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Join the dynamic HarperCollins Children’s Books sales team and immerse yourself in the world of best-selling authors and beloved brands
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HarperCollins, one of the world's leading publishing companies, is looking for a bright and personable individual to join their Children’s Books sales team. This role is your chance to be at the heart of the literary world, working with iconic authors and brands. With HarperCollins' commitment to diversity and personal development, alongside a host of employee benefits, this is more than just a job - it's a career with a company that values your growth and wellbeing.
Role Summary:
- Provide administrative support to the UK Sales Team.
- Handle samples, create presentations, and manage sales materials.
- Engage in customer service and assist with author signings.
- Support marketing and sales initiatives.
- Take charge of select accounts depending on your capabilities.
Role Requirements:
- Administrative experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Sales and customer service experience are advantageous.
- Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to work under pressure.
- Strong communication skills and a keen interest in books, particularly children's literature.
- Team player with a proactive attitude and a desire to progress in sales.
Benefits:
- Hybrid working model and generous holiday allowance.
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing support.
- Access to extensive professional development and training.
- Exclusive company discounts and perks.
HarperCollins is also proud to support diversity in the workplace and offers various networks for employees to join. Ready to turn your passion for books into a rewarding career? Apply through Applied, and for any inquiries, contact recruitment@harpercollins.co.uk with the subject 'Vacancy Query' followed by the job title.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the busy, fast-paced HarperCollins Children’s sales team, providing support to UK Key Accounts, Group Sales functions and the wider UK trade sales teams.
The role will require an extremely high level of organisation and detail, as well as an ability to rapidly acquire a high level of competency on company systems and confident use of Microsoft Office applications. Most of all we’re looking for personable, bright individual who can learn quickly and use their own initiative.
The role offers solid experience, including shadowing the account handlers for major UK retailers, as well as the potential for the right candidate to look after some accounts directly. Working across the HarperCollins Children’s Books list, it’s a real opportunity for gaining an unmatched insight into the commercial UK and International book markets. As well as being heavily customer-facing, the role will work across authors and brands from across the most exciting, bestselling authors and brands in the market, including David Walliams, Oliver Jeffers, Judith Kerr, David Baddiel and Paddington Bear.
Key Responsibilities
Administrative support to the HarperCollins Children’s Books UK Sales Team
Distribute advance samples/ proofs to retailers
Create internal and external PowerPoint presentations and Excel reports
Answer internal and customer queries quickly and effectively
Organise and assist with author signings
Management and distribution of POS and key sales material – working closely with Marketing, PR, field sales and the key account team to deliver this efficiently and in a timely manner
Ad-hoc administrative tasks – e.g formatting presentations, creating graphs and charts through Excel
Liaise with the Field Sales team, Divisional Sales teams, Marketing, PR, Distribution, Editorial and Commercial Finance
Process customer and event orders in a clear and timely manner, liaising with Glasgow distribution, credit control and customer services to ensure the effective distribution of orders so that invoices are raised and books dispatched in the business’s best interests
Raise any required marketing PO’s
Generate order forms
Internal champion across brands and accounts to key stakeholders
TCM competition tracker maintenance and weekly TCM reports
Management of select accounts (dependent on candidate)
Experience Required
Administrative experience
Experience of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Sales and customer service experience desirable
Previous experience in a Publishing role at Assistant level, or bookseller experience desirable but not essential
Skills Required
Organised, efficient and pro-active
Ability to communicate at all levels, both written and verbally
Professional, reliable, able to work quickly under pressure and use own initiative
Effective team player
Confidence and aptitude to work across databases and systems
Excellent attention to detail
Keen interest in books, and Children’s books in particular
Outstanding communicator
Collaborative and proactive
Keen to progress with an interest in sales
Benefits
Hybrid working model (3 days in the office)
28 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell holiday days)
Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
Private healthcare cover and life assurance
Summer Hours
Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal
Season ticket loans (from day 1 for entry level) and cycle to work scheme
Relocation Rent Support Loan
Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work, Pride at HC, Social Mobility Network and Neurodiversity at Work
Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal, management courses (up to MA level) and mentoring programmes
Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers
Gym membership discount
Onsite physiotherapy (London only)
Charitable donation matching and 2 volunteering days
We're a certified Carbon Neutral company
Green Electric/Hybrid Car Benefit Scheme (salary sacrifice)
With Trees for Life we plant a tree in the Highlands of Scotland for every permanent hire
Free e-books and audiobooks, digital newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books
Subsidised canteen and retail discounts
Onsite prayer room
The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking internships or entry level positions. For more information visit https://www.btbs.org/
If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly to [email removed - click apply for more details] with subject heading ‘Vacancy Query’ plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.
Please note, if you are interested in the role you would need to submit your application via Applied. We do not accept email applications.
