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SalaryAre you organised with meticulous attention to detail? Are you eager to join our fast moving and entrepreneurial International Sales team? We’re looking for an International Sales Assistant to provide administrative and sales support to the Regional Sales Director and the wider team looking after Asia.
About International Sales
Penguin Random House has the strongest international presence of any trade publisher, with close to twenty offices all over the world, and with ambitious plans for growth in international markets. We work across the full range of PRH adult titles including the business, fiction, classics and smart thinking sectors alongside our award-winning children’s and educational lists.
The opportunity
As an International Sales Assistant, you’ll play an important role in assisting with the smooth running of the International Sales team.
Responsibilities will include:
- Dealing with day-to-day customer sales queries, including price and availability queries, book title information and order processing/management
- Supporting the Sales Managers in a range of tasks including preparing sales material, delivering sales reports and managing monthly meetings
- Working closely with the Sales team, our Operations team and with Customer Services to help deliver excellent sales, logistics and marketing support to our customers in order to grow sales
- Scheduling and preparing sales manager trips and book fairs, including providing follow up material and information
- Providing other relevant administrative support for customers and the team on an ad hoc basis.
What you’ll bring
As International Sales Assistant, you’ll have an interest in how we sell our books to international markets, bringing to the role excellent numeracy and administrative skills and the ability to pick up new systems quickly, as you’ll be working with systems which include Biblio, SAP and Excel. A sound knowledge of Microsoft Office is required.
This is a varied and busy support role; no two days will be the same and you’ll need to be able to think quickly on your feet. The job includes liaising with customers and dealing promptly with their queries, so you’ll need to be flexible in your approach and have excellent written and interpersonal communication skills. You’ll be able to prioritise a busy workload effectively while still maintaining a keen eye for detail and delivering to deadlines.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking for a step in their career which offers autonomy, independence, and responsibility.
About Penguin:
We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.
How to apply: Please apply with your CV & Cover Letter by 23:59 on Wednesday 24th of April.
In your cover letter, please tell us why your skills are a great fit for this role.
Salary: £27,500, plus bonus and benefits
Competitive benefits package: Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.
Our benefits include:
- Financial – discounted shopping, season ticket loan, rental deposit loan
- Wellbeing - healthcare cash plan, employee assistance, gym loan
- Lifestyle – taste card, tech scheme, free and discounted books
For our full benefits list please visit: https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/what-we-offer/
Hybrid working: While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role we expect that you will work from the office, based in London, two to three times per week and work the remaining days remotely.
Please note that over the course of 2024 all of our London-based teams will permanently relocate to our Embassy Gardens office in Nine Elms. We’ll be happy to answer any questions on this as part of the interview process.
The recruitment process: You can read about our recruitment process at https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/how-we-hire/
As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we're part of the offer an interview scheme. This is where disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role can opt in to get to the next recruitment stage. There may be some situations where volume of applicants means we can't take all eligible candidates to interview.
We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing PRHCareersUK@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.
Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.
Company: The Random House Group Limited
Country: United Kingdom
State/Region: London
City: London
Postal Code: SW1V 2SA
Job ID: 269762
