Description:

An award-winning independent book publisher based in Suffolk has an opening for a UK Sales Manager. You will be responsible for increasing overall UK sales and managing and motivating a team of agents, and will be expected to identify opportunities for product creation.

Key duties:

• Grow UK sales overall and increase average margins
• Personal responsibility for a panel of key accounts
• Maintain our traditionally strong relationships
• Lead the team of sales agents, and restructure if necessary
• Manage the stock levels
• Identify opportunities for product creation
• Expand customer own brand/exclusives business

Experience / skills required:

• A strong track record in sales in the UK publishing industry, ideally children’s and adult
• Excellent market knowledge
• Able to play a lead role in developing UK sales strategy
• Sales team management experience
• Able to play a lead role in creating the right product
• Willing to travel extensively throughout the territory and attend bookfairs
• Aflexible approach to working hours

For further information, please apply online or email a CV and salary expectations to stephaniehall@atwoodtate.co.uk.