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Digital & Online Sales - Senior Executive /Manager

Salary: £37,650 - £43,114 (dependant on experience)

Reporting to: UK Commercial and Sales Director

Company and Role Overview

Usborne Publishing, the largest and most successful independent Children’s Publisher in the UK, has an exciting new opportunity for a Digital & Online Senior Sales Executive/Manager to join its UK Sales department. You’ll have experience of working with online retailers and will help support our continued online sales growth.

Key Responsibilities

  • Responsibility for online sales strategy across print, eBook and audio
  • Manage the relationships with Amazon as well as Apple, Audible and our other online retailers.  
  • Managing Amazon account inventory levels and identifying issues as well as identifying opportunities for growth.
  • Drive and optimise sales revenue across frontlist and backlist titles, increase visibility for our authors and brands.
  • Run and analyse sales reports; communicating all pertinent account-specific information to the senior sales team and other departments where appropriate

Candidate Requirements

  • Minimum 4 years’ experience in an Online/Digital Sales Executive role, or similar.
  • Direct experience of working on the Amazon account whether in a sales or operational role.
  • Excellent knowledge  of Amazon Vendor Central.
  • You’ll need a strong interest in online commerce, marketing and pricing.
  • Knowledge of the Children’s Book Market is desirable – or an interest to work on Children’s books.
  • Have strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
  • Highly organized, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
  • Strong analytical skills including the ability to create and run reports, analyse data, and communicate key findings/opportunities.
  • Good proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

This a brand new full-time permanent role which is based in our London head office in bustling Farringdon , however we are working from home until further notice.

  • We offer a range of benefits including:
  • 25 days paid holiday entitlement, rising with service to 30 days
  • Life assurance
  • Generous Pension Scheme
  • Paid Sabbatical Leave 
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Volunteer Days and Charity Donations
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Enhanced Parental Leave Policies
  • 50% Discount on Company Books 

We particularly encourage applications from black and ethnic minority candidates who are currently under-represented within Usborne Publishing at this level.

Please send your CV and covering letter via email to Arfana Islam, Arfana.Islam@usborne.co.uk

Deadline for applications is Friday 28th August.

 

Only successful candidates will be contacted and we regret that no correspondence can be entered into. No agencies.

Digital & Online Sales - Senior Executive /Manager

Usborne Publishing, London
Full-time, Permanent
Children's Publishing, Publisher
Sales Manager, Management, Sales, Digital
Salary description: 
£37,650 - £43,114 (dependant on experience)

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