Account Executive
Ash & Harris Executive Search
Senior Sales Support Associate
HarperCollins Publishers
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $57,000 - $65,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Report to Senior Manager, Sales Ops and 360 Children’s
- Manage flow of metadata and title information from international affiliates into HCUS systems
- Liaise with affiliate offices to ensure timely ordering and maintenance of inventory for frontlist and backlist titles
- Collaborate with affiliates to create and track schedules that support Sales deadlines and timely delivery to market
- Coordinate sales and marketing materials (cataloging, galleys/egalleys, fact sheets, PowerPoints)
- Analyze rate of sales and inventory levels to estimate replenishment needs and resolve inventory issues
- Monitor and maintain warning levels in inventory planning system, factoring lead times and minimum reprint quantities
- Prepare and track bindery shipments to select customers
- Initiate warehouse work orders for displays, promotions, and stock maintenance
- Attend pub schedule review, launch and positioning, monthly imprint reviews, quarterly children’s brainstorm and special markets updates
- Provide support with the children’s marketing plans and budgets
Requirements
- 3 years experience in inventory management and children’s sales operations/marketing
- Experience with Children’s Book Publishing a plus
- Excellent communication, organizational and follow-up skills and attention to detail
- Proven ability to create and manage schedules, track multiple projects, and meet dates in a deadline-driven environment
- Excellent computer skills including working knowledge of the MS Office Suite, with special emphasis on Excel and Filemaker
- Ability to work collaboratively and diplomatically across international departments with strong interpersonal skills
- Interest in children’s publishing
- College-level understanding and use of the English language
- A college degree (BA or equivalent) or equivalent work experience
Benefits
- Comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package
- Physical health benefits
- Retirement and savings plans
- Caregiving benefits
- Emotional wellbeing benefits
- Transportation benefits
- "Elective" benefits employees may select to best fit personal needs
- Flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
inventory managementsales operationsmarketingschedule managementproject trackingdata analysisreplenishment estimationwarehouse management
Soft skills
communicationorganizational skillsattention to detailfollow-up skillscollaborationinterpersonal skillsdiplomacydeadline management
