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.

Responsibilities

- 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

Qualifications

- 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 workplace 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. Harle

📌 Manager, Series Distribution (Toronto)
🏢 HarperCollins Publishers
📍 Toronto