We are currently seeking a Sales Executive to report to the Head of Sales, East Asia.

Responsibilities

• Supports Head of Sales, East Asia and the China freelancer sales rep with general admin work, including (but not limited to): customer enquiries, order submission, customer service issues, samples & POS management, preparing sales trip materials, and mailing.

• Communicates with co-workers in US and UK offices, including international sales teams, customer service, stock control and credit control teams; Attends meetings and sales conferences both in person and virtually.

• Organizes Beijing Book Fair, including booking, design, logistics, samples, stand management, and other related issues.

• Manages the HarperCollins Weibo account.

• Provides regional expertise on UK and US systems.

• Acts as first point of contact with UK/US teams for providing of sales and marketing material, publishing schedules, title plans, and print runs.

• Responsibility for administrating and invoicing of direct deliveries and drop shipments.

Requirements

• Fluent in English and Chinese (Mandarin), both in written and speaking

• Experience in sales/marketing supporting roles are preferred

• Familiar with Chinese social medias including WeChat, Weibo, Douyin, Xiaohongshu, etc.

• Self-starter, organized, adaptable, able to prioritize, high-level of communications skills,

• Passion for promoting English books in the Chinese speaking markets

• Commercial awareness of revenue and profit that drives of the business and their impact of the role

Willingness to travel when necessary

Benefits

• Hybrid working model (3 days in the office)

• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy and sell holiday days) 

• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave 

• Private healthcare cover and life assurance 

• Summer Hours  

• Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal 

• Season ticket loans (from day 1 for entry level) and cycle to work scheme 

• Relocation Rent Support Loan  

• Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work, Pride at HC, Social Mobility Network and Neurodiversity at Work

• Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal, management courses (up to MA level) and mentoring programmes 

• Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers 

• Gym membership discount 

• Onsite physiotherapy (London only) 

• Charitable donation matching and 2 volunteering days 

• We're a certified Carbon Neutral company

• Green Electric/Hybrid Car Benefit Scheme (salary sacrifice)

• With Trees for Life we plant a tree in the Highlands of Scotland for every permanent hire

• Free e-books and audiobooks, digital newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books 

• Subsidised canteen and retail discounts 

• Onsite prayer room 

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 internships or entry level positions. For more information visit  https://www.btbs.org/

At HarperCollins, we value authenticity and integrity in our recruitment process. To ensure a fair and accurate evaluation of all applications, we ask that all responses to assessment questions reflect your own thoughts, experiences, and capabilities.  This allows us to fairly assess your knowledge, skills, and experience to determine how they align with the role. We value diverse perspectives and genuine contributions, even if answers are not perfect. The use of AI tools or external assistance to generate responses is discouraged unless explicitly permitted for specific tasks.

If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly to stephanie.jemmett@harpercollins.co.uk with subject heading ‘Vacancy Query’ plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.

Please note, if you are interested in the role you would need to submit your application via Applied. We do not accept email applications.