Sales Manager - Ebury (12-month FTC)

Bertelsmann; London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a dynamic Sales Manager to join a leading non-fiction publisher in the UK. This role involves leading a team to maximize sales across a diverse catalog, engaging with key retail partners, and influencing publishing strategies. You'll thrive in a collaborative environment, leveraging your sales expertise and analytical mindset to drive growth and maintain market leadership. If you are passionate about non-fiction and eager to make an impact in a vibrant industry, this role offers the chance to shine and contribute to a culture of inclusivity and innovation.

Qualifications

• Strong sales background in publishing or media.
• Experience managing key accounts across large UK retailers.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Key Account Managers to drive sales.
• Coordinate sales strategy for physical and online retailers.

Skills

Sales Management

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Relationship Building

Education

Degree in Business or Related Field

Job description

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Do you love all things non-fiction and are excited about selling the very best authors to the UKs best customers?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Sales Manager to join the Ebury Sales team on a 12 month fixed term contract (this could be considered as a secondment opportunity). We are looking for someone who can influence, lead and sell the best range of non-fiction in the market.

Ebury are the non-fiction specialists at Penguin Random House, leading the market in all aspects of popular non-fiction. So, if you're excited about the prospect of working with Yotam Ottolenghi or Nathan Antony, Fearne Cotton or Kirsty Gallagher, Greg James or Louise Thompson, Steven Bartlett or Caitlin Moran, or perhaps just our very own Charlie Mackesy then Ebury could be the place for you.

Key responsibilities:

In this role, reporting to the Sales Director, you will manage a team of three Key Account Managers, as well as working closely with colleagues across all of the different Hubs at Ebury. You'll use excellent communication and relationship skills to influence and guide our publishing strategy, finding opportunities to maximise and grow sales across the Ebury list.

• Leadership of the key accounts team will form a crucial part of your role. You'll create an environment where your team members are supported and inspired to do their best work.
• Working across all areas of the market, you will be confident co-ordinating sales strategy & retail partnerships for physical and online retailers - in print and digital formats.
• You will contribute to and help lead a sales growth strategy that will help maintain Ebury's position as the market leading Non-Fiction Publisher in the UK.
• You will have responsibility for helping Ebury's online growth continue, finding new ways to reach readers with Ebury's 4000 strong catalogue.
• You will have significant responsibility within Ebury itself, providing an accurate and insightful view of the UK market to key stakeholders in the division

What you'll bring

Essential criteria:

• You'll have a strong sales background, in ideally a publishing or media environment, with experience managing key accounts across large UK retailers.
• You'll be commercially focused and analytically minded, showing that you can use data and insight from the market to influence sound business decisions.
• Connecting with colleagues, customers and the team is central to the role, you'll adopt a collaborative approach, work closely with stakeholders to problem solve, be comfortable taking ownership and responsibility, and know when to delegate.
• You'll use excellent communication and relationship skills to influence and guide our publishing strategy
• Ebury is an exciting place to work, and we pride ourselves on having an open and inclusive culture where everyone's voice is important. We are looking for someone who can not only contribute to this environment but lead within it as well.

Application instructions

Please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining why you are the right candidate for the role by 11:59pm on Monday 5th 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.

Salary

£55,000 - £60,000 dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.

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.

Hybrid working

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 that you will work from our office in London three days per week.

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 [e-mail]. 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.

Company: Penguin Books Limited

Country: United Kingdom

State/Region: London

City: London

Postal Code: SW11 7BW

Job ID: 279530