Head of Sales – Europe

£45,000 per annum, depending on experience

London

Who we are and what we do

Hachette UK is a leading UK publishing group. The group is made up of ten autonomous publishing divisions and over fifty imprints with a rich and diverse history.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the Group International Sales department working across all divisions (excluding Hodder Education).

What you’ll be doing

We are looking for a passionate and motivated team player to lead the European Sales Team.

Responsibilities will include achieving Hachette UK and Hachette Book Group USA sales budgets in our European territories, managing and leading the European sales team and liaising with the Hachette divisions to champion the relevant international titles, and to ensure the European team has all necessary information and materials to carry out selling activities and other departments are properly informed so that they can both assist fully and benefit from the International Sales department.

Who we’re looking for

The successful candidate will have:

• A proven sales track record
• An in-depth knowledge of European markets
• Some degree of management experience
• Excellent organisational and communication skills with a meticulous eye for detail
• Commercial awareness.

What we offer

The role is based in our riverside London office on Victoria Embankment as part of an experienced team in a creative and dynamic working environment.

Our Commitment

Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.

If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.

To apply please visit our website: https://jobs.hachette.co.uk/jobs/job/Head-of-Sales-Europe-Hachette-UK/49

Closing date: 22 February 2019.

NB: We are using a blind recruitment process for this role. This means that managers will only see your skills and experience, educational history and answers to your application questions at the shortlist stage, with your personal information removed. This is intended to ensure a fair and consistent review of all applications based on your skills and experience relevant to this role.