About us At Wonderbly Group, our mission is to connect the world through our personalized gift books. We create books that inspire self-belief in children and celebrate love in all relationships. Our books have reached over ten million readers, making them the center of their own stories. Our core brands are Wonderbly and Historic Newspapers. Now part of Penguin Random House, we operate at the intersection of print-on-demand, personalization, and D2C e-commerce. We were nominated for UK Publisher and UK Children's Publisher of the Year in 2025 and previously won the latter in 2021. This group-level role offers the chance to work across both brands, contributing to two innovative businesses within Penguin Random House. We are seeking a proactive, commercially-minded Buying & Supply Chain Manager to oversee procurement and supply chain operations. You will coordinate product, design, logistics, and finance to ensure projects stay on track, on time, and within budget. This role suits someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, balancing big-picture strategy with detailed execution. What You'll Be Doing New Product Development Partner with Design and Trade/Marketing to develop new products from concept to launch. Serve as the main contact for operations during product development. Communicate timelines, milestones, and responsibilities clearly to keep projects moving. Ensure products meet quality, commercial, and compliance standards before release. Stock Management Own inventory planning and continuously improve strategies. Ensure optimal stock levels and placement. Manage demand planning aligned with product and trading calendars. Monitor slow-moving stock and over/understock issues, recommending actions. Oversee stock counts and coordinate with warehouses. Budget & Cashflow Manage the supply chain budget and optimize spending. Track upcoming payments and commitments to suppliers. Collaborate with finance on procurement-related cash flow. Identify cost-saving opportunities without compromising quality or delivery. Sourcing & Commercials Negotiate with global suppliers for favorable terms. Develop strong supplier relationships, managing contracts and SLAs. Monitor supplier performance using KPIs and address issues promptly. Anticipate supply chain risks and develop contingency plans. Finance & Forecasting Work with Trade and Sales teams on forecasts and procurement plans. Use sales data to inform buying decisions. Provide regular performance reports and trend analysis to stakeholders. Critical Path & Project Management Manage the critical path from procurement to delivery. Keep projects aligned with key dates and launches. Utilize project management tools to monitor progress and mitigate risks. Coordinate cross-functional teams for smooth execution. B2B Shipping Oversee global and domestic B2B shipments, ensuring timely delivery. Collaborate with freight, customs, and warehouse partners. Stay updated on international shipping regulations and Incoterms. Maintain processes for large-scale orders and compliance. What We're Looking For 4+ years' experience in buying, supply chain, or procurement. Background in fast-paced e-commerce or fashion sectors. Strong negotiation and supplier relationship skills. Data-driven with excellent forecasting and financial skills. Experience managing complex projects and critical paths. Effective communicator in cross-functional teams. Bonus: international logistics, customs, and trade compliance experience. Why Join Us? Join Wonderbly to be part of a mission-driven company creating personalized products worldwide. You'll work with diverse, motivated people in a profitable, responsible, B-Corp certified business with clear processes and a supportive culture. We're growing and aim to deepen customer relationships through our books. Benefits include: Competitive salary + bonus Remote work up to 5 weeks/year 28 days holiday + bank holidays Hybrid working model Pension with matched contributions Mental health support with Spill Charity day each month £500 annual learning budget Health insurance Subsidized gym membership Regular social events, studio amenities, and community activities
Jun 26, 2025
Full time
About us At Wonderbly Group, our mission is to connect the world through our personalized gift books. We create books that inspire self-belief in children and celebrate love in all relationships. Our books have reached over ten million readers, making them the center of their own stories. Our core brands are Wonderbly and Historic Newspapers. Now part of Penguin Random House, we operate at the intersection of print-on-demand, personalization, and D2C e-commerce. We were nominated for UK Publisher and UK Children's Publisher of the Year in 2025 and previously won the latter in 2021. This group-level role offers the chance to work across both brands, contributing to two innovative businesses within Penguin Random House. We are seeking a proactive, commercially-minded Buying & Supply Chain Manager to oversee procurement and supply chain operations. You will coordinate product, design, logistics, and finance to ensure projects stay on track, on time, and within budget. This role suits someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, balancing big-picture strategy with detailed execution. What You'll Be Doing New Product Development Partner with Design and Trade/Marketing to develop new products from concept to launch. Serve as the main contact for operations during product development. Communicate timelines, milestones, and responsibilities clearly to keep projects moving. Ensure products meet quality, commercial, and compliance standards before release. Stock Management Own inventory planning and continuously improve strategies. Ensure optimal stock levels and placement. Manage demand planning aligned