Management

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Leith, Edinburgh (Hybrid following onboarding)
Salary: Competitive, DOE
Line Manager: Managing Director

At Bookspeed, we’re on a mission to put more books into the world. We believe in the power of books and the role they play in society, and our passion lies in matching the right books with the right retailers to enhance their offer and drive their commercial success.

Bookspeed is the leading supplier of books to the UK gift, tourism, and heritage markets. We are a fun, creative, and customer-focused business, curating and supplying beautiful book ranges to an eclectic mix of retailers. Our customers range from quirky, owner-led boutiques to well-known national brands such as Oliver Bonas and Moonpig, as well as independent farm shops, garden centres, and many of the UK’s leading heritage sites and attractions, including the National Trust, Historic Environment Scotland, and the Natural History Museum.

We work hard to make Bookspeed a great place to work, placing real emphasis on wellbeing, inclusion, flexible working, and enjoyment in what we do.

The Role

Bookspeed has bold plans to grow. We’re seeking a people-centered, creative, and commercially minded leader, to motivate and support our established and talented sales and marketing team to deliver these ambitions. Reporting to the Managing Director, you will be part of the Leadership team and be responsible for driving commercial success across all customer sectors.

Key responsibilities include:

-Lead and develop our successful sales and marketing teams, building a positive culture that delivers sustainable growth, strong customer relationships, and consistent performance against targets.
-Own customer growth and retention, leading on structured new business development initiatives and existing account growth while working closely with marketing to strengthen the brand, customer experience, and market reach.
-Provide clear commercial leadership through strong market insight, cross functional collaboration, and robust reporting, ensuring sales and marketing strategies are aligned with the wider business goals.
-Explore opportunities and deliver plans to expand into new markets and introduce new products to our existing customers.
-Oversee effective sales and marketing operations, leveraging technology, data, forecasting, and budgeting to deliver efficient processes and excellent customer experience.
-Act as a senior ambassador for Bookspeed, representing the business with key customers, prospects, and industry partners to strengthen relationships and enhance the brand’s profile.
-Contribute to the strategic development of the organisation as a member of the Leadership Team and the Board.

Bookspeed has embarked on a digital transformation project that will see the company move to a new B2B eCommerce platform in 2026 and implement a CRM system. This project presents numerous opportunities to build further on our market-leading customer experience and enable our team to deliver even greater impact and value to our customers.

About you

We’re looking for someone who thrives in an inclusive, collaborative, and partnership-based sales environment. You’ll bring a genuine curiosity about retail and a passion for helping customers succeed.

Bookspeed’s success is built on long-term customer relationships; many of our customers have worked with us for decades. We consistently achieve an NPS score of over 88, reflecting our commitment to exceptional customer experience and meaningful partnerships.

At Bookspeed, we value collaboration, kindness, curiosity, and warmth. In this role, you will lead a highly experienced team with a deep knowledge of our products, markets, and customers. Success will be achieved with them, and through them. We are seeking a leader who can inspire, motivate, and align a team around a shared vision and clear direction.

You will ideally bring:

-Senior leadership experience within sales in the retail supply chain, book industry, gift/homewares sector, or a B2B wholesale environment
-A genuine interest in retail and a curiosity about what makes a great retailer
-A strong understanding of business-to-business marketing and its relationship with sales
-A collaborative, values-led leadership style with the ability to engage and develop teams

Why Join Us?

-Be part of a purpose-led business with a genuine love for books and the role they play in society
-Enjoy a flexible, hybrid working model with a strong focus on wellbeing, inclusion and balance
-You’ll have access to our staff benefits platform and salary sacrifice schemes, as well as an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for wellbeing support
-We invest in your learning and development
-We offer enhanced paid leave and benefit policies
-Monthly perks like pizza, yoga, and much more!

Working pattern

This is a full-time, permanent role working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Bookspeed supports flexible working. Colleagues are expected to work onsite a minimum of one day per week, with homeworking supported for the remainder of the working week following an initial onboarding period. Candidates should be comfortable leading and managing teams in a hybrid working environment and enabling teams to thrive within this model.

How to apply

We believe diverse workforces make successful working environments, but research has shown that some people from under-represented backgrounds won’t apply for jobs if they feel they don’t tick every box. If you think that might be you and you’d like to work for us, we encourage you to apply.

Please submit an online application OR send a copy of your CV with a covering note to recruitment@bookspeed.com by 18 January 2026.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to an initial interview. If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks once the advert is closed, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We want to make applying for our vacancies accessible to all. If you need support to complete your application, please email with your request to recruitment@bookspeed.com.

JOB PURPOSE

Mar Lodge Estate
Mar Lodge Estate is Britain’s largest National Nature Reserve made up of more than 29,000 ha of astonishing Scottish landscape: heather-covered moorland, Caledonian pine forest, towering mountains and the Quoich wetlands, home to wading birds and otters.

The estate has a significant built heritage including multiple listed buildings, Mar Lodge, stable block offices, workshop complex, biomass, staff houses and redundant buildings. Attracting over 100,000 visitors per year, the estate has c200 miles of footpath and 7 scheduled ancient monument sites plus numerous other archaeological sites.

