Ingram Content Group is hiring: Content Manager (Book Buyer) in New York

Ingram Content Group (ICG) is hiring a Content Manager to contribute to our team in LaVergne, TN (Greater Nashville Area) or the NYC area. As the Content Manager, you’ll maintain profitable vendor relations to secure applicable ICG service offerings. Additionally, you’ll identify, analyze, and negotiate the procurement of stocked inventory.

Want to help get more books to more places in more ways?

At Ingram, our teams are collaborative and innovative and are recognized as change agents, partnering with skilled professionals across the country to generate new, impactful ideas. We are proactive, evolving, and highly respected in our industry. Our focus on providing exceptional customer support differentiates us from competitors.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent B2B Management experience in either publishing, wholesale or retail bookselling
• Minimum 3 years progressive experience in 3 or more of the following: Team Management, Purchasing, Sales, Distribution, Inventory Management, Project Management, and maintaining significant supplier relationships

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in the book trade industry
• Experience with the Relex Forecasting system

Key Responsibilities:

• Makes buying decisions on content for an assigned group of publishers.
• Works with assigned publishers to ensure that ICG has all available titles represented and assures ICG’s data about their titles is accurate and up-to-date (includes pricing, format, publication date, subject category, and availability).
• Evaluates ICG’s financial exposure with each assigned publisher on a monthly basis and decides whether ICG will issue payment to the publisher and, if so, how much will be paid.
• Analyzes and reviews current publisher activities within the ICG Service offerings and evaluates and recommends business opportunities to match ICG Services to vendor short and long term goals.
• Partners with the Lead Content Management team to present a range of products and services to vendors.
• Participates in strategic business review discussions based on critical analysis and makes recommendations that will drive profitability.
• Works to ensure the efficient and accurate use of technology to procure, forecast new and reorder inventory needs, allocations, returns, and warehouse transfers from within company overstock.
• Analyzes various vendor activity reports for key performance indicators and recommends activities to ensure enhanced financial performance and profit contribution. Key performance indicators include fill rate, inventory turn, aged inventory, and sell-through.
• This list is not exhaustive.

Hiring Salary Range: $72,650 - $105,211. This range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary for this position. It will be determined by factors including but not limited to: the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, geographic location, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

• A highly competitive compensation package with generous benefits beginning first day of employment for Medical/Prescription Drug plans, HSA, Vision, Dental, and Health Care FSA.
  • 15 vacation days & 12 sick days accrued annually and 3 personal days
  • 401K match, Life and AD&D, Employee Assistant programs, Group Legal, & more
• Avid reader? Numerous opportunities to engage with books and authors
  • Discounted offers to self-publish with IngramSpark!
• Encouraged continued education with our tuition reimbursement program
• Financial and in-kind opportunities to engage with non-profits in your community
  • Company match program for United Way donations
  • Volunteer opportunities and in-kind drives for non-profits throughout the year
• Casual Dress Code

The world is reading, and Ingram Content Group (“Ingram”) connects people with content in all forms. Providing comprehensive services for publishers, retailers, libraries, and educators, Ingram makes these services seamless and accessible through technology, innovation, and creativity. With an expansive global network of offices and facilities, Ingram’s services include digital and physical book distribution, print-on-demand, and digital learning.

Ingram Content Group LLC is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, work-related mental or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information.

The world is reading. Ingram helps connect our world with the books they want—print and digital—when they need them, in the simplest ways. To better serve an increasingly connected global community of readers, we are transforming the book industry for the better: through smart leadership, cutting-edge technology, and revolutionary innovations in the manufacture and distribution of books.