Key Accounts Manager/Director (12 month FTC) in Sheffield

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Group Sales team at Hachette UK as a Key Account Manager/Director (12 month contract). Reporting to the Divisional Sales Director – Little, Brown Book Group & Hachette Children’s Group, you will be responsible for the management of the supermarket accounts for Little, Brown, as well as working closely with the Divisional Sales Director on forward-looking sales and publishing strategy. You will be responsible for growing the sales profitably by working closely with the wider publishing team including editorial, marketing and publicity.

We’re looking for a candidate with previous account management experience, as well as someone who has a wide view of the UK market. The role also calls for divisional responsibility on strategy meetings and as such, we’re looking for someone with excellent communication skills and ideally previous experience on working closely with marketing, publicity and editorial colleagues.

We’re looking for a team player with strong organisational skills, attention to detail, an ability to multi-task and prioritise, and an enthusiasm for working in a fast-moving commercial environment. The successful candidate will be committed to building internal and external relationships, supporting divisional strategy and beating sales budgets. Excellent Microsoft Office skills (especially Excel and PowerPoint) and data analysis skills are essential.

Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:

• 28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years’ service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years (+ bank holidays)
• 2 community days per year
• Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)
• Retail discounts through Hachette rewards
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Wide-ranging training library
• Development programmes (including mentoring)
• Up to 70% off book purchases
• A charity bookshelf
• 12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including AgeWise, Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks
• Season ticket loans
• And much more!

The role will be based at our London or Sheffield office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.

Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.

If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend your interview, please let us know. The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles.