Macmillan Learning
International Sales Manager
🇺🇸 New York, NY
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $69K - $85K
💻 Sales
🗓️ October 6th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
Macmillan Publishers is hiring an International Sales Manager to oversee sales in the US Trade Open Market business. The role involves managing direct sales relationships in designated international territories, collaborating with sales representatives, and driving strategic sales growth while handling reporting, inventory, and client communications.
Highlights
- Manage US Trade Open Market sales for multiple international territories including Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
- Collaborate with UK and Asia-based sales representatives to develop market strategies and enhance sales growth.
- Build and maintain direct sales relationships, meeting organizational sales targets.
- Coordinate with major online retailers to promote Macmillan Publishers' products prominently.
- Work closely with Supply Chain team to manage inventory and coordinate drop shipments.
- Provide daily sales information and reports to sales representatives and accounts.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Office suite; strong sales orientation and communication skills required.
- Minimum 5 years of management experience in sales, preferably in international sales within publishing.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent experience; willingness to travel up to 10% of the year.
- Annual salary range of $69,000 to $85,000.
International Sales Manager Full Description
International Sales Manager
Job Category: Sales
Requisition Number: INTER003180
Full-Time
120 Broadway
New York, NY 10271, USA
Job Details
Description
Macmillan Publishers is seeking an International Sales Manager to work within the International Sales & Marketing team.
The International Sales Manager will be the primary contact with accounts and all sales related to the US Trade Open Market business. The position will work alongside our sales representatives in the field, dedicated to the territories of Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America & the Caribbean, and also have direct sales responsibility for the Philippines and Guam.
What you'll do:
- Work alongside our sales representatives based in the UK and in Asia for sales across the Open Market.
- Continuously develop and enhance a deep understanding of each territory’s market landscape and customer base to drive strategic sales growth.
- Build on direct sales relationships already established and setting up new sales relationships internationally.
- Meet sales targets of the organization (including distribution clients) through effective planning.
- Work with major online retailers to ensure Macmillan Publishers are featured prominently.
- Work with Supply Chain team to manage inventory estimates and arrange drop-shipments when necessary for orders.
- Provide information daily relating to titles, orders, claims etc. to sales representatives and accounts.
- Reporting and analysis of territory sales.
What you'll bring:
- Must be sales oriented with an enthusiasm and a drive for finding new ways of working with customers and building on sales.
- Ability to multi-task with accuracy while working in a fast paced environment.
- Exceptional organizational skills and interpersonal skills.
- Superior verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to build relationships across multiple groups and communicate effectively with both peers and upper management, both written and verbally.
- Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and work independently.
- Strong work-ethic.
- Proficient in Excel and the Microsoft office suite.
- Must be willing and able to travel 10% of the year.
Ideal Experience:
- 5+ years working in a management role within sales, preferably in International Sales.
- Candidate ideally has a knowledge of the international customer base within the publishing industry.
- A successful history of increasing sales.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree or other related field or equivalent work experience.
This role will have an annual salary of $69k-$85k.
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
