PENGUIN BOOKS is looking for employees for positions:
personal assistant
Salary
salary
Responsibility
organising internal and external meetings across multiple sites and venues
providing support in and for meetings, such as setting up hybrid meetings, tech support, preparation of reports, agendas and taking minutes
event-management support, ranging from high-profile events with external stakeholders to team events such as summer and winter parties
organising national and international travel
building relationships internally across Penguin Random House departments, and externally with authors and agents
office management, including looking after the division’s floor space to create and maintain a welcoming, positive and organised environment
management of the MD and deputy MD’s complex diaries and daily schedule whilst allowing time to prepare for meetings and attend to the day-to-day requirements of their role
responsible for VINTAGE’s divisional documents, owning the design of these and updating them where appropriate. This includes induction packs, organisational charts and file management
sales assistant
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salary
Responsibility
running data for weekly communications to the Sales division
creating and adapting Sales material for different customers and internally for the team, including presentations and agendas
regularly sharing sales information within the Sales team
operating as a contact for a key external stakeholder
assisting more senior colleagues with managing orders, monitoring and analysing sales and market shares, and creating bespoke promotions and innovative promotional ideas
scrum master
Working hours
part-time | Permanent
Salary
salary
Responsibility
manage each project’s scope and timeline
facilitating scrum events and ceremonies
coach team members and organisation to use Agile practises and values
facilitate internal communication and foster effective collaboration
work with stakeholders to manage backlogs and new requests
ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint
help build a productive environment where team members ‘own’ the product/process and enjoy working on it
good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
test manager
Responsibility
our Publishing Systems CoE forms part of our larger Technology team that are based across our London and Colchester offices
we set ourselves up for success by holding ourselves responsible and welcome change
proactively planning the test and release calendar for regular and predictable test and deploy cycles
as our Test and Release Manager, you will manage the test and release planning for our suite of applications
working with both external suppliers and internal development teams to define and manage a pipeline of delivery, testing, and deployment
identifying, managing and communicating any risks and dependencies between releases
working with our stakeholders, you’ll be responsible for developing and delivering a robust, controlled and planned test and release process
our Publishing Systems Centre of Excellence are recruiting for a Test and Release Manager to join them on a permanent basis. In this role you’ll report into our Head of Publishing Systems and be part of a team of Application and Product specialists
Salary
salary
senior marketing manager
Salary
salary
Responsibility
using audience insight to develop, coordinate and deliver creative, consumer-focused marketing campaigns that deliver on key objectives
brand guardianship and approval of partner materials, ensuring adherence to brand guidelines
oversight of brand social media channels
campaign budget management
working with the Head of Marketing to create awareness of and engagement for some of our biggest brands in order to drive sales of books and consumer products
this will likely include retail marketing, consumer advertising, partnerships, and the creation of marketing materials; as well as monitoring and evaluating campaign performance
A high level of collaboration with internal and external partners, both locally and internationally, ensuring clear communication and integration of brand, book and product strategies across teams
senior marketing executive
Salary
salary
sales coordinator
Salary
salary
Responsibility
managing orders from our key customers and liaising with our Credit Services team regarding customer returns and claims
managing orders from our retail customers across the world
checking data such as stock availability and delivery dates
collaborating with colleagues in different departments, particularly Rights and Customer Services, to help deliver the best possible service to our customers
recording data on Anaplan and raising Purchase Orders on our purchasing system
providing customers with new title information on spreadsheets or presentation slides and produce sales figures on internal or customer-specific systems
what you’ll bring
carrying out other ad hoc team support when required
sales coordinator
Salary
salary
Responsibility
managing orders from our key customers and liaising with our Credit Services team regarding customer returns and claims
checking data such as stock availability and delivery dates
recording data on Anaplan and raising Purchase Orders on our purchasing system
providing customers with new title information on spreadsheets or presentation slides and produce sales figures on internal or customer-specific systems
what you’ll bring
collaborating with colleagues in different departments, particularly Inventory Management and Customer Services, to help deliver the best possible service to our customers
in this role you’ll be working with customers as well as a range of colleagues, so being good with people, friendly and helpful will mean that you’re able to go the extra mile
compliance administrator
Salary
salary
Responsibility
maintain accurate records for journal processing
daily Cash Reconciliation
carry out Daily, Weekly and Quarterly Audits
liaising with Internal and External Staff
to balance priorities to meet deadlines and achieve agreed targets
to take ownership of projects as requested
monitor and order stationery
to collect and distribute post
Requirements
numerate and literate
prioritising workload
clear communication skills are essential
organised with an eye for attention to detail
ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
if this sounds like your next opportunity, please apply with your CV and cover letter by Monday 8th of May
so, we don’t have a one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to how we work across Penguin Random House UK
this is a hybrid role with some days working from the office and some days from home
accountant
Salary
salary
Responsibility
maintaining balance sheet reconciliations to a good audit quality
generating the monthly consolidated management accounts pack with meaningful variance analysis and supporting schedules
monthly cost centre reviews with the management team, working closely with them to understand and control costs
management KPI reporting
gathering and analysis of supplier spend data to support procurement strategy
tracking of project and fixed asset authorisation and expenditure
to support the Finance Business Manager with ad hoc project work
if this sounds like your next opportunity, please apply with your CV and cover letter by Friday 5th May 2023
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