Macmillan Learning
Associate Manager, Sales (Special Markets)
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Macmillan is hiring an Associate Manager, Sales (Special Markets) to manage and grow new business in the Premium/Corporate sales channel. The role involves achieving annual sales goals, building relationships with buyers, creating sales presentations, and handling order processing while collaborating across departments.
Highlights
- Manage and grow Macmillan's Premium and Corporate sales channel.
- Set and pursue annual sales targets in coordination with the Associate Director of Sales.
- Create and deliver targeted sales presentations and pitches regularly.
- Prospect new accounts and develop new business opportunities within existing accounts.
- Prepare monthly sales reports and channel updates.
- Collaborate with Customer Service and Supply Chain for order processing and account feedback.
- Proficiency required in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Suite.
- 1-3 years of special market sales experience, preferably in Premium/Corporate sales.
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
- Annual salary range: $63,000 - $69,000.
Associate Manager, Sales (Special Markets) Full Description
Associate Manager, Sales (Special Markets)
Job Category: Sales
Requisition Number: ASSOC003361
Full-Time
Remote
120 Broadway
New York, NY 10271, USA
Job Details
Description
Macmillan is seeking an Associate Manager in the Special Markets department to manage and grow new business for the Premium/Corporate sales channel. Reporting to the Associate Director of Sales, the Associate Manager will focus on reaching and exceeding annual sales goals for Macmillan wholly-owned and client publisher trade titles. The salesperson will work closely with all accounts in the Premium/Corporate territory and be responsible for creating regular and seasonal sales presentations. The Associate Sales Manager will prospect and open new accounts as well as target new business opportunities within the existing account base. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated salesperson to grow in this fast-paced sales channel of Special Markets. Come join us!
What you'll do:
- Maximize Macmillan sales in the Premium and Corporate sales channel
- Strategic focus on annual sales goals working closely with the Associate Director to set achievable growth targets
- Responsible for selling all Macmillan wholly owned and Distribution Client titles on a monthly/seasonal basis to Premium/Corporate account base
- Review sales regularly with supervisor prioritizing annual targets
- Responsible for monthly Premium / Corporate sales report and channel updates
- Create targeted pitches and seasonal presentations meeting regularly with accounts to ensure all appropriate trade adult and children’s titles are presented
- Build strong and initiate new relationships with buyers, regularly focusing on trends and potential new areas of business in the Premium/Corporate channel
- Communicate and participate in regular launch, sales, and marketing meetings
- Provide regular account feedback for publishers, marketing/sales and the Supply Chain department
- Handle order processing and trafficking working closely with our Customer Service team
- Provides weekly title estimates for future trade and distribution titles
What you'll bring:
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Skilled presenter and ability to form strong customer relationships
- Strong ability to prioritize and project manage; handle urgent tasks and longer terms plans at one time
- Adept in problem solving and project management
- Excellent time management skills and attention to detail
- Proactive approach to identifying new business and development opportunities
- Comfortable collaborating as part of a team and working independently
- Self-starter and strongly results driven
- Focused on achieving sales goals
- Proficient in MS Work, MS Excel and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of Google Suite
- 1-3 years Special Market sales experience, Premium / Corporate preferred
- Bachelor’s Degree
This role will have an annual salary of $63,000 - $69,000.
This position is classified as remote but is tied to our New York, NY office located at 120 Broadway. Employment is subject to New York State tax withholding under applicable regulations.
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.
Macmillan is proud to be an equal opportunity employer consistently striving to foster a culture where everyone belongs. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities. Qualified applicants are evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, age, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, physical ability, neurodiversity, genetic information, protected veteran status, family and economic status and background or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We prohibit discrimination of any kind and will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.
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