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In May 2023 I began a new role as UK Sales Manager for Prestel UK, part of the Penguin Random House group.I am now responsible for the vast majority of all the publisher's UK sales - including, but not exclusive to, Amazon UK, Waterstones (including Hatchards, Foyles & Blackwell's), WH Smith's, independent bookshops, museums & galleries, and much, much more.I previously held a role as Key Account Manager for Headline and Quercus, within the Hachette UK group, primarily looking after the Waterstones account (including a long period of time as the Lead KAM for the entire group). Before then, I held number of roles within Waterstones itself, largely focused on the commercial aspects of their shops. Of Waterstones' twenty superstores, I have had a direct buying and commercial influence on over half; and continued to nurture and improve the majority of other London shops. Early on my role as Commercial Manager constituted replenishing key lines and creating displays, but as Buying Manager I honed my skills into two key specialisms: New Title Buying and Range.I have extensive experience giving conference talks and appearing on panels at industry events; from giving a key note speech at the Independent Authors Association (IAA), to being on discussion panels at the Blake Society AGM and being the retail industry expert chosen to debate small publishing houses' strategy and book design at the Inpress Book Conference.I have been on the judging panel for a number of book prizes; including the BPIF Book Design Awards for 2015/16 and becoming Head Judge for the 2016/17 award, as well as being the regional delegate for the Guardian First Book Award in its inaugural year.I am also the founder of record label Sound Devastation, a platform for new, emerging talent as well as respected, established acts. The label was founded on heavy music, but has expanded its scope with more experimental nuance in recent years. Over a decade old, the label has been featured in a multitude of newspapers, magazines and websites, including The Independent, The Guardian, The Wire, NME, Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, Terrorizer, Decibel, Pitchfork, and others.I am looking to connect with other people in the book publishing and music industries.
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Uk Sales ManagerPrestel Publishing May 2023 - PresentLondon, England, United Kingdom -
Freelance WriterFreelance Writer & Editor Aug 2017 - PresentLondon, United KingdomWritten a book in conjunction with Lucy Stephens (aka LUCYLOVESTHIS) called 'London Letters'. It was published by Rock Point (part of Quarto Publishing), on August 23rd 2018. Open to any freelance work - short term or long term; small pieces of content writing (or editing), to longer form magazine pieces or books. -
OwnerSound Devastation Records Oct 2005 - PresentLondon, United KingdomAn independent record label, specialising in limited vinyl, CD and cassette releases.
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Key Account ManagerQuercus Books Apr 2018 - May 2023London, United KingdomIn April 2018, I began my role as Key Account Manager for Quercus Books, part of the Hachette Publishing Group. I now look after Waterstones and WHSmith's Travel accounts for both Headline Publishing Ltd. and Quercus Books. I am the lead Key Account Manager for the Waterstones account (including Foyles and Hatchards) for Hachette UK. -
Retail ManagerWaterstones Jan 2017 - Aug 2017London, United KingdomRetail Manager at the flagship Waterstones on Piccadilly, in central London. Ran the third floor Arts Bookshop: Art, Photography, Fashion, Design, Architecture, Music, Film, Theatre & Gardening. Biography & Sport are also under my purview. - Delivered sales and margin, within budget, and with operational excellence.- Managed a team of experts relevant to each section, with a focus on team development and engagement (peer, direct reports, seniors).- Drove the ambition of the shop to become a world class art(s) bookshop, with a London, national and international outlook.Project Management of the journey to improve each area of the floor; this includes the buying, visual merchandising, training and operations needed to achieve the central goals of myself, the team and the shop;- Planned new product selection.- Planned displays (production of specialist furniture, the design and decoration of the floor, and also the visual display of all product).- Ensured that key sales targets were achieved.- Commercial opportunity spotting - effective response to media activity and potential bestsellers.- Knowledge of the arts both in London and the wider art world.- Drove and developed our non-book offer where appropriate.- Analysed sales performance and made changes where required.- Worked with the .com/marketing/events/PR and other central business teams, to create continuity and a cohesive message regarding Piccadilly's ongoing search for unmatched excellence. -
