Sales Operations Executive, Quadrille (FTC until December 2027)

Penguin Random House UK; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 31 000 - 33 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Quadrille, part of Penguin Random House UK, is seeking a Sales Operations Executive to support the international sales team. Based in London, you will coordinate publication schedules, manage sales materials and assist with international orders.

You will analyse sales data, produce reports, and liaise with distribution partners to drive global opportunities. The role requires strong organisational skills, great communication and proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales is essential, ideally in publishing.
• Strong communication skills and ability to balance competing priorities.
• Highly organised with effective time management.
• Ability to understand data and identify anomalies in sales figures.
• Excellent relationship-building with teams, stakeholders and customers.
• Independently plan and prioritise workload to meet deadlines.
• Strong IT skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsabilités

• Act as a key contact between Quadrille and international sales teams and distribution partners.
• Coordinate publication schedules, priority titles and changes to the publishing programme within required deadlines.
• Create and maintain sales materials for international sell-in, including digital catalogues and collections, presentations, sales sheets and order forms.
• Support international order processing and follow-up with sales teams and distribution partners to resolve queries.
• Produce regular and ad hoc international sales reports, identifying gaps and opportunities.
• Help plan for international launch meetings, conferences, workshops and book fairs, coordinating materials and titles.
• Attend regular meetings with international sales teams and distribution partners, following up actions and communicating back to the Quadrille team.
• Monitor the Quadrille Sales inbox, directing queries to the appropriate person.

Connaissances

Sales experience

Communication

Organisation

Data interpretation

Relationship building

Priority management

IT skills

Outils

Excel

PowerPoint

Description du poste

Are you a proactive, highly organised sales professional with an interest in international publishing? Do you enjoy working across different markets, coordinating multiple priorities and using sales data to support commercial decision-making?

We are looking for a Sales Operations Executive to join the Quadrille International Sales team. With a focus on our international business, you will play an important role in supporting our English language sales teams and distribution partners around the world, helping to ensure they have the information, materials and operational support needed to sell Quadrille books effectively.

You will coordinate title information and sales materials, support international orders, produce and analyse sales reports, prepare presentations and catalogues, and act as an important link between Quadrille and our international sales teams and distribution partners.

About Quadrille

Quadrille is a global, award-winning food and lifestyle publisher. We believe in the transformative power of books - our mission is to enrich readers’ lives, feed minds and fuel creativity. Home to experts, household names and bright new talent in cookery, craft, lifestyle and gift, we combine cutting-edge design with inspiring content for audiences around the world.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a key point of contact between Quadrille and our international sales teams and distribution partners, supporting the day-to-day running of the international business.
• Work closely with the International Sales Manager, International Sales and Product teams, to coordinate publication schedules, priority titles, new title information and changes to the publishing programme within required deadlines.
• Create and maintain sales materials to support international sell-in, including digital catalogues and collections, presentations, sales sheets, themed order forms and other customer-facing materials and the sending of advances.
• Support international order processing and follow-up, working with sales teams, Customer Services and distribution partners to resolve queries and ensure orders are processed accurately and efficiently.
• Produce regular and ad hoc international sales reports, using sales, order and dues information to identify gaps, opportunities and areas requiring follow-up.
• Help plan and prepare for international launch meetings, sales conferences, product workshops, and book fairs, including coordinating presentations, samples and other supporting materials and presenting titles where appropriate.
• Attend regular meetings with international sales teams and distribution partners, following up actions and ensuring relevant information is communicated back to the Quadrille team.
• Monitor the Quadrille Sales inbox, responding to queries and ensuring requests are directed promptly to the appropriate person.

What you’ll bring

• Experience of working in Sales is essential. Ideally within publishing.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to balance competing priorities.
• Highly organised with effective time management skills.
• Ability to understand data and identify anomalies in sales figures and data.
• Excellent relationship‑building skills with team members, the wider Sales team, key stakeholders, and customers.
• Ability to independently plan and prioritise workload to meet deadlines.
• Strong IT skills, particularly Excel and Powerpoint.

£31,000 - £33,000 dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.

AI

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Disability Confident

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 with, for us to support your request.

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 two days per week.