Our client, a leading global academic and professional content provider, is looking to recruit an Inventory Planning Team Leader for international stock planning. 

The Team Leader will lead the stock planning team, with overall responsibility for cost, ensuring that financial and service level stock targets are met, that policies and strategies are adhered to and working practices continually improved. Main responsibilities include:

• Monitoring and forecasting stock levels to ensure service level agreements are met
• Liaising with Sales, Marketing and Editorial departments during the forecasting process
• Drive change with new technologies for planning & forecasting
• Managing the digital print program
• Training colleagues on new processes and liaison with print vendors
• Integration of acquisitions within existing business processes
• Inventory Management (SOXA)
• Training, coaching and the annual appraisals of planning team.

To be considered you will have knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and prior inventory/supply chain experience, ideally but not essentially within the publishing industry. Previous experience of statistical forecast models would be beneficial. They will be self-motivating, proactive, will lead by example and have strong analytical, written and oral communication skills. 

You will be rewarded with a competitive salary, bonus and strong benefits.

To apply for this position click on the Apply Now button below or send your CV to enquiries@telferpartners.com quoting the reference TP 212. For an initial, confidential discussion please call on +44(0)1223632510.

Early applications are preferred. 

Referral Scheme - Telfer Partners offer a referral reward if we fill this vacancy with someone you recommend. You can send contact details of anyone you want to recommend to enquiries@telferpartners.com .

A leading trade publisher is looking for a HR Coordinator to support all processes of the employee lifecycle. This is a fantastic opportunity for a HR administrator to take the next step and grow and develop in a challenging and fast paced, yet friendly environment.

Key duties:

• Manage all admin associated with the employee lifecycle

• < >anage the recruitment cycle - advertising and monitoring the job roles, arranging interviews, tracking the applications & communicating outcomes to candidates, updating the recruitment, overseeing temporary employees administration

  Responsible for New Starter, Leavers and Secondments Process

• Monitor absence records of sickness, bereavement leave, Maternity/Paternity leave

• Update and maintain HR systems and maintain personnel files

• Support managers with employee relations

   

Experience / skills required:

• Highly organised with the ability to multi task and prioritise

• Sound knowledge of best HR practice and able to handle confidential information

• Previous experience within a HR administration role

• Excellent and confident communicator

• Can-do attitude and willing to take on new projects.

• Highly committed, motivated and adaptable individual

For further information, please apply online or email a CV and salary expectations ASAP to alisonredfearn@atwoodtate.co.uk

Contact:             Alison Redfearn

Tel:                    020 7034 7922

Atwood Tate embraces diversity and seeks to promote the benefits of diversity in all of our business activities and to develop a business culture that reflects that belief.  We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief.

Atwood Tate acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent and contract vacancies and an Employment Business for interim and temporary recruitment.

An initial 12 month contract opportunity has arisen to work in logistics for an innovative arts/culture/psychology publisher. The fast-growing company publishes beautiful, illustrated books on emotional intelligence and have a global brand and profile.

They are looking for a Supply Chain and Logistics Coordinator to support the Head of Retail and focus on stock replenishment, forecasting and customer liaison. You will manage and oversee shipping arrangements with the retail suppliers provide general administrative support to the team.

The ideal candidate will have experience and an understanding of the supply chain. You will be proactive, collaborative and keen to learn. This is a great opportunity for a junior candidate to gain experience and skills in a friendly team with fantastic products.

To apply for this position, please contact Helen Youngsat Inspired Selection publishing recruitment agency (email: h.youngs@inspiredselection.com). Please provide a CV and your current salary details in your application. To view all current opportunities available via Inspired Selection, please visit our website at www.inspiredselection.com.

Inspired Selection operates an Equal Opportunities policy.  We treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status.

A major Institution in central London is looking to appoint a Communications Officer asap for a 3 month contract.  You will have a generalist comms background but also have the ability to manage a live publications programme,  be responsible for internal communications, social media, twitter and website. 

