International sales manager

Closing date for applications: 16 January 2026

Salary: £35,000 - £38,000 dependent on experience and location (+benefits +bonus)

Location: The role will be based at our London or Sheffield office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week

Bring your sales expertise to Hachette and champion world-class publishing, working with leading authors and markets across Europe.

Hachette UK is a creative powerhouse and the UK's second largest book publishing group. Our mission is to make it easy for everyone to discover new worlds of ideas, learning, entertainment and opportunity. We're made up of 10 autonomous publishing divisions and over 60 imprints with a rich and diverse history and an incredible range of authors. We're also the market leader in e-books and publish a range of bestsellers in audio format, the fastest growing part of our business.

The Hachette international sales team is a high-performing, driven team working across 9 of our 10 publishing divisions. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an exciting and growing part of our business.

What you'll be doing

Reporting into the head of sales for Europe, you will be responsible for Hachette UK and Hachette Book Group US sales into Western European markets including Benelux, France, Switzerland, Norway & Iceland. Key responsibilities will include:

• All aspects of account management including building client relationships, regular sell in presentations, monitoring performance and providing an excellent level of customer service
• Gathering and analysing sales data to inform regular business reviews with customers, spot trends and monitor sales closely
• Working within a set marketing and travel budget
• Achieving thorough product knowledge of all HUK & HBG US publications
• Product championing an allocated division(s) within the open market team and attending key internal meetings for that division

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a motivated team player who has previous account management experience and a proven track record in sales. Communication and prioritisation skills are a must as well as a passion for books and:

• Excellent customer relationship building and management skills
• Presentation skills
• Organisational and IT skills with a meticulous attention to detail
• Intelligent negotiation skills
• Commercial and results driven with an understanding of financial drivers

What we offer

Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:

• 28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Generous pension schemes
• Rent deposit loans
• 2 community days per year
• Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)
• Retail discounts through Hachette rewards
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Wide-ranging training library
• Development programmes (including mentoring)
• Up to 70% off book purchases
• A charity bookshelf
• 12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including AgeWise, Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks
• Season ticket loans
• And much more!

Our commitment

The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org

Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds. If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.

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