Key Account Executive – Ireland

We’re looking for a pro-active, organised, and collaborative person to join our Penguin Random House Ireland Sales Team in Dublin. You will be responsible for helping grow sales, develop direct trading relationships with booksellers and increase the showcasing of our books, our authors, and our brands across stores in Ireland.

Reporting to one of our Sales Managers, you will work across our 8 publishing businesses but with specific accountability for areas of our Children’s list working on authors such as Jeff Kinney, Esme Higgs and Katie Kirby, as well as mega brands such as Bluey and Peppa Pig.

There are 14 staff in our Penguin Random House Ireland office who all work closely to support each other. You’ll also be working with our UK colleagues and the role will require quarterly trips to London.

Key Outputs:

• Work in conjunction with one of our Sales Managers to build a strategic plan for our Children’s publishing in Ireland.
• Develop strong relationships with our UK based Children’s publishing division and regularly join the over-arching Children’s Sales department meetings to develop ideas to grow our Irish sales.
• You will be given the opportunity to directly manage Irish retail accounts with the aim to help them grow across all our publishing companies.
• Work alongside our Irish and UK based teams to develop content for selected titles to optimise bookseller grass roots support.
• Visit stores across Ireland, communicating all insight to internal stakeholders.
• Regularly communicate with stores, becoming the booksellers’ go to contact for PRH content such as proofs and point of sale.

Skills & Experience:

• Some knowledge of the Children’s publishing market in Ireland would be beneficial.
• A strong team player with a positive ‘can-do’ attitude who is comfortable working independently as well as part of a team.
• Persuasive and charismatic; you will whip up enthusiasm for our books and authors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as being a skilled & confident presenter.
• A genuine love of books and bookshops, and a passion for sharing that love with others!

About Penguin:

We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.

How to apply: Please apply with your CV and cover letter by 23:59 on Sunday 20th October.

Salary: Circa €36,000 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus benefits.

Competitive benefits package: Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.

Our benefits include:

• Financial – discounted shopping, season ticket loan, rental deposit loan
• Wellbeing – healthcare cash plan, employee assistance, gym loan
• Lifestyle – taste card, tech scheme, free and discounted books

For our full benefits list please visit: https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/what-we-offer/

Hybrid working: While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role we expect that you will attend the office, based in Dublin, three days per week.

The recruitment process: You can read about our recruitment process at https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/how-we-hire/

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we’re part of the offer an interview scheme. This is where disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role can opt in to get to the next recruitment stage. There may be some situations where volume of applicants means we can’t take all eligible candidates to interview.

We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing PRHCareersUK@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.

Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.

Company: Penguin Books Limited 

Country: Ireland 

State/Region: Dublin 

City: Dublin 

Postal Code: Dublin 2 

Job ID: 274351

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