What are you going to do:
Role Summary
A key administrative role, supporting the Group Export Senior Sales Manager on a day to day basis. Reporting to the Group Export Senior sales Manager. In addition to this, general sales support to the Export team, reporting on these tasks to the Group Export Sales Director. Mathematical, Excel, analytical and organisational skills are essential, as well as a high standard of written English.
Key Responsibilities
Sales Support to Group Export Senior Sales Manager
- Supporting the Group Export Senior Sales Manager on a daily basis, dealing with enquiries, processing and chasing orders and raising Print Instructions when required.
- Analysing sales data for existing customers, seeking out opportunities to bring in extra sales and producing reports as required.
- Seeking out new customers.
- working with Senior Sales Manager to ensure sales of third party lists are maximised.
- Liaising with Editorial and Production departments to ensure timely and accurate delivery of Saypen publishing programme.
- Liaising with Business Affairs department to ensure timely signature of customer contracts and agreements. Logging and maintaining records on shared drive.
- Liaising with Chinese sakes agent, providing support as needed.
- Attending London Book Fair and joining other customer meetings as required.
Marketing Support
- Sending out AIs, images, manuscripts, samples and organising ad hoc mailings as required.
- Creating themed booklists as required.
General
- Logging Print Instructions and maintaining drop shipment report.
- Updating China credit report monthly.
- Maintaining lists of any and all exclusives including those in China and Korea.
- Attending teach-ins, sales conferences and other internal meetings as necessary.
- Keeping up-to-date with market trends.
Sales and Marketing Support for the Export Team (reporting to the Group Export Sales Director)
- Creating, updating and mailing flyers, themed lists and order forms.
- Analysing sales data, seeking out opportunities to bring in extra sales and producing reports as required:
- Producing monthly gap analysis reports for key titles
- Creating and updating customer sales analysis documents for each member of the sales team
- Calculating and raising commission payments for the freelance reps.
- Setting up the board reports monthly.
- Fielding all enquiries to the Export Inbox on a daily basis.
- Creating spreadsheets as necessary.
Skills/Experience Required
- An interest and passion for data analytics and sales.
- Excellent mathematical, analytical and data management skills, ideally with a background in this field.
- A passion for publishing.
- Data driven, analytical mind set.
- Exceptional organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
- Clear, concise written English.
- Able to communicate complicated issues in a simple way (many customers don't have English as a first language)
- High level knowledge of Microsoft Office including advanced Excel and PowerPoint.
- Works well as part of a team.
What you'll receive?
- Competitive salary
- 22 days holiday (plus bank holidays and 1 day extra per year)
- Health insurance
- Enhanced pension
- Life assurance
- On-site subsidised canteen
- Plus other great benefits!
We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to this principle and providing a safe and supportive work environment.
This role is work from home to begin with but will require travel to London Vauxhall once restrictions ease.
What we offer:
- Health insurance
- 22 days holiday (plus bank holidays and 1 day extra per year)
- Enhanced pension
What we ask:
- Excel Skills
- Organisational Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Customer Service
- Interest in Books
- No experience required
- No minimum education required
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Extra information
- Status
- Closed
- Education Level
- College
- Location
- London
- Working hours per week
- 35
- Type of Contract
- Graduate Jobs, Full Time Jobs
- Salary indication
-
£24,000 Per Year
- Responsible for
- Analysing sales data, dealing with enquiries, processing and chasing orders etc.
- Profession type
- Sales
- Full UK/EU driving license preferred
- No
- Car Preferred
- No
- Must be eligible to work in the EU
- No
- Cover Letter Required
- Yes
- Languages
- English
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