Book BuyerWaterstones Aug 2012 - Jan 2017London, United KingdomNew title and range buying for the flagship branch of Waterstones, as well as other central London & Hatchards shops. - Planned new product selection and purchase to central and shop deadlines.- Ensured that key sales targets are achieved (sales budget, margin rate).- Forecasted sales and ensured sell-through targets and stock budgets are achieved.- Commercial opportunity spotting - effective response to media activity and fast movers.- Negotiated and improved margin requirements with suppliers. - Selected products to reflect overall commercial strategy and the needs of customers.- Drove and developed the non-book offer in store.- Analysed sales performance and made changes where required. - Worked with the hub/supply chain, to manage stock and ensure excellent availability throughout the year.- Worked with the .com/marketing/events/PR as well as other buying colleagues, to gain knowledge, keep close communication and understanding of the direction of the company and separate projects with it, and to take learnings from one another's successes and mistakes.- Responded to shop feedback and acted accordingly.- Gave feedback to colleagues both junior and senior to ensure quality of shops remained at highest possible standards for customers.- Worked with transparency and clear communication with all levels of colleagues to ensure a through understanding of buying decisions, commercial strategy and sales expectations across key lines.- Worked with publishers in a range capacity to feedback trends and also gaps in the market which could potentially be filled with products they have the rights to republish.- Gave feedback to publishers on their final products - quality of design, front cover, paper quality, etc., to work collegiately across the industry to improve product and understanding of customer needs and desires.
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Russian Bookshop ManagerWaterstones Feb 2014 - Dec 2016London, United KingdomManager of the Russian Bookshop, on the fourth floor of the flagship Waterstones store, on Piccadilly, in central London.- Managed of a number of native speaking Russian booksellers.- Overview of the commercial offer within the Russian Bookshop, including the Russian Book of the Month.- Art direction for all POS involved in the shop.- Creation of the ordering system booksellers use to order books from our Russian supplier.- Responsibility for the financial operational costs.- Extensive meetings with the owners of Waterstones (AN&N) and the Russian book supplier (headed by Boris Kupriyanov) to ensure the vision of the bookshop stays in line with the wishes of the owner, Alexander Mamut.- Creation of the automatic financial reporting sent to AN&N president and various upper management.- Overview of events program.
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Event ManagerWaterstones Mar 2014 - May 2016London, United KingdomEvent Manager at the flagship Waterstones on Piccadilly, central London.- Created a vision for the events program in the shop, and created a road map and critical path on how and when to achieve this.- Helped to bring in the right colleagues to the events team, to realise the goals set out.- Liaised with authors, artists, publishers and the management of Piccadilly to organise well-rounded, well-organised events.- Creative and innovative decisions to change the 'stale' platform and format many book events were following, thus creating immersive and surprising interactive events for the customer.- Time management and social media skills in order to professionally promote and market events.- Clear communication with the Head Office events team so that a consensus was reached on how to approach internal events, and how Piccadilly - as the flagship - could support huge celebrity events either in shop or at external entertainment venues.- The creation, and a thorough understanding of, the P&L of each event (profit and loss) - giving a detailed reading of sales and the viability of the events programming, therefore legitimising internal investment in new equipment and technology.
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Commercial ManagerWaterstones May 2010 - Aug 2012Nottingham, United KingdomCommercial Manager for Manchester and Nottingham superstores.
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BooksellerWaterstones Nov 2009 - Aug 2011Nottingham, United KingdomBookseller in Leicester and then moved to Nottingham to run the Front of Shop (key titles) at the Waterstones superstore in Nottingham.
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Freelance WriterMetal Hammer Dec 2005 - Sep 2008Nottingham, United KingdomWriter of features, interviews and reviews. -
Freelance WriterNme Dec 2005 - Sep 2008Nottingham, United KingdomWriter of features, interviews and reviews. -
Freelance WriterKerrangmagazine Dec 2005 - Sep 2008Nottingham, United KingdomWriter of features, interviews and reviews. -
Freelance WriterRock-A-Rolla Dec 2005 - Sep 2008Nottingham, United KingdomWriter of features, interviews and reviews.
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Editor In ChiefSound Devastation Jul 2003 - Oct 2005Nottingham, United KingdomAlternative and extreme music ezine that became so popular it spawned a record label.
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English Language And Literature -
Hulme Grammar School For Boys, OldhamEnglish Language And Literature, General
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