with product and trading calendars. Monitor slow-moving stock and over/understock issues, recommending actions. Oversee stock counts and coordinate with warehouses. Budget & Cashflow Manage the supply chain budget and optimize spending. Track upcoming payments and commitments to suppliers. Collaborate with finance on procurement-related cash flow. Identify cost-saving opportunities without compromising quality or delivery. Sourcing & Commercials Negotiate with global suppliers for favorable terms. Develop strong supplier relationships, managing contracts and SLAs. Monitor supplier performance using KPIs and address issues promptly. Anticipate supply chain risks and develop contingency plans. Finance & Forecasting Work with Trade and Sales teams on forecasts and procurement plans. Use sales data to inform buying decisions. Provide regular performance reports and trend analysis to stakeholders. Critical Path & Project Management Manage the critical path from procurement to delivery. Keep projects aligned with key dates and launches. Utilize project management tools to monitor progress and mitigate risks. Coordinate cross-functional teams for smooth execution. B2B Shipping Oversee global and domestic B2B shipments, ensuring timely delivery. Collaborate with freight, customs, and warehouse partners. Stay updated on international shipping regulations and Incoterms. Maintain processes for large-scale orders and compliance. What We're Looking For 4+ years' experience in buying, supply chain, or procurement. Background in fast-paced e-commerce or fashion sectors. Strong negotiation and supplier relationship skills. Data-driven with excellent forecasting and financial skills. Experience managing complex projects and critical paths. Effective communicator in cross-functional teams. Bonus: international logistics, customs, and trade compliance experience. Why Join Us? Join Wonderbly to be part of a mission-driven company creating personalized products worldwide. You'll work with diverse, motivated people in a profitable, responsible, B-Corp certified business with clear processes and a supportive culture. We're growing and aim to deepen customer relationships through our books. Benefits include: Competitive salary + bonus Remote work up to 5 weeks/year 28 days holiday + bank holidays Hybrid working model Pension with matched contributions Mental health support with Spill Charity day each month £500 annual learning budget Health insurance Subsidized gym membership Regular social events, studio amenities, and community activities
About us At Wonderbly, our mission is to connect the world together through our special gift books. We make personalised books that inspire boundless self-belief in children and celebrate love in all kinds of relationships. Our books have allowed over ten million readers to see themselves as the centre of their own stories. Wonderbly is an award winning brand who has now become part of the Penguin Random House group, that operates at the intersection of print-on-demand, personalisation and D2C e-commerce. We have just been nominated for UK Publisher and UK Children's Publisher of the Year in 2025 by the British book awards, having won the latter in 2021. About the role We're looking for maternity cover for our Head of Content and Creative Strategy to join our creative team and lead our creative strategy across our main brand campaigns, lead our copy team and copy strategy across all customer touchpoints and our product launch creative. This role reports into the CMO. Campaigns & creative strategy For our main campaigns from Christmas and Valentine's to Mother's Day, the Head of Content & Creative Strategy is responsible for turning the brief from our brand team into a creative strategy and routes for our senior creative team to work into our creative concept and execution ideas for channels like paid social, email and OOH. You'll also work with our Creative Director to lead our senior creative team and get the best final concepts and final creative execution for the brief. Overall storytelling, messaging and copy Across all creative touchpoints from email, paid and organic social and our website, our head of content leads on the best messaging and storytelling approach based on our brand TOV, customer insights and creative performance. This role also leads our team of inhouse and freelance copywriters from brief to final review. Brand activations From OOH and TV to partnerships and email, the Head of Content & Creative Strategy works with the Head of Brand and our Creative Director to put together the positioning, messaging and final creative for our brand activations. Performance The Head of Content is able to approach our performance creatively in a slightly more methodical optimisation first way. That mixed with a hands-on approach to new content creation whether that's video, statics or other formats. Product launches At Wonderbly, we launch a new book every week, and each product requires creative (copy and design) on the product page and also some marketing assets. It's the Head of Content's role to lead this process. Website creative Support the website team with creative to help launch new CX experiences on site. About you Below we've outlined some of the things we think you should be able to demonstrate to us in an interview. Please note that this is not an exclusive or exhaustive list. Confident creative leader with the Creative Director you'll lead the creative team of designers and copywriters across brand, performance marketing and website. You'll need to be highly organised to get everything done to a high standard and maintain both big picture thinking and an eye for detail. 