Sales Representative, Online and Digital Sales
About the role
Sales Representative, Online and Digital Sales
The salary for this position begins at $51,425 and will be determined based on experience.
Changing the world, one book at a time.
As a team of dedicated book-loving professionals, we discover, shape, and share content that nurtures thoughts, dreams, and conversations around the globe, ensuring that both new and established voices are heard.
We’re looking for a data-driven, action-oriented, and collaborative Sales Representative to join our Sales, Marketing, and Publicity team.
Are you interested in working in a growing and constantly evolving sales channel in the publishing industry? Do you enjoy creative problem-solving and working with data? Are you organized with an eye for detail? Are you excited by the opportunity to quickly respond to customer demand signals to put our books in the hands of readers?
We are growing our Sales, Marketing, and Publicity team and are looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment who can work across datasets and alongside internal teams to forecast customer demand and drive availability and visibility for Penguin Random House’s books online.
If this describes you, consider joining us on an exciting journey as we write new chapters of Penguin Random House Canada’s Online and Digital sales story together.
Your contribution to the story:
At Penguin Random House Canada, our Online and Digital sales team is focused on positioning and optimizing our full Penguin Random House catalogue for sale online, paying close attention to real-time data and marketplace trends.
Reporting to the Group Director, In-Market and Digital Sales, you will work within the Online and Digital sales team to oversee inventory and promotion of a portion of Penguin Random House’s catalogue at Amazon.
What you’ll do:
- Ensure online availability and clean sell-through of a portion of Penguin Random House’s catalogue online.
- Prepare and utilize sales forecasts on a title by title basis, working with internal teams to plan inventory requirements.
- Swiftly react to and action sales opportunities based on real-time data and trends.
- Coordinate opportunity-based merchandising.
- Support online promotion planning, tracking, and reporting.
- Respond to account-specific inquiries and troubleshoot accordingly.
- Execute and respond to day-to-day sales reporting; collaborate on process improvements within the team.
Experience and knowledge you’ll bring (qualifications):
- 2+ years of sales/retail experience.
- A demonstrated ability to work well both independently and collaboratively.
- A solutions-focused approach to problem solving and process improvement.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel (experience with VLOOKUP, pivot tables will be an asset.)
- Familiarity with SQL and/or other database management language would be a strong asset.
- Strong organization and time management skills with the ability to prioritize objectives and consistently meet deadlines.
- An inclusive approach to your work, supported by cultural competency and a proven ability to collaborate with people from across a wide range of diverse backgrounds.
- A proactive mindset coupled with an ability to work both independently and as part of a larger team.
- Enhanced knowledge, awareness, and experience with the culture and history of any community that has faced marginalization is considered a plus.
- And of course, a deep passion for books!
We are actively seeking to add team members from communities with lived experiences of marginalization and underrepresentation. We respect and value each individual and their lived experiences and are committed to creating a more diverse team and establishing a culture of belonging. If you self-identify as Black, Indigenous, a person of colour, a member of the LGBTQIA2S+ community or another marginalized group, we strongly encourage you to apply.
This role requires three days per week at our Toronto office located at 320 Front Street West. As such, we require candidates to reside within commuting distance of our office.
To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume by Thursday, June 19, 2025. Please be advised that incomplete applications may not be considered. We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Please contact Human Resources at hrcanada@penguinrandomhouse.com or 416-364-4449 if you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies.
About Penguin Random House Canada
Penguin Random House Canada, the country’s largest book publisher, aims to nourish a universal passion for reading by connecting authors and their writing with readers everywhere. Our celebrated and widely known imprints include Allen Lane, Anchor Canada, Appetite by Random House, Bond Street Books, Doubleday Canada, Hamish Hamilton Canada, Knopf Canada, McClelland & Stewart, Penguin Canada, Penguin Teen, Puffin Canada, Random House Canada, Signal, Strange Light, Tundra Books, Viking Canada, and Vintage Canada; we also produce the award-winning magazine Hazlitt.
We are the Canadian arm of Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade book publisher, whose publishing lists include more than 60 Nobel Prize laureates and hundreds of the world’s most widely read authors and who employs more than 10,000 people worldwide. Penguin Random House was formed on July 1, 2013 by Bertelsmann and Pearson, who own 75 per cent and 25 per cent respectively. As part of the global merger, Penguin Random House Canada was formed through the merger of Penguin Canada and Random House of Canada, who had operated in Canada for 39 and 69 years respectively.
We publish over 500 new original titles per year in the North American market and distribute another 10,000 titles in Canada on behalf of Penguin Random House publishers in the U.S. and the U.K. and many clients. We also run our own Toronto-based audiobook program and in-house recording studio, employing Canadian artists, authors, and directors.
With a rich history dating back to the early 1900s, our expansive publishing portfolio contains books for readers of all ages at every stage of life. From politics to poetry, board books to biography, award-winning fiction to non-fiction classics, the country’s cultural conversation begins at Penguin Random House Canada.
