National account manager, Sydney

Walker Books Australia Pty Ltd

Walker Books Australia has brought the best children’s books to Australian children for 30 years.

Due to growth and expansion we are looking for someone to join our National Sales team in the newly created role of National Account Manager. We are looking for someone who is genuinely excited by sales and wants to apply their skills and experience to this role.

This role is perfect for a highly organised, exceptional customer service skilled, motivated, and hard-working individual who can work autonomously and as part of a team.

Key Objectives: To increase the market share of Walker Books by maximising sales and margin with the National Accounts.

Key responsibilities include:

• Increasing Sales with the National Accounts with the focus on profitability and margin.
• The ability to identify sales trends and sales growth opportunities.
• Identifying new business opportunities to increase company’s profile in the market place.
• The ability to create successful Sales Plans and Strategies for each account.
• The ability to create innovative sales initiatives in a highly competitive market place.
• The ability to manage the co-op budget for all National Account spend.

To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate:

• A passion for sales and a drive to excel
• Excellent planning, organisational and time-management skills
• Some knowledge in the use of Outlook and Excel
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Confident presentation skills

Walker Books is looking for an applicant with spark and initiative who ideally has a minimum of 5 years of bookselling or publishing experience with a sales background.

Applications must include a cover letter addressing the required skills and experience.

We invite candidates of all ages, races, religions, genders, sexual orientations, people with disability, and levels of education to apply for this or any other advertised role.

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