Job Description

Salary: 29,700 - 38,550
Location: Cambridge
Country: UK
Business Unit: Academic
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 21 November 2025

Meet the recruiter

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Marco Rhobenn Caspillan


marco.caspillan@cambridge.org

Salary:

29,700 - 38,550

Location:

Cambridge - University Printing House, UK (Hybrid, at least 2-3x a week in the office)

Contract:

Permanent/Full time (35 hours per week)





An opportunity for an experienced production supply planning specialist to join a high impact team taking decisions that impact the entire Academic catalogue of Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Through careful planning and proactive attention to detail, you will balance a broad range of projects to drive the success of Cambridge's vision and strategic goals.





We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About the role

You will be responsible for planning print production for over 1000 new books each year as well as the management of backlist and paperback re-releases. You will be required to:




Find supply solutions to deliver high-quality product on time with reference to budgetary and sustainability targets. Work closely with teams across the Academic department to ensure the best experience for our customers. Manage vendor relationships to ensure performance is maintained. Contribute to the continuing development of the team, growing your knowledge base and driving efficiency.

About you

The successful candidate will have knowledge and experience of print manufacture and a strong background in project planning. As part of a small team working across a broad portfolio, you will need confidence working independently while being open to supporting colleagues.





You will also:


Have demonstrable experience working with SAP to raise purchase orders and configure data. Be confident using large data sets to identify problems and provide solutions. Demonstrate an assured, collaborative communication style and be prepared to bring competing perspectives together to find compromise.




If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:




28 days annual leave plus bank holidays Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance Discretionary annual bonus Group personal pension scheme Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary Green travel schemes




We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being

Friday, 21

st

November.

Interviews are scheduled to take place on the w/c

Monday, 24

th

November.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.



Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.




We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.