Account Manager

You will work within the UK Sales London team based on some of the biggest author brands in the UK in a dedicated Waterstones role.

You will work across all of Pan Macmillan's imprints, including Picador, home of some of the biggest literary names and award winners in the UK, Macmillan Children's Books, including Julia Donaldson, the UK's number one author, Bluebird and the Pinch of Nom phenomenon, and Mantle, currently longlisted for the Booker with Percival Everett. And of course Tor, home to some of the hottest names in fantasy and romantasy and gorgeous exclusive editions.

Your role:
You will be responsible for the Waterstones account and will work closely with Picador Head of Sales. This role requires a high attention to detail, drive and energy and most importantly a passion for our books and a love of high street selling.

Your key responsibilities:

• Driving sales to ensure annual budgets and growth targets are delivered


• Presenting key titles and ensuring all relevant titles are supported


• Working with buyers to ensure successful launches and campaigns on some of the biggest authors in the UK


• Reporting and analysing sales


• Supporting on author brand strategies


• Supporting on exclusive editions and events where relevant


• You will be working across Children's and Adult titles and imprints including Picador, Pan, Tor, Bluebird and Macmillan Children's Books.
  
  Experience in Sales and managing retailer accounts in the UK


• Attention to detail


• Highly organised and able to prioritise workload


• Excellent presentation skills


• Able to multitask and work under tight deadlines


• Numeracy skills


• Problem solving


• Strong and effective communication skills


• Ideally experience working for a publisher in Sales


• Demonstrated ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment


• Experience of managing complicated processes and spreadsheets


• Good Excel skills


Desirable skills we'd love you to have:

• Making processes work effectively and efficiently


• Experience in putting the customer first


• Have used or are familiar with Google for Work (Gmail/Google applications)
  
  A major opportunity to join Pan Macmillan and work on the Waterstones account, one of the most coveted in the industry.
  
  In return we can offer you a range of great projects, a supportive and collaborative working environment as well as a competitive salary and benefits package.


Salary starting from: £37,000,
• 25 days annual leave increasing with years of service + bank holidays


• Generous pension scheme


• Discounted private medical insurance


• Group income protection scheme


• Enhanced family pay and leave


• Flexible working hours and summer hours (early finish on a Friday during summer months)


• 2 Volunteer Days per year


• 75% off all Pan Macmillan books and regular staff book sales (highly reduced rates)


• Season ticket loan/advance


• Cycle to work scheme


• Discounts on shopping, Tastecard+ and gym memberships; Christmas club savings


• Daily free breakfast and monthly company lunch


This is a full time, fixed term role, and will be based in our offices in Farringdon, London, with some flexibility to work from home each week.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to live and work in the UK in order to be considered for this role.