Production Executive

About the role

We're seeking a Production Executive to join our Production and Operations team. Working alongside the Production Manager, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality books to readers around the world. This role has a particular focus on managing our reprint programme, ensuring titles remain available through the most efficient and cost-effective print solutions. You'll work closely with UK and international print partners, explore opportunities for digital and local printing, and help us continually improve our production processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage the production of book reprints from quotation through to placement and delivery.
• Obtain and evaluate print quotations to balance cost, quality, and lead time decisions.
• Develop and manage relationships with digital print suppliers in the UK and internationally, identifying opportunities for local print-on-demand and short-run production.
• Contribute to print specification decisions.
• Coordinate the freight of books to UK and international distribution partners.
• Raise purchase orders, prepare production costings and manage print approvals.
• Liaise with Editorial, Design, Pre-Press, Sales and Finance teams to coordinate reprints, corrections and file updates.
• Maintain accurate production records within our publishing management system.
• Coordinate the implementation of errata, file revisions, and updated editions.
• Monitor supplier performance and proactively identify opportunities to improve quality, service and cost efficiency.
• Support the evaluation and selection of new print and freight suppliers as our supply chain continues to evolve.
• About you
• *This role will be required to spend some time in the Exeter office, including during the initial training period.
• Closing date for applications Friday 24 July.
• To Apply
• If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for David and Charles Publishing, please do not hesitate to apply.

Additional Information

Production Executive Location: Hybrid working - Exeter, Devon or Poundbury, Dorset office base* Salary : £30,000 per annum Vacancy Type: Full time, permanent

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