 The post-holder will also have shared responsibility for monitoring the integrity of the Institutions brand.  You will be involved in editing and producing various publications and where necessary, briefing designers or copy editors to assist in the production of the publications.    You will work on the editorial content on the website as well as the intranet.  You should have experience working in a similar role at a similar level and will have good IT skills -InDesign and Drupal

This role will commence early in January 2017 and we will be looking to schedule interviews during the week commencing 19th December.

To apply for this position, please contact Chloe Daniell at Inspired Selection publishing recruitment agency (email: c.daniell@inspiredselection.com). Please provide a CV and your current salary details in your application. To view all current opportunities available via Inspired Selection, please visit our website at www.inspiredselection.com

**Inspired Selection operates an Equal Opportunities policy.  We treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status.

A leading academic institution is looking for an experienced Copy Editor on a temporary basic for three months. The role will be based in-house, supporting a specific subject area, which will be assigned at a later date.

Applicants will need to demonstrate strong editing and proofreading ability and knowledge of online production processes for elearning, educational or Academic content would be useful as the successful candidates will need to familiarize themselves with the organisation’s in-house procedures as quickly as possible.

No specific subject experience is required but you should be confident editing technical terminology.  You will have hands-on editing experience in educational or academic publishing, good organisational and time-management skills and the ability to work well as part of a multidisciplinary team.

To apply for this position, please contact  Chloe Daniell at Inspired Selection publishing recruitment agency (email: c.daniell@inspiredselection.com). Please provide a CV and your current salary details in your application. To view all current opportunities available via Inspired Selection, please visit our website at www.inspiredselection.com.

**Inspired Selection operates an Equal Opportunities policy.  We treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status.

Palgrave Macmillan specialises in cutting-edge academic books in the Humanities and Social Sciences. It publishes monographs, journals, textbooks, professional and reference works, in subjects ranging from Political Science, Economics and History, to Literature, Linguistics and Business.

Springer Nature is one of the world’s leading global research, educational and professional publishers. It is home to an array of respected and trusted brands and imprints, with more than 170 years of combined history behind them, providing quality content through a range of innovative products and services.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Rights Executive to join our Rights Team.  You will have responsibility for all Rights Licensing for Palgrave Higher Education, a global publisher for textbooks and online products.

 Key duties

• Licensing of Translation Right, Permissions, Collective Licensing and Other Rights Licensing, including digital licensing opportunities
• Regularly evaluate the performance of the Higher Education rights business against targets, keeping detailed figures, and to help identify business development opportunities
• Regularly review licensing terms and pricing and in conjunction with Rights Team colleagues, making recommendations for updates to ensure that the best interests of the business are being served
• Working with local offices, colleagues and agents globally, to identify potential new opportunities
• Carry out marketing activity to support rights licensing, where appropriate in conjunction with colleagues in the Rights Team for specific territories/customers
• Attend book fairs and undertake trips to allocated territories as required

Experience / skills required

• Rights sales experience in a book publishing environment
• Good commerical awareness
• Good communication skills
• Good negotiating skills
• Ability to represent business externally
• Proven organisational and time management skills

This position is based at our London Campus offices in the centre of King’s Cross. Applicants must have an existing right to live and work in the United Kingdom.

Commissioning Editor | Education | Oxfordshire. Our client, a leading publisher for the international Education market based in Oxfordshire, is looking to recruit a creative and forward-thinking Commissioning Editor to develop innovative market-appropriate resources for schools globally.

Key responsibilities include:

-Researching, commissioning and delivering products on time and to budget in line with publishing plans

-Managing the financial performance of a list and contributing to publishing strategy

-Responsible for a portfolio of products, managing proposals, authors and implementing effective publishing plans for the products

-Working and liaising with key stakeholders and customers in global regions

-Some travel to regional conferences and international schools

The successful candidate will be from an Educational publishing background with demonstrable experience of digital and print publishing processes.  Ideally, you will have an understanding of, and the ability to assess project financials and profitability as well as strategic planning and market analysis. You will have excellent communication skills, be highly organised and have strong presentation skills.

