Penguin Random House UK
Key Account Executive - Ebury
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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 an interest in sales? If so, we want you on our team!
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Key Account Executive to join our dynamic Ebury Sales department. In this role, you will take ownership of a selection of accounts, building strong customer relationships and driving sales growth while supporting the wider commercial strategy across the division. This is a unique opportunity to be creative and contribute to the success of our books through collaboration with PR, Marketing, Design, Production, and Editorial teams.
About Ebury
Ebury books bring readers and authors together around shared passions in life: from cookery to creativity, from sport to spirituality, and from the most compelling personal stories to the biggest new ideas.
At the heart of Ebury are our Hubs – Lifestyle, Food, Entertainment, Self, Smart, Edge – and our BBC Books and Brand Partnerships lists. Investing our boundless energy and collective creativity into every book, we craft the record-breaking, chart-topping, perennial bestsellers that will get you through.
Key responsibilities:
- Manage your own accounts, building strong relationships, securing repeat business, and communicating effectively with clients.
- Attend and lead customer meetings with the support of the Sales Manager where appropriate.
- Collaborate closely with your line manager, and team, to achieve sales goals and targets.
- Provide support to the Sales Manager, including creation of customer new line forms and presentations.
- Collaborate and work closely with counterparts in Editorial, Marketing, Publicity and Art to gather materials for presentations.
- Work with wider group sales colleagues, ensuring they have what they need from an Ebury perspective and also to contribute and share wider market knowledge/learnings where appropriate.
- Handle requests from various teams across the division, e.g. reporting on specific title performance or bookseller requests.
- Perform daily administrative tasks, performing market and title specific analysis, maintaining spreadsheets and databases and updating retailer budgets and orders alongside Key Account Managers with meticulous attention to detail.
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What you’ll bring:
Essential criteria:
- A highly motivated and enthusiastic attitude, with confidence in your abilities.
- Comfortable in a sales environment and curious about the retail landscape.
- Strong presentation and communication skills, both verbal and written.
- The ability to quickly build relationships with colleagues and clients.
- A passion for our books and the ability to inspire enthusiasm in others.
- A can-do attitude with a willingness to learn and adapt.
- Proficiency in using multiple in-house systems and overall computer literacy.
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- The ability to prioritise and respond swiftly to briefs and customer requests.
- A collaborative spirit, happy to support team members.
Preferred criteria:
- Sales or buying experience in retail or publishing preferable.
Disability Confident
As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt-in on their application form. The essential criteria for this role are listed as part of the ‘What you’ll bring’ section. There may be times when the volume of applications means we cannot 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 with, for us to support your request.
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Application instructions
Please apply with your CV and cover letter by 11:59pm on Thursday 23rd July.
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Here at Penguin, we believe in the power of authenticity and human creativity. When you apply for a position, we want to encourage you to showcase your unique voice. Throughout our recruitment process, please share your own thoughts, experiences, and skills. This helps us get a true sense of who you are and what you might bring to our team.
We celebrate creativity and diverse perspectives, so please be yourself! While we recognise AI tools can be helpful, we recommend using them thoughtfully to ensure your responses reflect you.
Salary
Circa £30,000 dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.
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 visit our office in London, a minimum of two days per week.
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