Company: HarperCollins Canada

Job Title: Manager, Series Distribution & Analytics

Department(s): Brand

Reports to: Senior Manager, Business Analysis

Status: Regular full time

Location: 22 Adelaide Street West, Toronto (hybrid model) 

Job Vacancy Status:  Vacant and actively accepting applications

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Job Purpose:

Responsible for managing series retail distribution and providing business insights, including merchandising compliance and analytics to drive brand publishing sales in North American retail. Liaise with operations, IT, sales, merchandising teams and accounts (as required) to coordinate efforts and maximize revenue of the brand publishing program.

• Manages the optimization of profitability of series dedicated space at retailers across North America to achieve retailer targets and supports the direct selling of Harlequin brand products to key accounts. This includes:
  • Forecasting the print & bind requirements for Harlequin series distribution in North America and updating projections on a monthly cadence.
  • Managing the implementation of series distributions with key accounts, sales and operations team, including providing information and materials required for buyers, along with set-up of unique configuration requirements to support series distribution.
  • Directly responsible for the management of monthly series distribution planning and execution at key accounts. This includes:
    • Set up requirements in key account’s and Harlequin systems, coordinating with internal IT and operations teams to ensure effective operations and implementation.
    • In addition, monitors product flow through distribution process, key account warehouses to store level ingestion and finally merchandising compliance at store level.
    • Manages the dissemination of series merchandising directions to merchandising teams and monitors execution compliance and troubleshooting issues as they arise.
• Provides Sales and Merchandising reporting including:
  • Weekly sales and Merchandising compliance, along with monthly and yearly reviews
  • Quarterly and annual reporting on store set segments, regionality and product level variances within chains and propose adjustments based on results.
  • Oversees the distribution of brand publishing trade paperback, including managing the approval of P&Bs, overseeing projections and orders to identify sales opportunities and emerging challenges based on buy levels and sales results trends. This involves liaising with Sales Group when necessary.
  • Supports business cultivation efforts through planning and execution of physical account specific initiatives and promotions to ensure sales are maximized.
  • Support the Harlequin business analysis reporting group with data collection, visualization, forecasting and analysis for publishing programs.
    • Maintain and distribute the eBook and Audio title catalogues
    • Provide performance reports and analysis for strategic digital initiatives
    • Develop and maintain dashboards for distribution channels as required
    • Assist with forecasting and financial budgets for publishing programs and distribution channels as required

• Education: Undergraduate degree
• Specialized knowledge:
  • Publishing
  • Sales
  • Analysis
• Skills
  • Excellent relationship building skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication
  • Time management
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Attention to details
• 5+ years  experience (publishing preferable)

Working conditions

This position operates in an office environment with some need to travel within North America.

Physical requirements

• Ability for desk work
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

About HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin

Harlequin is a leading publisher of commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction. We publish more than 100 titles a month that reach audiences globally. Encompassing highly recognizable imprints that span a broad number of genres, we are home to many award-winning New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling authors. Harlequin is a division of HarperCollins Publishers, the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world. Through HarperCollins’s global publishing program, Harlequin titles are published in 17 countries and 16 languages.

The salary range for this position is $75,000-$85,000. We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.  

Known worldwide for the quality of its list, HarperCollins Canada is the proud home of many bestselling and award-winning authors, including Esi Edugyan, Heather O’Neill, and Lawrence Hill. It is our vision to publish the best books of our generation and to work with authors over the length and breadth of their careers. Our authors are at the centre of everything we do. In addition to the Canadian publishing program, HarperCollins Canada is responsible for the sales, marketing, and publicity of HarperCollins titles from around the globe

HarperCollins Canada and Harlequin are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to equal employment opportunities. Employment decisions are based on job requirements and the skills, knowledge, and experience of the candidate, regardless of any other factors unrelated to job performance.

HarperCollins Publishers is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at TalentManagement@harpercollins.com. Note: we will only respond to accommodation requests. 

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.