International sales executive

Closing date for applications: Monday February 23rd 2026

Salary: £29,000 - £30,000, depending on experience

Location: London

Reporting to: International Sales Director

Working pattern: Hybrid - minimum of two days per week in the office; up to three days per week working from home

Department: International Sales

Passionate about books and looking to take the next step in publishing? Join Bonnier Books UK to support international sales and help deliver stories to audiences across the globe.

At Bonnier Books UK, we believe that every book matters. We love to publish stories and content that open our eyes to new perspectives and bring us closer together. We offer a nurturing home for our authors, illustrators and brand partners, publishing bestselling books for readers and listeners everywhere. We know that fantastic stories can come from anywhere and our purpose is to bring them to as wide an audience as possible, a simple ethos that has led to us becoming one of the country’s leading publishers.

This is an exciting opportunity for an organised and enthusiastic individual to join a small, but busy International Sales team. As the international sales executive, you will be providing essential support to ensure the smooth running of the team as well as looking after a select number of your own accounts. This role would suit someone currently working as an assistant looking for the next step in their publishing career.

The role will be part of the award-winning International Sales team, working across the Adult & Children’s divisions. Proven organisational skills and the ability to prioritise effectively will be key. As this is a hands-on role across divisions, there will be exposure to many departments and a fantastic opportunity be a vital part of helping the team meet their annual targets.

What you'll be doing

Administrative Responsibilities

• Support the International Sales Director with Australia, South Africa and India
• Key point of contact for internal and external queries as well as building exceptional relationships with key stakeholders
• Processing orders and other administrative work, such as managing invoicing, co-ordinating direct deliveries, arranging samples, processing returns and other ad hoc queries
• Creating and maintaining sales material such as order forms and PowerPoint presentations for internal and external use
• Assisting the Sales and Marketing Executive with arranging samples and proofs being sent out to International customers
• Maintaining customer databases, delivery grids and monthly schedule and stock availability mailings. Supporting sales managers with building submission grids and collating of information
• Providing support and organisation at external events like bookfairs, where required
• Liaising with all other departments, including Editorial, Publicity, Marketing, Production, and Design
• Managing commission reports and invoices for external reps
• Maintaining awareness of deadlines and using initiative to keep to them

Sales Responsibilities

• Delivering the sales budget for Bonnier Books UK in Southern Europe, Belgium, Africa (ex-Southern Africa) and Latin America
• Selling new titles but also maintaining and strategising on backlist sales in these territories
• Liaising with special sales and Production team to maximise orders for box-sets, packs and special editions
• Regularly monitoring new title dues and tracking customer sales performance
• Ensuring all customers receive regular new title updates, sales materials and catalogues, and keeping customers informed of changes to the publishing programme
• Managing trading terms in conjunction with the Head of International Sales
• Attendance at international bookfairs, and other trade events
• Submitting travel plans and planning and booking all travel. Approximately 4-6 weeks’ per year travel is envisaged
• Other duties may be assigned from time to time

Knowledge, skills and experience

• MS Office skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong analytical skills and commercial awareness
• Attention to detail
• Experience in a publishing environment
• An enthusiasm for books and reading

Company Benefits

• Private health insurance
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Lively social committee hosting regular events
• Group Life cover - including 24-hour GP service
• Company-funded gym membership for all trade staff
• Comprehensive staff training and mentorship programmes
• Flexible working and flexible hours from day one of employment
• Additional holiday allowance accrued for long service – and a full bonus week of holiday to celebrate your 10th year at BBUK
• Enhanced family leave - with equal six months’ paid leave for all new parents
• Employee assistance programme available to all employees and their families
• Dedicated volunteering hours each year to support charities promoting literacy and reading for pleasure
• Cycle to work scheme with bike storage and changing facilities on-site at our London HQ
• Wellbeing programme and daily benefits such as fresh fruit and porridge in the office

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.