What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inside Sales Rep position at Macmillan Job Board?
Macmillan is seeking an Inside Sales Representative to sell all wholly-owned and distribution titles to independent bookstores throughout the US. Reporting to the Director of Field Sales, the ideal candidate will be responsible for creating, growing, and maintaining relationships in the assigned territory. This is an excellent opportunity for a well-organized, energetic, and results-driven professional. Our ideal candidate has a passion for books, some experience in the industry, and is excited to be part of a goal-oriented sales team at a Big 5 publisher.
What you'll do:
- Seasonal list preparation for sales calls and sales conference
- Sell-in to 175 accounts in a designated territory
- Manage all account coop, requests, and issues for assigned territory
- Provide requested feedback and territory analysis to sales management and publishers
- Strive to continually grow Macmillan’s presence and sales in the independent channel
What you'll do:
- Complete knowledge of the Microsoft Office & Google Suites of programs
- Excellent analytical, organizational, writing, and editing skills
- The ability to communicate courteously and professionally at all times
- A knowledge of and passion for the trade book industry
- Ability and willingness to travel to sales conference and/or regional shows as requested
Ideal Experience:
- 3 years of trade publishing or bookstore experience
This role will have an annual salary of $60,000-$65,000.
Macmillan Publishers is the U.S. trade company that is part of the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, a large family-owned group of media companies headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group's publishing companies include prominent imprints around the world that publish a broad range of award-winning books for children and adults in all categories and formats.
U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books, Henry Holt & Company, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, The St. Martin's Publishing Group, and Tor Publishing Group. In the UK, Australia, India, and South Africa, companies in the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group publish under the Pan Macmillan name. The German publishing company, Holtzbrinck Deutsche Buchverlage, includes among its imprints S. Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Rowohlt, and Droemer Knaur.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC.
Salary : $60,000 - $65,000