You will be experienced in acquiring/commissioning materials in print and digital, ideally within the schools market. You will work across a wide range of subject topics however, specific experience in these topic areas is not required for this position.

If this sounds like you, don't hesitate to get in touch!

A world leading educational publishing company is looking for an experienced Commissioning Editor to join their International department. This role is based in their Oxford office. Early applications will be prioritised.

Key duties:        

• Develop innovative and market-appropriate resources for global schools markets
• Researching, commission, and deliver on time and to budget the publishing plan
• Publish innovative, market appropriate content across both print and digital platforms
• Oversee an extensive range of publishing projects up to editorial handover
• Manage the financial performance of the list and contribute to ongoing team publishing strategy
• Work with key stakeholders and customers in our global regions

Experience / skills required:

• You will have proven experience of commissioning materials in both print and digital format
• You will have a background in educational publishing
• Experience of working in international schools markets is highly desirable
• You will understand the opportunities/limitations of various digital platforms for the educational resources market
• This role will involve international travel

For further information, please apply online or email a CV and salary expectations to lisasmars@atwoodtate.co.uk

Contact:            Lisa Smars

Tel:                   01865 339 529

Atwood Tate embraces diversity and seeks to promote the benefits of diversity in all of our business activities and to develop a business culture that reflects that belief.  We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief.

Do you love non-fiction? Do you often read an article and think, ‘is there a book in that?’ Do you instinctively know what makes for a compelling story whether the author is a surgeon, an undercover cop, a shepherd or a new mum?

As Commissioning Editor in Ebury Press, publishers to Caitlin Moran and Chris Packham, you’ll be tasked with growing the narrative non-fiction list in interesting new directions and finding outstanding new voices.

You’ll be a passionate reader of the very best in non-fiction from the pop to the profound. You’ll be brimming with ideas on what’s going to be the next new genre and which person out there has the most interesting story to tell.

Staying ahead of the curve, and knowing what will be dominating newsfeeds and conversation in the months to come will be central to your role. It could be anything from an online sensation to a new cultural trend you’re seeing everywhere. It will be your job to find and shape the special books that will satisfy those audiences.

This role will suit someone with a creative background in popular narrative non-fiction publishing - that could be books, magazines or online.

Please apply to us with a CV and covering letter by Friday 20th January.

Job Segment: Editor, Writing, Book Publishing, Publishing, Creative                     

Our client, a B2B publisher and producer of industry events and conferences, is looking for an Events Conference Producer to lead the production for live and digital events within a portfolio of brands. This role is based in Kent.

Key duties:

• Research, construct and write high quality content-driven programmes
• Identify and secure participation of industry leaders across business sectors
• Develop and maintain relationships with key industry leaders
• Liaise with sales teams to assist with generation of revenue
• Ensure all production deadlines and profit targets are met
• Research gaps in market and new business opportunities

Experience / skills required:

• Solid experience in B2B conference and events production
• Ability to research and manage the content production for multiple events to a high standard
• Excellent organisation and planning skills
• Strong content writing and proofreading skills
• Highly driven, customer focussed with commercial acumen and business awareness
• Some evening and weekend work may be required, plus short periods of overseas travel

For further information, please apply online or email a CV and salary expectations to lucyslater@atwoodtate.co.uk

Atwood Tate embraces diversity and seeks to promote the benefits of diversity in all of our business activities and to develop a business culture that reflects that belief.  We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief.

Due to the volume of applications we receive we are often only able to contact successful applicants.  If you haven't heard from us within 7 days you have probably been unsuccessful on this occasion but we will keep your CV on file for any future relevant opportunities.

