detail, owning performance end-to-end

Key Responsibilities

Own Shopping & PMax Architecture

• Design and manage full campaign structures (tiers, priorities, listing groups)
• Build scalable frameworks across large SKU catalogues (100K-1M+)
• Control PMax vs Standard Shopping interplay for optimal performance
• Implement advanced segmentation using feed-driven logic and custom labels

Feed, Merchant Centre & Data Integrity

• Own Merchant Centre health: diagnostics, disapproval''s, feed rules
• Translate commercial inputs (margin, seller quality, pricing) into feed logic
• Build robust labelling systems to drive performance segmentation

Performance Optimisation

• Optimise towards incremental revenue and contribution
• Leverage SKU-level economics, propensity modelling, and performance cohorts
• Lead daily trading decisions - spotting issues and deploying fixes fast

Efficiency & Scale

• Reduce wastage across queries, budgets, and low-value SKUs
• Maintain campaign health across complex, high-volume structures
• Implement scalable automation and optimisation frameworks

Technical & Tracking Ownership

• Own conversion tracking integrity (GTM, server-side, attribution)
• Partner with Data/BI teams on performance logic and automation
• Ensure all changes are measurable, testable, and repeatable

Essential Skills

• Deep, hands-on expertise in Google Shopping & PMax
• Strong Merchant Centre and feed optimisation experience
• Proven experience managing large-scale product catalogues (100K+ SKUs)
• Track record in profit/contribution-based optimisation (not just ROAS)
• Advanced understanding of:
• Campaign architecture & segmentation
• Feed tools (e.g. Channable, DataFeedWatch, etc.)
• SKU-level bidding & performance control
• Highly analytical with a test-and-learn mindset

If you''re a technical performance marketing specialist available at short notice, please apply for the role with a latest copy of your CV for immediate consideration.

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.