UK Sales Executive, Children's Education

An opportunity to join the Sales Team of a top five UK Publisher at a time of dynamic investment and growth.

The successful candidate will be a highly organised individual, with strong interpersonal skills and excellent attention to detail. The candidate will have administration and sales experience, be able to juggle numerous tasks, whilst being deadline focused and results driven. Working as part of a busy team, they will have a positive ‘can-do’ attitude and a collaborative working style. 

We are looking to recruit an individual with knowledge of the education sector to join our children’s sales team as the UK Sales Executive, Children’s Education. Tasks will include specific account management responsibilities, supporting the UK Key Account team and ownership of Bloomsbury Education administration tasks.

The successful candidate will also be a contributing voice in the Education team title acquisition discussions and strategies.

The UK Sales Executive, Children’s Education will report in to the UK Head of Sales, Children’s and will be based in our Bedford Square office. This will be a hybrid-working position. 

The role

• Direct selling responsibilities to a selection of retailer accounts
• Under the guidance of the Head of Sales and UK Children’s Sales Director, create and deliver annual strategic plans for owned accounts, delivering to set targets
• Responsibility for administration support for Education titles for the UK Sales Key Account team. Including creating presentations, title nomination grids etc.
• Be the key point of contact between the Sales and Education Editorial and M&P teams, providing title updates and regular retail/market feedback
• Participate in the publishing process from acquisition to publication working closely with colleagues from the editorial, marketing and publicity departments. Contribute to discussions and give confident, informed opinions
• Represent Bloomsbury Publishing at various events and conferences throughout the year
• Liaise with Sales Operations team and distributor to ensure efficient processing of and timely delivery of customer orders and support Senior KAM in stock/reprint conversations
• Use market knowledge to proactively seek out extra sales opportunities for Bloomsbury Education titles
• Provide proactive support to the Head of Sales and UK Children’s Sales Director as required, including market research, data analysis, researching acquisition figures, inputting acquisition figures into Biblio, assisting with pulling reports for customer and departmental  business reviews
• Cover for Sales colleagues on an ad-hoc basis and contribute to broader UK Sales tasks

Knowledge, skills and experience

• A team player
• Strong presentation skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate at all levels
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Confident analytical skills
• Advanced skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience of Biblio, Nielsen, Cognos and Vista an advantage

Additional information

The role is a full-time permanent position

Salary Range: £29k - £35k

The role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid-working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred).  Allocated office days for this role are: Monday and Tuesday.

Please apply with a CV and covering letter addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the ‘APPLY NOW’ button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by Friday 12th July.

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Bloomsbury reserve the right to close the role early if we exceed the required number of applications

Bloomsbury Benefits

As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:

Working Pattern

• hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)

Holidays

• 25 days holiday
• 3.5 days Christmas company holiday

Other Benefits

• Two paid Personal Wellness Days
• Flexible Fridays – take Friday afternoon off by working an additional 3 hours and 30 minutes earlier in the week
• Season Ticket Loan
• Share save Scheme
• AXA Healthcare Plan (Private Medical Insurance)
• In-house Doctor
• Eye care Voucher Scheme

Company culture – Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (Bloom (BAME), Accessibility, Mental Health, Pride, and Parents, Guardians and Carers, Multi-Faith) and 21 Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources

For additional benefits see below

Bloomsbury is a place where anyone of any background, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, gender identity, age, ability, or socio-economic status can thrive, feel comfortable, and be heard and accepted. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please flag to the recruitment team if required

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK - – Bloomsbury Publishing do not sponsor visa applications

The Company

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house, established in 1986, with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. Bloomsbury has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney. Within Bloomsbury’s Academic division, it publishes under Bloomsbury, as well as under a number of prestigious and historic imprint names. Read Our Story for how it all began. 

 Bloomsbury is committed to creating a working environment that stimulates creativity and collaboration, is respectful of difference, is inclusive and ethical in its practice, and promotes well-being. We are determined to nurture and develop our employees to reach their highest potential, and we know that our success is down to the passion, commitment and hard work of our talented people. We recognise the urgent need to attract and support applicants from all backgrounds and identities to become part of the global publishing industry, allowing diverse voices to reflect and shape our culture and society.

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