A prestigious scientific publisher and membership body in central London is looking for an Account Manager to join their international sales team. You will be responsible for identifying new revenue opportunities and maximizing sales. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in sales within STM publishing across their digital, print and licensing portfolio.

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Key duties:

• Maximise sales across the digital, print and licensing portfolio
• Generate renewal business and use CRM to plan account activities
• Identify new business opportunities and grow existing accounts
• Develop relationships with contacts in the academic and corporate sectors
• Forecast sales and report on sales activity and feedback from customers

Experience / skills required:

• Sales experience in STM or academic publishing
• Experience of digital licensing / subscription sales as well as print products would be advantageous
• Strong consultative sales approach
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of CRM and database management
• Ability to work autonomously and take initiative as necessary

For further information, please apply online or email a CV and salary expectations to christina@atwoodtate.co.uk

Contact:            Christina Dimitriadi

Tel:                    020 7034 7902

Atwood Tate embraces diversity and seeks to promote the benefits of diversity in all of our business activities and to develop a business culture that reflects that belief.  We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief.

Are you looking for an amazing commissioning role with a well-respected illustrated book publisher? Our client is looking to appoint an experienced commissioner to join their team, based in central London and to build on their highly successful design focused list.

Reporting to the Editorial Director, you will:

•             Commission high quality new trade titles

•             Originate new book ideas and source authors

•             Identify new publishing areas and develop titles to be commissioned

•             Develop strong links with design journalists, tutors and other professionals

•             Produce exciting sales material for the Rights and Marketing departments

•             Meet regularly with internal colleagues to plan new strategy

You will have proven experience in commissioning outstanding illustrated books and demonstrable commissioning skills. Good commercial instincts and a flair for spotting trends will be important in this role as will your ability to see gaps in the market. Strong budgeting and negotiating skills will be important and the ability to work well with a small team. Previous experience of commissioning in the area of design, graphic design or fashion will be an advantage.

To apply for this position, please contact Helen Youngsat Inspired Selection publishing recruitment agency (email: h.youngs@inspiredselection.com). Please provide a CV and your current salary details in your application. To view all current opportunities available via Inspired Selection, please visit our website at www.inspiredselection.com.

Inspired Selection operates an Equal Opportunities policy.  We treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status.

A leading publisher of psychometric assessments, psychology journals and books, is looking for an Editor to join their office in Oxford.

Key duties:

·      Seek-out, evaluate, and acquire new test publications

·      Project manage the development process of new and existing tests and assessments

·      Work with subject matter experts to take products from concept to publication

·      Coordinate the standardisation, trials and validation of psychometric assessments

·      Negotiate contracts with authors and others

Experience / skills required:

·      Prior experience within an assessment or book publishing environment is essential for this role

·      You will ideally have practical experience in psychology publishing

·      A degree in psychology, preferably a postgraduate qualification, is essential for this role

·      You will have a good understanding of statistics and statistical software packages

·      You will have excellent oral and written communication skills and attention to detail

·      Experience with administering clinical psychometric tests is preferred

For further information, please apply online or email a CV and salary expectations to lisasmars@atwoodtate.co.uk

Contact:            Lisa Smars

Tel:                   01865 339 529

Atwood Tate embraces diversity and seeks to promote the benefits of diversity in all of our business activities and to develop a business culture that reflects that belief.  We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief.

This Head of Publishing Sales vacancy is a challenging opportunity for an experienced trade books publishing sales professional to join a leading trade publisher and international brand.  Managing a small team, the Head of Publishing Sales will oversee delivery of budgeted revenue for UK, export and co-edition sales, with a focus on UK Key Accounts.  Some UK travel is required.

