Sales Data Assistant

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Sales Data Assistant to join their Sales Analysis & Reporting team. This role offers a unique opportunity to delve into the world of book publishing and data analysis, providing insights that drive business decisions. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving, with a keen interest in data applications. As part of a collaborative team, you'll gain exposure to various business areas while contributing to impactful reporting and analysis. Join this dynamic environment and help shape the future of publishing through data-driven insights.

Qualifications

• Strong written and spoken communication skills.
• A good level of numeracy and analytical mindset.
• Curiosity about book publishing and data applications.

Responsibilities

• Produce information for monthly financial accruals and customer trading agreements.
• Create regular and ad-hoc reporting for specific customers.
• Administer Sales Reporting & Analysis team processes.

Skills

Numeracy

Communication Skills

Analytical Mindset

Curiosity about Book Publishing

Team Collaboration

Tools

Excel

Job description

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Do you want to learn what information goes into the sale of a book – and how we use that to better understand how to sell more? Our Sales Analysis & Reporting team are looking for an energetic and inquisitive person to join them as their new Sales Data Assistant.

Sitting within the group Sales team, the Sales Analysis and Reporting team works across all Penguin Random House UK divisions, delivering commercial and consumer sales-based business intelligence to colleagues across the breadth of the Sales department and throughout the wider organisation, striving to provide accessible and actionable insight.

This is an exciting time for the team as it looks to transform its existing suite of reporting, and the Sales Data Assistant is a new role with great scope to learn from different areas of the business and about many customers and processes, but most importantly about different data sources and how we leverage that resource to produce impactful analysis.

Key responsibilities:

Produce information to support the monthly financial accruals process and ongoing customer trading agreements

Create regular and ad-hoc reporting for specific customers and business areas

Administer Sales Reporting & Analysis team processes for project development

Operate as a point of contact for business colleagues for issues or queries relating to Sales-owned corporate and departmental reporting

For the right candidate, there would be opportunities to learn more advanced technical skills from our team of analysts and put these to use with data visualisation tools

What you’ll bring

A curiosity about book publishing and the retail supply chain

An interest in data and its applications

A good level of numeracy

A desire to build relationships and work collaboratively as part of a team

Strong written and spoken communication skills

A proactive and analytical mindset

Preferred criteria:

Some knowledge of Excel

Experience of working within a sales or commercial environment

Disability Confident

If you have opted into our disability confident scheme, the above is the essential criteria you must meet to be considered for our interview scheme. Please note, there may be occasions where the volume of applicants means we can’t take all eligible candidates to interview.

Application instructions

Please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining why you are the right candidate for the role by 11:59pm on 6th May.

Please ensure you include a cover letter, as it is a crucial part of our assessment process. The cover letter offers an opportunity to show how your experience and interests align with the role requirements. Typically, we expect the cover letter to be no more than one or two pages in length.

Please note we are looking for someone to join the team as soon as possible, but we are also happy to accommodate a reasonable notice period for the right candidate.

We anticipate a two-stage interview process which will include a virtual first-stage interview and in-person second stage interview. We are happy to discuss this further with you throughout the recruitment process.

What you can expect from us

Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.

While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role we expect the successful candidate to work from our London-based office a maximum of three days per week (one being a Wednesday) and offer the remaining days to be worked remotely.

About Penguin

We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.

The recruitment process

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt-in on their application form. The essential criteria for this role are listed as part of the ‘What you’ll bring’ section. There may be times when the volume of applications means we cannot take all eligible candidates to interview.

We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing . Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.

Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.