Production Controller
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Job Description
Do you have a can-do attitude and relish the thought of being part of a busy team
If so an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Penguin Random House Childrens Production department.
Were looking for a Production Controller to help produce frontlist co-edition and non-trade books onthe Puffin and Random House Childrens lists covering vital new voices modern juggernauts like Philip Pullman and incredible classics from Roald Dahl to The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Youll work closely and collaboratively with internal teams across Editorial Design Sales Inventory Finance. Youll negotiate with external suppliers worldwide to supply both UK and international markets and help us identify and implement solutions for manufacturing costing and scheduling in a constantly evolving landscape.
Breadth of work is key to our team and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to produce mono colour and some novelty titles. We recognise that many applicants might have dominant or exclusive experience in just one of these areas and this will not disadvantage an application.
This role offers a chance to develop a wider range of production skills than almost any other in the industry within a team which is friendly supportive and focused on career development. It would equally suit a seasoned assistant looking to step up to controller or a controller looking for a fresh challenge or to broaden their skillset. We bring incredible childrens books to life every day and we look forward to your application.
Key responsibilities:
- Costing scheduling and raising purchase orders for trade co-edition non-trade and local print product with our global suppliers
- Ensuring accurate records are kept on Biblio so that product specification archived files and lead times are clear useable and ready to hand over to our backlist team on reprint
- Ensuring all specification and supplier decisions are made with full consideration of department strategy and product sustainability suggesting changes where appropriate
- Keeping schedules on track coordinating typesetting repro and pre-flight checks on final files
- Building relationships with both internal and external stakeholders in a helpful responsive and professional manner.
- Contributing to the improvement of systems and best practices in a positive and proactive manner
What youll bring
Essential criteria:
- Previous experience in a similar role.
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely
- Self-driven. Able to keep colleagues and suppliers on track
- Comfortable with prioritising and managing a busy workload with a calm positive and flexible approach.
- Strong organisational skills
- An attention to detail
Application instructions
Please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining why you are the right candidate for the role by 11:59pm on Sunday 13th July.
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
Circa 30000 dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role plus bonus and benefits.
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. This is a hybrid role based in our offices in London as there are activities and meetings that you will need to support in-person for a minimum of 2-days p/week. We are happy to discuss hybrid working arrangements with you during your recruitment process.
Company:The Random House Group Limited
Country:United Kingdom
State/Region:London
City: London
Postal Code:SW11 7BW
Job ID:280918
Employment Type
Full Time