Sales Representative, Online and Digital Sales
About the role
Sales Representative, Online and Digital Sales
The salary for this position begins at $51,425 and will be determined based on experience.
Changing the world, one book at a time.
As a team of dedicated book-loving professionals, we discover, shape, and share content that nurtures thoughts, dreams, and conversations around the globe, ensuring that both new and established voices are heard.
We’re looking for a data-driven, action-oriented, and collaborative Sales Representative to join our Sales, Marketing, and Publicity team.
Are you interested in working in a growing and constantly evolving sales channel in the publishing industry? Do you enjoy creative problem-solving and working with data? Are you organized with an eye for detail? Are you excited by the opportunity to quickly respond to customer demand signals to put our books in the hands of readers?
We are growing our Sales, Marketing, and Publicity team and are looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment who can work across datasets and alongside internal teams to forecast customer demand and drive availability and visibility for Penguin Random House’s books online.
If this describes you, consider joining us on an exciting journey as we write new chapters of Penguin Random House Canada’s Online and Digital sales story together.
Your contribution to the story:
At Penguin Random House Canada, our Online and Digital sales team is focused on positioning and optimizing our full Penguin Random House catalogue for sale online, paying close attention to real-time data and marketplace trends.
Reporting to the Group Director, In-Market and Digital Sales, you will work within the Online and Digital sales team to oversee inventory and promotion of a portion of Penguin Random House’s catalogue at Amazon.
What you’ll do:
- Ensure online availability and clean sell-through of a portion of Penguin Random House’s catalogue online.
- Prepare and utilize sales forecasts on a title by title basis, working with internal teams to plan inventory requirements.
- Swiftly react to and action sales opportunities based on real-time data and trends.
- Coordinate opportunity-based merchandising.
- Support online promotion planning, tracking, and reporting.
- Respond to account-specific inquiries and troubleshoot accordingly.
- Execute and respond to day-to-day sales reporting; collaborate on process improvements within the team.
Experience and knowledge you’ll bring (qualifications):
- 2+ years of sales/retail experience.
- A demonstrated ability to work well both independently and collaboratively.
- A solutions-focused approach to problem solving and process improvement.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel (experience with VLOOKUP, pivot tables will be an asset.)
- Familiarity with SQL and/or other database management language would be a strong asset.
- Strong organization and time management skills with the ability to prioritize objectives and consistently meet deadlines.
- An inclusive approach to your work, supported by cultural competency and a proven ability to collaborate with people from across a wide range of diverse backgrounds.
- A proactive mindset coupled with an ability to work both independently and as part of a larger team.
- Enhanced knowledge, awareness, and experience with the culture and history of any community that has faced marginalization is considered a plus.
- And of course, a deep passion for books!
We are actively seeking to add team members from communities with lived experiences of marginalization and underrepresentation. We respect and value each individual and their lived experiences and are committed to creating a more diverse team and establishing a culture of belonging. If you self-identify as Black, Indigenous, a person of colour, a member of the LGBTQIA2S+ community or another marginalized group, we strongly encourage you to apply.
This role requires three days per week at our Toronto office located at 320 Front Street West. As such, we require candidates to reside within commuting distance of our office.
To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume by Thursday, June 19, 2025. Please be advised that incomplete applications may not be considered. We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Please contact Human Resources at hrcanada@penguinrandomhouse.com or 416-364-4449 if you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies.
About Penguin Random House Canada
Penguin Random House Canada, the country’s largest book publisher, aims to nourish a universal passion for reading by connecting authors and their writing with readers everywhere. Our celebrated and widely known imprints include Allen Lane, Anchor Canada, Appetite by Random House, Bond Street Books, Doubleday Canada, Hamish Hamilton Canada, Knopf Canada, McClelland & Stewart, Penguin Canada, Penguin Teen, Puffin Canada, Random House Canada, Signal, Strange Light, Tundra Books, Viking Canada, and Vintage Canada; we also produce the award-winning magazine Hazlitt.
We are the Canadian arm of Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade book publisher, whose publishing lists include more than 60 Nobel Prize laureates and hundreds of the world’s most widely read authors and who employs more than 10,000 people worldwide. Penguin Random House was formed on July 1, 2013 by Bertelsmann and Pearson, who own 75 per cent and 25 per cent respectively. As part of the global merger, Penguin Random House Canada was formed through the merger of Penguin Canada and Random House of Canada, who had operated in Canada for 39 and 69 years respectively.
We publish over 500 new original titles per year in the North American market and distribute another 10,000 titles in Canada on behalf of Penguin Random House publishers in the U.S. and the U.K. and many clients. We also run our own Toronto-based audiobook program and in-house recording studio, employing Canadian artists, authors, and directors.
With a rich history dating back to the early 1900s, our expansive publishing portfolio contains books for readers of all ages at every stage of life. From politics to poetry, board books to biography, award-winning fiction to non-fiction classics, the country’s cultural conversation begins at Penguin Random House Canada.