Key duties:

• Deliver budgeted English language revenue through the sale of both English language and foreign language editions
• Oversee management of the UK key accounts, export territories (including co-edition partners) and distribution procedures
• Set and implement long-term publishing strategy for EMEA and APAC
• Manage and motivate the sales team, including an experienced co-editions and international licensing sales manager and a UK Key Account Manager
• Seek out new sales opportunities and build new markets in the allocated regions
• Present weekly sales data, producing market analysis and sales projection reports for the management team

Experience / skills required:

• Established managerial experience in a trade book publishing sales role
• UK key account experience, in particular large supermarkets, Amazon and WHS
• Strong knowledge of the UK and export book trade
• Some knowledge and understanding of export and co-edition sales processes
• Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship management skills
• A proven track record managing and developing a sales team, product sales and building key account relationships

For further information, please apply online or email a CV and salary expectations to helenspeedy@atwoodtate.co.uk

Contact:            Helen Speedy

Tel:                   020 7034 7904

Atwood Tate embraces diversity and seeks to promote the benefits of diversity in all of our business activities and to develop a business culture that reflects that belief.  We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief.

This is an exciting opportunity to join this publishing house based in London for a graduate with ideally some publishing work experience /internship. Supporting the Journals and Books Editorial and Production team to achieve agreed turnaround time and article/title output targets

Operating the online peer review system. Answering queries from authors, reviewers and Editors. Managing the annual Books royalty payments process. Dealing with external and internal inquiries. Liaising with Sales and Marketing and assisting the Journals and Books teams on new projects and other tasks as required.

• Previous publishing sector experience/internship

• Great team player

• Strong communication skills verbally and in writing

• Good time management skills

• Commercial awareness and customer focus

An educational publisher in Dubai is seeking a target driven Business Development Director to maximise profitable sales of their ELT and School’s educational solutions across the Middle East. You will be responsible for developing partnerships and maximizing market share growth in the MEA Regions as well as establishing large institutional agreements.

Key duties:

• Responsibility (including P&L) for developing and managing the sales and marketing operations for all educational sectors across MEA region (K-12, Higher Education and Technical & Vocational Institutions)
• Oversee sales of educational solutions (texts, software, digital, multi-media etc)
• Work with the publishing unit on the development of solutions (products and services) required by the educational institutions in public and private domains
• Develop and manage distribution channels/ partnerships
• Personal engagement with key regional stakeholders to become the preferred partner
• Meeting, giving presentations and information to decision-makers in educational institutions
• Submitting market/territory reports on a monthly basis 
• Conduct product presentations tailor-made to teachers’ needs

Experience / skills required:

• K-12 and/or ELT teaching experience and solid knowledge of K-12 and Tertiary digital educational products and solutions
• Must be an experienced Business Development/Sales Manager with the ability to propose and close engagements that will achieve total revenue growth, profit, and customer satisfaction
• Experience of complex bids with ministry and large educational institutions
• Excellent influencing, presentation and negotiation skills
• Highly motivated and performance driven with strong commercial awareness
• Ability to work in a matrix organisation, leading, managing and galvanising relationships
• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential
• Fluency in Arabic would be advantageous  
• A driving license is desirable but not essential and you must be able to travel across the territory

For further information, please apply online or email a CV and salary expectations to helenspeedy@atwoodtate.co.uk

Contact:            Helen Speedy

Tel:                   020 7034 7904

Atwood Tate embraces diversity and seeks to promote the benefits of diversity in all of our business activities and to develop a business culture that reflects that belief.  We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief.

This Publishing Manager vacancy is an opportunity for an experienced ELT Publisher to join an established educational publisher at its office in Dubai.  The successful candidate will manage the editorial team producing high quality ELT educational products for the Middle East and Africa region.

