Stock Controller
£25,000 – £30,000 per annum
London
Who we are and what we do
The Hodder Education Group is a vibrant and growing business within Hachette UK. Over recent years we have won market share across UK curriculum change, and significantly grown our international business in a wide range of markets. We have made a string of successful acquisitions, including adding Rising Stars and Galore Park to our Primary business, and acquired key lists in the Caribbean and Singapore. We are a leading player in educational assessment.
The company is the two-time winner of the British Book Industry Awards (2015 and 2016; shortlisted 2017); on both occasions the judges commented on the energy and dynamism evident within Hodder Education, making it ‘obviously a great place to work.’
What you’ll be doing
Joining our busy Production Department as a full-time Stock Controller, you will be responsible for the inventory of Hodder Education’s backlist, monitoring stock levels and ensuring that stock is available to match sales. Working closely with Sales, Editorial and Production teams, the Stock Controller will own the stock management and reprint process, including prioritising urgent and ad hoc requests.
Who we’re looking for
We are looking for someone who is highly organised, commercial, numerate and quick to learn, with a can-do attitude and first-class communication skills. You will have good previous experience of stock management at a publisher is preferable but not critical.
What we offer
You will be joining a friendly, committed team of skilled production and publishing colleagues, working together to produce books and resources we can all be proud of. As part of Hachette UK, you will also have the opportunity to benefit from company-wide schemes such as mentoring.
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.
Please apply with full CV, details of your current salary, and a covering letter to: recruitment@hachette.co.uk Alternatively, hard copies can be sent to HR Department, Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0DZ.
Closing date: Friday 22 February 2019.
Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are only able to get in touch directly with shortlisted candidates. If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please do let us know.