Sales Data Assistant (279592)

Sales Data Assistant

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 salesbased 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 adhoc 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 Salesowned 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 youll bring

Essential criteria:

• A curiosity about book publishing and the retail supply chain

• An interest in data and its applications

• An exceptional eye for detail

• 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 cant 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 twostage interview process which will include a virtual firststage interview and inperson second stage interview. We are happy to discuss this further with you throughout the recruitment process.

Salary

27500 plus 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 the successful candidate to work from our Londonbased office a maximum of three days per week (one being a Wednesday) and offer the remaining days to be worked remotely.

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:279592