10 years + experience in creative marketing understanding all aspects of creative from brand activations to lower funnel performance marketing and UX copy is key to this role. Creative & messaging strategy experience rather than a pure head of copy, we're looking for someone with experience in storytelling, with some background in Direct to consumer ecommerce experience with clear understanding of customer-focussed marketing a big plus. You'll need a good understanding of data insights for creative. You'll need to be comfortable translating the creative performance insights from channel managers into actionable creative output. How to apply and what to expect If you are interested in this role please apply directly using the workable link. Please include an up to date CV and a cover letter outlining why you believe you would be a good fit for this role. We will begin reviewing applications from June. Once we have received your application we will contact you within a week. If we wish to move forward this will include some options for a short phone call with a member of our recruitment team who can answer practical questions around compensation and big picture questions around the company and the role. If we both choose to move forward after this, the interview process will consist of two to a maximum of three interviews. During these interviews you will meet with members of the Wonderbly creative team including cross functional peers and managers. At least one of these interviews will happen in person at the Wonderbly studios in Bloomsbury, London. Why Join Us? First and foremost, you should join Wonderbly because of the work we do. We're on a mission to bring our meaningfully personalised products to everyone around the world. You'll be surrounded by inclusive, diverse and self-motivated people inspired by this exciting mission. We're a profitable and responsibly run, B-Corp certified business. We have clear processes with sensible expectations and are always looking to improve. We have a strongly supportive and inclusive culture and are still small enough for individuals to make a big difference. We have exciting growth plans, we want to create deeper connections between customers and their important relationships into the heart of our books. On top of that, on an annual basis we offer: - Hybrid working (3 days per week in office, 2 days remote) - Lunch and Learn sessions with inspiring speakers on various topics - A dog friendly studio based near Kings Cross - Regular socials At our studio there is: - Shower, secure bike storage (we are also part of the Cycle To Work scheme) - Heaps of snacks, drinks, and comforts in our fully-stocked kitchen - Group yoga / walking and other fun stuff - Clubs for bookworms, runners, gardeners, aspiring poets and much more
Jun 26, 2025
Full time
About us At Wonderbly, our mission is to connect the world together through our special gift books. We make personalised books that inspire boundless self-belief in children and celebrate love in all kinds of relationships. Our books have allowed over ten million readers to see themselves as the centre of their own stories. Wonderbly is an award winning brand who has now become part of the Penguin Random House group, that operates at the intersection of print-on-demand, personalisation and D2C e-commerce. We have just been nominated for UK Publisher and UK Children's Publisher of the Year in 2025 by the British book awards, having won the latter in 2021. About the role We're looking for maternity cover for our Head of Content and Creative Strategy to join our creative team and lead our creative strategy across our main brand campaigns, lead our copy team and copy strategy across all customer touchpoints and our product launch creative. This role reports into the CMO. Campaigns & creative strategy For our main campaigns from Christmas and Valentine's to Mother's Day, the Head of Content & Creative Strategy is responsible for turning the brief from our brand team into a creative strategy and routes for our senior creative team to work into our creative concept and execution ideas for channels like paid social, email and OOH. You'll also work with our Creative Director to lead our senior creative team and get the best final concepts and final creative execution for the brief. Overall storytelling, messaging and copy Across all creative touchpoints from email, paid and organic social and our website, our head of content leads on the best messaging and storytelling approach based on our brand TOV, customer insights and creative performance. This role also leads our team of inhouse and freelance copywriters from brief to final review. Brand activations From OOH and TV to partnerships and email, the Head of Content & Creative Strategy works with the Head of Brand and our Creative Director to put together the positioning, messaging and final creative for our brand activations. Performance The Head of Content is able to approach our performance creatively in a slightly more methodical optimisation first way. That mixed with a hands-on approach to new content creation whether that's video, statics or other formats. Product launches At Wonderbly, we launch a new book every week, and each product requires creative (copy and design) on the product page and also some marketing assets. It's the Head of Content's role to lead this process. Website creative Support the website team with creative to help launch new CX experiences on site. About you Below we've outlined some of the things we think you should be able to demonstrate to us in an interview. Please note that this is not an exclusive or exhaustive list. Confident creative leader with the Creative Director you'll lead the creative team of designers and copywriters across brand, performance marketing and website. You'll need to be highly organised to get everything done to a high standard and maintain both big picture thinking and an eye for detail. 