Sales Manager - Ebury (12-month FTC) (279530)

Do you love all things nonfiction 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 nonfiction in the market.

Ebury are the nonfiction specialists at Penguin Random House leading the market in all aspects of popular nonfiction. So if youre 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. Youll 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. Youll 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 coordinating 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 Eburys position as the market leading NonFiction Publisher in the UK.
• You will have responsibility for helping Eburys online growth continue finding new ways to reach readers with Eburys 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 youll bring

Essential criteria:

• Youll have a strong sales background in ideally a publishing or media environment with experience managing key accounts across large UK retailers.
• Youll 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 youll adopt a collaborative approach work closely with stakeholders to problem solve be comfortable taking ownership and responsibility and know when to delegate.
• Youll 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 everyones 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

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

Were the UKs largest publisher; made up of some 2000 people and publishing over 1500 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 youll 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 optin on their application form. The essential criteria for this role are listed as part of the What youll 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.

Company:The Random House Group Limited

Country:United Kingdom

State/Region:London

City: London

Postal Code:SW11 7BW

Job ID:279530