Job Description

Remit: West Country, Wales, West Midlands and the South Central

Reporting to: Head of UK Field Sales

Location: 5th Floor, HYLO, 105 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8LZ

Working pattern: Hybrid

Department: Sales

Salary: £32,000 - £35,000 per annum, depending experience

General Summary

We’re looking for a passionate and knowledgeable salesperson to join Bonnier Books UK Sales team. If you have a deep love of books, a solid understanding of the publishing world, and a talent for connecting with people, we’d love to hear from you. In this role, you’ll build relationships with booksellers, promote a range of titles across our adult and children’s, fiction, and non-fiction lists, and ultimately, put our books into the hands of as many booksellers and readers as possible.

Key responsibilities

• To manage and nurture relationships with a variety of independent bookshops and businesses, visiting them on a regular basis to present our titles.

• Day to day account management, dealing with a variety of requests from our customers in a timely manner.

• Support our publicity department in arranging and the management of local bookseller events and author tours.

• Liaising with internal departments (e.g. marketing, operations, distributors) to assist in the effective day to day running of the field sales operation.

• Look for new sales opportunities and ways in which we can expand our business.

Qualifications and Experience

• A clean driving license is essential

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Established sales and negotiation skills

• Strong attention to detail

• Must be organised, self-motivated, and able to work independently in a pressurised environment.

• A passion for books and ability to identify the current trends in the industry

• An understanding of the UK book market

• Proven experience in sales within a bookselling environment

Company Benefits

• Private health insurance

• Holiday purchase scheme

• Contributory pension scheme

• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays

• Lively social committee hosting regular events

• Group Life cover - including 24-hour GP service

• Company-funded gym membership for all trade staff

• Comprehensive staff training and mentorship programmes

• Flexible working and flexible hours from day one of employment

• Additional holiday allowance accrued for long service – and a full bonus week of holiday to celebrate your 10th year at BBUK

• Enhanced family leave - with equal six months’ paid leave for all new parents

• Employee assistance programme available to all employees and their families

• Dedicated volunteering hours each year to support charities promoting literacy and reading for pleasure

• Cycle to work scheme with bike storage and changing facilities on-site at our London HQ

• Wellbeing programme and daily benefits such as fresh fruit and porridge in the office

If you are interested in this role, please apply via our website. We look forward to hearing from you.