Key duties:

• Manage the regional K-12 schools and ELT publishing units
• Develop and manage K-12 schools and ELT publishing plans in consultation with senior management
• Create proposals, including P&L projections for new products and present to the publishing committee
• Responsible for commissioning of new products and contracts with vendors
• Develop and manage the publishing strategy for the MEA region
• Oversee the publishing process for new print and digital products

Experience / skills required:

• Established experience at Publishing Manager or Publisher level in international schools and/or ELT publishing
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of K-12 US Schools and ELT publishing
• Experience of devising commissioning strategies and developing digital and print educational materials
• Solid team management and leadership abilities
• Native level English is essential and some spoken Arabic language skills would be advantageous
• Willingness to travel in the MEA region is desirable

For further information, please apply online or email a CV and salary expectations to helenspeedy@atwoodtate.co.uk

Contact:            Helen Speedy

Tel:                   020 7034 7904

Atwood Tate embraces diversity and seeks to promote the benefits of diversity in all of our business activities and to develop a business culture that reflects that belief.  We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief.

Heywood Hill, one of London’s leading independent bookshops, is looking for an outstanding bookseller to join our excellent team.

Are you knowledgeable, versatile and ambitious?

Our business is expanding and rapidly. We are looking for someone with a can-do attitude, an eye for detail and a winning personality, keen to roll up their sleeves at one of the most innovative and stimulating bookshops in the world.

The successful candidate will work in our busy Mayfair shop but also help choose books for our monthly subscription service, A Year in Books, and assist in delivering other initiatives. Subtle but effective hand-selling skills and good book knowledge are therefore essential. We are looking for someone who enjoys working at a high capacity whilst juggling a variety of responsibilities calmly and effectively. Salary dependent on experience.

What are you waiting for?

Please send your CV and a covering letter to Tom Nind via tom@heywoodhill.com by Wednesday 11 January 2017.   

Please apply direct to the email provided.  The Apply button will take you to the company website.  Thank you.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a renowned collecting society for a 12 month fixed term contract based In Central London. The successful applicant will work with the management team across the business to coordinate the development of strategic thinking, solutions and plans, with particular emphasis on their online strategy.

Key duties:

• Supporting senior management to scope and structure projects
• Leading the planning of work and ensuring general delivery against the plan, whilst delivering key strategic work streams within the project
• Undertaking complex quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Coordinating inputs from a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders
• Preparing high impact project materials
• Clearly communicating the commercial and political impact of strategic decisions to stakeholders

Experience / skills required:

• Demonstrable experience in undertaking complex quantitative and qualitative analysis evidenced by prior management consulting experience (or similar)
• Strong academic performance at degree level essential
• Ability to quickly grasp new concepts across an array of disciplines
• Strong numeric/analytical skills including being proficient at Excel modelling
• Strong written communication skills including PowerPoint
• Prior experience managing and influencing senior stakeholders

For further information, please apply online or email a CV and salary expectations to davidmartin@atwoodtate.co.uk

Contact: David Martin

Tel: 020 7034 7850

Atwood Tate embraces diversity and seeks to promote the benefits of diversity in all of our business activities and to develop a business culture that reflects that belief.  We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief.

Our client, a leading publisher of environmental publications with global, real-world impact is looking to appoint an Editorial Assistant to be based in their Central London offices.

This is a rare opportunity for someone with some experience or knowledge of publishing and customer service experience to take the next step in their career with a successful publisher in a small and supportive team. You will work on their three flagship journals as well as books.  

In this role you will:

• Be instrumental in coordinating the peer-review process
• Be a point of contact for authors, reviewers and editors globally providing excellent customer service and support
• Keep everything to schedule
• Regularly report back to the team with updates

Someone who’s very organised with clear communication skills and customer service experience would be an excellent fit for this role. You will gain a broad range of experience in STM publishing and there is plenty of opportunity to learn about all aspects of the process from other members of the team.

Please get in touch to find out more!

To apply for this position, please contact Chloe Rhysat Inspired Selection publishing recruitment agency (email: c.rhys@inspiredselection.com). Please provide a CV and your current salary details in your application. To view all current opportunities available via Inspired Selection, please visit our website at www.inspiredselection.com.

**Inspired Selection operates an Equal Opportunities policy.  We treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status.