The National Account Manager will be responsible for selling and managing title base, promotions, and business relationships at Target and its supporting vendor Readerlink for the titles across the Penguin Adult and Knopf Doubleday Adult imprints.

Responsibilities:

• Preparing, researching, and presenting all relevant titles, all backlist titles, and special promotions to accounts.

• Optimizing all frontlist and backlist opportunities through in-store and online promotions.

• Maintaining accurate and responsible co-op pool.

• Daily maintenance of account orders and merchandising

• Representing all Penguin Adult and Knopf Doubleday imprints to Target and its supporting vendors in a professional, sales-oriented manner.

• Attending regular meetings including, but not limited to weekly staff meetings, imprint launch, strategy, weekly marketing meetings and sales conference meetings and consistently providing feedback on account performance.

• Meeting with Target and supporting vendors on a regular basis, to sell frontlist and backlist, to gather feedback on sell-through, account news and other industry related information.

• Collaborating with publishers on opportunities that are unique to the account.

• Analyzing and reporting on a weekly and ad-hoc basis market trends and insights.

Requirements:

• Strong organization skills with the ability to effectively manage multiple competing priorities.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment

• Ability to work well under pressure and be proactive

• Excel at working within a collaborative team environment

• Minimum of 3 years of prior experience selling in an account facing role

• Strong follow up skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Teams, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

• Ability to travel up to 10% by car, train, or plane within the domestic U.S.

• Previous sales experience in publishing

The salary range for this position is $70,000 - $73,000. All positions are currently eligible for annual profit award or bonus, subject to company results.

Penguin Random House job postings include a good faith compensation range for each open position. The salary range listed is specific to each particular open position and takes into account various factors including the specifics of the individual role, and candidate's relevant experience and qualifications.

Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Our range of benefits include, but are not limited to, Medical/Prescription drug insurance, Dental, Vision, Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Pre-Tax and Roth 401(k), Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life/AD&D Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Student Loan Repayment Program, Educational Assistance & generous paid time off.

Penguin Random House is the leading adult and children's publishing house in North America, the United Kingdom and many other regions around the world. In publishing the best books in every genre and subject for all ages, we are committed to quality, excellence in execution, and innovation throughout the entire publishing process: editorial, design, marketing, publicity, sales, production, and distribution. Our vibrant and diverse international community of nearly 300 publishing brands and imprints include Ballantine Bantam Dell, Berkley, Clarkson Potter, Crown, DK, Doubleday, Dutton, Grosset & Dunlap, Little Golden Books, Knopf, Modern Library, Pantheon, Penguin Books, Penguin Press, Penguin Random House Audio, Penguin Young Readers, Portfolio, Puffin, Putnam, Random House, Random House Children's Books, Riverhead, Ten Speed Press, Viking, and Vintage, among others. More information can be found at http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/.

Penguin Random House values the array of talents and perspectives that a diverse workforce brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

Company: Penguin Random House LLC Country: United States of America State/Region: New York City: New York Postal Code: 10019 Job ID: 270618