Sales Operations Assistant (DK UK & International Sales)

Are you an organised quick thinker with an eye for detail, who would thrive in a fast-paced environment? Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to join the operational team at DK, a leading global publisher.

DK’s UK & International Sales Department is seeking an enthusiastic, confident and well-organised Sales Operations Assistant with excellent organisational skills to join our Sales Operations team in the London office. Help support the wider DK International and UK Sales teams, coordinating vital sales materials and information across a wide variety of DK books and gain an understanding of the requirements of a fast-paced global content business.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone wanting to take their first steps within an incredibly creative, innovative and award-winning organisation, as part of a successful and highly motivated team.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing vital pre-sales and post-sales support to the international sales teams based in London, China, Germany and Spain, in addition to external partner agencies in Slovakia (Insiders) and Japan (Fortuna).
• Providing vital sales operational support to the UK & Ireland sales team.
• Liaising and attending regular meetings with departments across the business (such as the Creative teams, Production, Rights, Export etc).
• Fielding and troubleshooting queries from international partners as well as internal sales teams.
• Maintenance of Bibliographic systems and databases.
• As required, creating presentations for sell-in meetings, collating sales figures, supporting materials and other data.

About you - Skills and Experience:

• Strong organisational, analytical and interpersonal skills are essential as is the ability to think on your feet and use your own initiative at all times.
• Being proactive, with a can-do attitude, able to prioritise a varied and demanding workload and adapt to change.
• Have an excellent attention to detail
• Have an interest in the book industry and publishing.
• Previous office experience
• Previous knowledge of Biblio, Excel and Google Docs/Drive as well as other publishing systems would be an advantage but not essential.

This is an excellent opportunity to acquire hands-on knowledge about publishing, learn new skills and develop excellent customer service skills in supporting our sales teams and customers.

Salary: £27,500 per annum

If you are interested in applying, please submit your most recent CV and a cover letter by 4th October 2024.

We have a range of benefits to reflect our commitment to our people, some of which are:

• 25 days paid holiday entitlement in year one, plus bank holidays
• Generous pension scheme
• Volunteering policy and charity matching
• Employee assistance programme
• 60% discount on company books
• Cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership
• Flex Fridays (1pm Finish*)
• Shopping discounts 
• Up to 30 days remote working from abroad
• And we plant a tree for every new employee to our business
   

DK is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the varied communities that read our books across the world. We encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of age, religion, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality or social background. DK is proud to announce that we have adopted The Halo Code.

DK is a member of the disability confident scheme. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.

DK supports flexible working and has introduced a new ‘smart-working’ policy with a hybrid approach of working weekly from home and in DK’s office.

The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade, but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews or undertaking internships. For more information, visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org

*Subject to certain criteria being met.

About our Company: 

We believe in the power of discovery. That's why we create books for everyone that explore ideas and nurture curiosity about the world we live in. From first words to the Big Bang, from the wonders of nature to city adventures, you will find expert knowledge, hours of fun and endless inspiration in the pages of our books. 

We are the world's leading illustrated publisher and a member of the Penguin Random House division of Bertelsmann, creating cutting-edge design and stunning visual books for the whole family. We are passionate about inspiring curiosity and bring people to books through their thirst for knowledge. With a global book loving community of over 800 colleagues in the UK, US, Germany, India, China, Spain and Australia, we produce books in over 100 countries and over 60 languages. Find out more on dk.com.

Company: Dorling Kindersley Limited 

Country: United Kingdom 

State/Region: London 

City: London 

Postal Code: SW1V 2SA 

Job ID: 273967