DK Sales Planning Manager

Grow one of the world's most recognised publishing brands At Penguin Random House Australia, we're passionate about connecting readers with books they'll love. We're looking for a commercially minded DK Sales Planning Manager to help drive the continued success of Dorling Kindersley (DK) across Australia and New Zealand in our North Sydney office. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys analysing markets, identifying growth opportunities and working collaboratively across sales, marketing and publishing to deliver commercial results. Reporting to the Product & DK Director, you'll support the development and execution of the commercial strategy for the DK publishing program across ANZ. Working closely with Sales, Marketing, Business Development, Product and our global DK colleagues, you'll identify opportunities to grow sales, monitor business performance and use data and market insights to help shape future initiatives. This role offers a great mix of commercial analysis, strategic planning and relationship management in a highly collaborative environment. What you will do: Help develop and deliver DK's ANZ growth strategy Identify new commercial and market opportunities Analyse sales trends and performance to inform business decisions Support forecasting, budgeting and commercial planning Work closely with Sales and Business Development to identify channel growth opportunities Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and the DK global team Monitor performance and recommend actions to improve results Influence and motivate the sales team to achieve growth targets and improve performance. What you will bring: You'll bring commercial curiosity, strong analytical skills and a passion for growing brands. Ideally you'll have: Experience in sales, category management, business development or commercial planning Strong commercial acumen and confidence working with data and insights Experience identifying opportunities to drive revenue growth Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills Strong planning and organisational capability Experience in publishing, retail or FMCG will be highly regarded, although not essential Why Penguin Random House? You'll join Australia's leading trade publisher and work with one of the world's most recognised illustrated publishing brands. We offer a collaborative culture, opportunities to grow your career and the chance to make a genuine impact on a commercially important part of our business. If you're looking for a role where you can combine commercial thinking with your love of books, we'd love to hear from you. All applicants must include a cover letter which outlines your suitability to the role. Please note, due to the large volume of applications only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Penguin Random House is the world’s largest trade book publisher, boasting an impressive list of authors from cherished favourites to future classics across many genres and platforms. In Australia and New Zealand, we are proud to work with the most talented writers, thinkers and achievers and publish a diverse range of local and international voices. We are the leading publisher distributing books across Australia and New Zealand, focusing on speed and reliability to reach our customers and bring the very best books to readers everywhere. Our 400+ creative and passionate people from various backgrounds and experiences work together to uphold our reputation for excellence and clear commitment to service throughout the entire publishing process, and help us to achieve exceptional results. More information can be found at https://www.penguin.com.au/ and https://www.penguin.co.nz/ . Penguin Random House is committed to providing a workplace and culture that values diversity and inclusion across all levels of the business. We recognise and acknowledge the contribution of people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. This includes, however is not limited to, differences in gender, age, disability, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and family status. Disclosure requirements pertaining to the collection of your personal data: Responsible for processing the information provided in your application is the company specified in the job advertisement, with its registered office as indicated. The company processes your data for the purpose of establishing an employment relationship on the basis of Art. 6 (1) b GDPR / Section 26 (1) sentence 1 BDSG. The retention period for your data is determined by the statutory time limits applicable in the respective country, beginning upon completion of the recruitment process. You can find these here . You can contact the company’s Data Protection Officer at the above-mentioned postal address. Further information on data protection and your rights can be found here . Recruiting-Platform powered by SmartRecruiters .