10 years + experience in creative marketing understanding all aspects of creative from brand activations to lower funnel performance marketing and UX copy is key to this role. Creative & messaging strategy experience rather than a pure head of copy, we're looking for someone with experience in storytelling, with some background in Direct to consumer ecommerce experience with clear understanding of customer-focussed marketing a big plus. You'll need a good understanding of data insights for creative. You'll need to be comfortable translating the creative performance insights from channel managers into actionable creative output. How to apply and what to expect If you are interested in this role please apply directly using the workable link. Please include an up to date CV and a cover letter outlining why you believe you would be a good fit for this role. We will begin reviewing applications from June. Once we have received your application we will contact you within a week. If we wish to move forward this will include some options for a short phone call with a member of our recruitment team who can answer practical questions around compensation and big picture questions around the company and the role. If we both choose to move forward after this, the interview process will consist of two to a maximum of three interviews. During these interviews you will meet with members of the Wonderbly creative team including cross functional peers and managers. At least one of these interviews will happen in person at the Wonderbly studios in Bloomsbury, London. Why Join Us? First and foremost, you should join Wonderbly because of the work we do. We're on a mission to bring our meaningfully personalised products to everyone around the world. You'll be surrounded by inclusive, diverse and self-motivated people inspired by this exciting mission. We're a profitable and responsibly run, B-Corp certified business. We have clear processes with sensible expectations and are always looking to improve. We have a strongly supportive and inclusive culture and are still small enough for individuals to make a big difference. We have exciting growth plans, we want to create deeper connections between customers and their important relationships into the heart of our books. On top of that, on an annual basis we offer: - Hybrid working (3 days per week in office, 2 days remote) - Lunch and Learn sessions with inspiring speakers on various topics - A dog friendly studio based near Kings Cross - Regular socials At our studio there is: - Shower, secure bike storage (we are also part of the Cycle To Work scheme) - Heaps of snacks, drinks, and comforts in our fully-stocked kitchen - Group yoga / walking and other fun stuff - Clubs for bookworms, runners, gardeners, aspiring poets and much more
About Us At Wonderbly, our mission is to connect the world together through our special gift books. We make personalised books that inspire boundless self-belief in children and celebrate love in all kinds of relationships. Our books have allowed over ten million readers to see themselves as the hero of their own stories. Wonderbly is an award winning brand that operates at the intersection of print-on-demand, personalisation and D2C e-commerce. Our business is growing fast, and We're looking for a talented social-first video content creator who can think creatively about the video concepts that will engage our customers. Someone who can produce native social video. Fundamentally, we need you to help us; Plan and produce new videos for performance and brand channels on a monthly basis Support the performance team in scaling video and revenue-driven through video Able to think conceptually first and then produce videos (shoot and edit) Must be able to shoot more polished and move low-fi video content for Instagram and tiktok Have significant experience in creating video content for paid and organic social media channels (i.e. instagram and tiktok) Create Instagram and Tiktok native video content Be able to translate performance metrics of video into actions such as new edits of video or new video concepts. Should be able to work with the performance team to plan out a roadmap based on the calendar and goals of the team. Must have experience managing their own shoot plans, video creation and budgets.
Jun 09, 2025
Full time
About Us At Wonderbly, our mission is to connect the world together through our special gift books. We make personalised books that inspire boundless self-belief in children and celebrate love in all kinds of relationships. Our books have allowed over ten million readers to see themselves as the hero of their own stories. Wonderbly is an award winning brand that operates at the intersection of print-on-demand, personalisation and D2C e-commerce. Our business is growing fast, and We're looking for a talented social-first video content creator who can think creatively about the video concepts that will engage our customers. Someone who can produce native social video. Fundamentally, we need you to help us; Plan and produce new videos for performance and brand channels on a monthly basis Support the performance team in scaling video and revenue-driven through video Able to think conceptually first and then produce videos (shoot and edit) Must be able to shoot more polished and move low-fi video content for Instagram and tiktok Have significant experience in creating video content for paid and organic social media channels (i.e. instagram and tiktok) Create Instagram and Tiktok native video content Be able to translate performance metrics of video into actions such as new edits of video or new video concepts. Should be able to work with the performance team to plan out a roadmap based on the calendar and goals of the team. Must have experience managing their own shoot plans, video creation and budgets.