inventory manager London, England
Job description
We are looking for an experienced Inventory Manager to manage our physical inventory. The ideal candidate will be data-driven, commercial, and comfortable working with stakeholders across the business as well as externally.
They will have a strong attention to detail and ability to identify trends through large sets of data. This role will see you working as part of a Group Inventory team with specific responsibilities for Headline and Quercus.
You will be responsible for maintaining the appropriate level of stock for all physical titles, using sales data and liaising with Sales Directors to ensure correct availability, margin and turn for all titles. Publishing experience or an interest in books is advantageous but we welcome applications from any and all Inventory Managers with a passion for driving sales, no matter the industry experience.
Who we are looking forThe successful candidate will have:
- Experience of managing the physical inventory, ideally for a trade publisher or similar
- Excellent numeracy skills in particular the ability to produce and analyse sales data to inform print decisions
- Knowledge of Biblio – or similar Publishing bibliographic system
- Knowledge of Extent, Cognos or similar Publishing reporting system
- Excellent organisational and communication skills with a meticulous eye for detail.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills and a willingness to work as a team player.
- Experience of working in a busy environment, managing priorities effectively and delivering projects to a high standard and to deadline
Our staff are our greatest asset and our benefits reflect this. In addition to 28 days annual leave days per year + bank holidays, we have an extensive list of benefits that include: a wide-ranging training library, development programmes including mentoring, Cycle to Work vouchers, Private Medical Insurance, eye care vouchers, up to 70% off book purchases, a charity book shelf, 2 community days per year, many employee networks to join, summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months!), season ticket loans, rent deposit loans, generous pension schemes and much more!
This role can be based at our London office, or at any of our new regional offices in Sheffield, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.
Our CommitmentHachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.
If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.
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 and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org
Who we are and what we doThis is an exciting opportunity to join the Hachette Group Inventory Department. A team of eight people, we are responsible for ensuring we maintain the right stock holding for all our physical editions, looking after titles from publication through to end of life
