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Closing Date: 23-Sep-2024

Are you passionate about books and eager to make a mark in the publishing industry? Do you have a knack for building strong relationships and driving sales? If so, we want you on our team! We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Key Account Executive to join our dynamic International Sales department.

About the Role:

As a Key Account Executive, you will provide administrative and sales support to the busy ANZ team. Your primary goal will be to help drive sales growth by providing administrative and analytical support on sales and market trends.

Key Responsibilities:
Respond to queries and requests from the local ANZ team across the PRH list.
Update weekly and monthly sales reports, and promotional trackers
Monitor and analyse title sales, providing insights to key stakeholders, including trends in the market.
Share market information within the sales team and contribute to internal meetings.
Creating and adapting sales material for annual budget meeting and monthly Group Company buying meetings
Assist senior team members in meeting business targets for this territory
What you will bring:
Excellent organisational skills. Ability to handle competing deadlines and multiple priorities at once.
Strong understanding of customer needs.
Excellent communication skills, capable of building positive relationships within the team and with customers.
Ability to work autonomously on specific tasks, showing initiative and anticipating needs.
Minimum criteria:
Experience of reporting and analysing data within a sales environment.
If you're ready to embark on an exciting journey in the world of publishing and are eager to make a significant impact, we would love to hear from you!
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 and cover letter by 23:59 on Monday 23rd September.
Salary: Circa £31,000 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus 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 attend the office, based in London, twice a week.
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.