Megan Williams
About Megan Williams
Megan Williams is an Inventory Manager at Penguin Random House in the New York City Metropolitan Area, with extensive experience in editorial and operations roles within the company.
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Megan Williams currently holds the position of Inventory Manager at Penguin Random House, situated in the New York City Metropolitan Area.
Previous Positions at Penguin Random House
Megan previously held several roles at Penguin Random House, demonstrating a steady progression in responsibility. From 2019 to 2021, she was the Managing Editor, Operations. Prior to this, she served in various editorial capacities related to Random House Children's Books, including Managing Editor (2019 for 10 months), Associate Managing Editor (2017 to 2018), Assistant Managing Editor (2016 to 2017), and Managing Editorial Assistant (2015 to 2016).
Earlier Career Experience
Before her tenure at Penguin Random House, Megan worked in several editorial and intern roles that contributed to her expertise. She was a Production and Distribution Intern at RosettaBooks from 2014 to 2015, an Editorial Intern at Penguin Group USA for 2 months in 2014, and an Editorial Intern at Rowland Publishing for 4 months in 2014 in Tallahassee, Florida Area. Additionally, she has experience as a Columnist at Uloop from 2012 to 2013.
Education and Expertise
Megan Williams boasts a solid educational background with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication & Media Studies and English from Florida State University, completed between 2010 and 2014. She furthered her studies in publishing at New York University, where she pursued a Certificate in Book Publishing between 2014 and 2016.
Key Responsibilities and Initiatives at Penguin Random House
In her role as Inventory Manager, Megan has undertaken several critical responsibilities. She developed a system for monitoring daily/weekly POS information to ensure inventory levels meet anticipated demand and initiated reprint discussions for backlist titles based on sales trends. She coordinates with the publisher to prepare seasonal remainder and overstock lists, maintains and updates prices, sales status, and returns disposition within SAP. Additionally, she adjusts settings for digitally printed titles to reflect sales patterns and processes inventory transfer orders for consignment accounts. Megan also acts as the primary contact for warehouse personnel, including customer service.