Are you ready to play a key role in connecting our books with readers worldwide? We are looking for an Operations Controller to join our Publishing Operations team in Basingstoke. You will manage book inventory, coordinate with print suppliers, and ensure our titles are produced and delivered smoothly across every publication.
You will join a small, collaborative team that manages stock control across several warehouses for our entire book list. As an essential part of our supply chain, the team responds to new operational demands daily, ensuring our books are printed, stored, and delivered reliably to customers and readers worldwide.
In this role, you will play an active part in ensuring our publishing list achieves its full market potential. Reporting to the Senior Operations Manager, you will manage essential stock forecasting, supply chain logistics, and live inventory data. Acting as a central liaison, you will communicate daily with printers, warehouse teams, and publishing colleagues to coordinate book deliveries efficiently.
Essential experience, abilities, knowledge and values you’ll need to succeed:
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: £30,000 to £31,000
Note on salary: The offered salary is dependent on experience and expertise. We benchmark our ranges to ensure fair, competitive compensation that grows with your impact.
Closing date: 17 September 2026
This is a full time, permanent role, and will be based in our offices in Basingstoke, with some flexibility to work from home each week.
At Pan Macmillan, we are committed to publishing a wide range of voices that reflect the full breadth of the communities we serve. Joining us means playing an active role in bringing our titles to life as part of a team that champions inclusion at every level. We are dedicated to building a workplace that is as diverse and welcoming as the stories we tell, ensuring all perspectives are celebrated across everything we do.
We welcome applications from all individuals, including any age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. Our efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are ongoing, and we continually strive to learn and improve. You can read our full Diversity, Equity and Inclusion pledge here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we actively encourage applications from disabled candidates and people with long-term health conditions, aiming to offer an interview to everyone who meets the essential criteria for the role and chooses to apply under the scheme. The essential criteria can be found under our ‘Essential experience, abilities, knowledge and values you’ll need to succeed’ section.
Please note, some of our vacancies attract an exceptionally high volume of applications. In these circumstances, to ensure a fair and focused process for everyone, we may need to limit the overall number of interviews. Where this happens, we will look closely at who most closely aligns with the requirements to select the candidates applying under this scheme who best meet the essential criteria, in line with official government guidance.
Please remember that you are never required to disclose a disability to us, and you only need to share what you feel comfortable with.
We want to ensure that all candidates are supported throughout the recruitment process. If you have any reasonable adjustments or accessibility requirements, please contact Kayelle Danyluk (Head of Talent Acquisition) at kayelle.danyluk@macmillan.com.
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