Estate Manager
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team at the Trust as an Estate Manager at Mar Lodge Estate. This role is responsible for the planning and delivery of property and land management activities on Mar Lodge Estate, including Estate & Building Maintenance, Forestry, Deer Management & Commercial Stalking, and the Estate Ranger Service.
Leading a multi-discipline team of staff, the role is responsible for translating strategy through the management plan, into practical delivery across the entire property. As a key part of the management team, the role will actively contribute to the development of future strategy on the Estate.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead the teams managing property and land management activity, with accountability for:

o Buildings Maintenance & Compliance
o Estate Infrastructure including tracks, bridges, footpaths, fencing, car parks etc
o Deer Management & Commercial Stalking/Shooting
o Forestry
o Ranger Services

• In conjunction with the Head of Mar Lodge Estate, plan, develop and deliver capital projects of significant scale.

• Actively contribute to strategy and management planning for the UK’s largest National Nature Reserve.

• Financial planning/delegated budget management and accountability across the above areas of operation

• Manage a diverse range of stakeholder interests both internal and external, ensuring that the long term goals of the estate are communicated effectively, protecting the reputation of the Estate, and enhancing the reputation of NTS.

• Develop and deliver “Visitor Safety in the Countryside”; You will identify and manage risks in line with NTS policy and procedure and within the framework of Managing Visitor Safety in the Countryside. You will take responsibility for the actions of you and your team, ensuring a safe and secure working environment, compliant with relevant legislation.

• Monitor and report activity against the Mar Lodge Estate Management plan and report on work plan delivery against KPI’s.

• Accountable for Health & Safety management and SSoW across the estate. Instil a Health & Safety culture across the property, ensuring the team work within the property’s ‘Safe System of Work’ to reduce risk of incidents and accidents to volunteers, employees and visitors.

• Develop SOR’s for capital & maintenance works. Instruct and manage contractors to ensure works are completed as specified, within budget and on time, ensuring all statutory and regulatory requirements are adhered

• Will regularly deputise for the Head of Mar Lodge Estate , and represent the property and organisation in regional and national forums.

Lead Marketing and Communications Manager, Paisley, 37 hours per week, Permanent, Grade 11: £57,685 – £61,196 p.a.

Are you a dynamic, commercially-driven marketing leader? Do you have a proven track record of maximising revenue and delivering exceptional ROI through a holistic, data-driven marketing strategy? Do you want to take the strategic helm of a vital communications function, acting as the ultimate custodian of a major charitable brand?

If you are ready to be directly accountable for commercial success, lead a multi-disciplinary team, and shape the public narrative for OneRen, we want to hear from you! This senior role holds direct responsibility for maximising income through marketing from memberships, advertising, events, and secondary spend across our entire portfolio.

Candidates are to submit a CV and cover letter in one document.

Closing date: 11 January 2026

Interview Date: week commencing 19 January 2026

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Basic Level 1 Disclosure Scotland check.

If you would like further information in relation to the Disclosure Scotland checks, please visit their website.

Applications are welcome from candidates from all backgrounds including those with disabilities and candidates who have ‘care experience’.

Marketing and Campaigns Manager, Paisley, 37 hours per week, Permanent, Grade 7: £38,045 – £40,186 p.a.

We’re seeking a Marketing & Campaigns Manager to lead the development and delivery of high-impact marketing campaigns across OneRen’s diverse portfolio of services, events, and programmes. This is a key role in our Business Development team, focused on driving customer acquisition, engagement, and retention through creative, data-driven campaigns.

You’ll help shape our commercial marketing strategy, manage multi-channel campaigns, and collaborate with colleagues across the organisation to ensure our messaging is bold, consistent, and aligned with business goals. You’ll also mentor our Digital Marketing Executive and contribute to building a more integrated marketing and communications function.

Candidates are to submit a CV and cover letter in one document.

Closing date: 11 January 2026

Interview Date: week commencing 19 January 2026

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Basic Level 1 Disclosure Scotland check.

If you would like further information in relation to the Disclosure Scotland checks, please visit their website.

Applications are welcome from candidates from all backgrounds including those with disabilities and candidates who have ‘care experience’.

Work somewhere where a job is not just a ‘job’, where you can be part of a team with a passion for protecting and sharing Scotland’s heritage. Abbotsford, the home of Sir Walter Scott, is one of Scotland’s most important heritage sites and easily accessible from Edinburgh by road and rail. Now cared for by an independent charity, we are seeking an exceptional individual to lead our historic collections and built heritage care, our visitor storytelling, and our community programmes.

In this interesting and varied role you will be responsible for the Trust’s heritage responsibilities, overseeing achievement of Museum Accreditation and all the work which goes into maintaining this designation of professional heritage care; the delivery and further development of an exceptional visitor experience; volunteering and educational visits. Overseeing a team of five, and working closely with the fundraising team to achieve your objectives, you will be a key member of our management team and will advise trustees on all heritage and community matters. As a small charity run by staff and volunteers, you should be personable and flexible in your approach to others, and be prepared to be bitten by our passion for Scott and Abbotsford.