International Sales Manager

As the International Sales Manager - North America, you'll be an integral part of the International Sales Team. As our primary liaison for Macmillan US and PGC Canada, you'll play a key role in managing all facets of our day-to-day interactions with our partners in the region to grow our sales. You will forge strong relationships, align on sales targets and priorities, and support the development of cohesive marketing and publicity campaigns. The role reports into the International Sales Director, Exclusive Markets, and you will be responsible for executing a successful strategy within those regions, driving sales across all imprints. This is an exciting and multifaceted role which has a tangible impact on our overall success as a team.,

• Main sales contact for Macmillan US and our Canadian distributor PGC
• Develop and implement strategy for new titles and backlist to drive ambitious growth
• Work alongside internal and freelance publicity/marketing partners in the US and Canada to help generate and effectively communicate marketing and publicity exposure
• Work closely with the Adult and Children's Rights Teams to clear books for distribution
• Management of International Sales Executive for North America
• Work directly with Scholastic in the US and Canada to generate new projects
• Federal responsibility - attending various publishing meetings such as covers, acquisitions and investment
• Collaborate with the Digital Manager to implement promotions and drive sales with digital retailers in the territory
  
  You'll be part of an award-winning and vibrant team focused on international sales of books in the English language. Our focus is on maximising the global reach of our fantastic publishing programme and fostering strong relationships with partners throughout the world., Publishing sales experience
• Outstanding communication, sales, and pitching skills
• Ability to multitask, juggle a busy workload, and stay calm under pressure
• Ability to communicate confidently and build strong working relationships, both internally and externally
• Flexibility, adaptability, and the capacity to react quickly when required
• Ambitious, positive and a team player
• Experience managing, and delivering on, a budget
• Passion for books
Desirable skills we'd love you to have:
• Familiarity with the North American book market
• Have used or are familiar with Google Suite (Gmail and Google applications)
• Knowledge of the Pan Macmillan list
  
  We pride ourselves not just in winning awards and publishing the bestselling books in the market, but also on the wellbeing and satisfaction of everyone who works with us. This is a company where all voices are heard and new, creative ideas are welcomed.
We seek to recruit and develop talent from all backgrounds, creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. This has a profound impact on our perspective and ideas, encouraging us to learn from each other and to nurture the best talent leading us to publish books that appeal to the broadest possible readership. Our mission is to publish the very best authors and illustrators successfully and sustainably because we believe that books enrich people's lives and help build empathy and understanding. Our values To ensure that everyone who works at Pan Macmillan delivers on our mission and shares the same goals, we have developed a set of values that define our working culture and are the foundation of our publishing. These values were derived in consultation with the whole company and they are deliberately illustrated in a circle to underline a lack of hierarchy in importance.

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: £40,000,
• 28 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, permanent 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.