Bookseller - Customer-Focused, Merchandising & Quick Service

Barnes & Noble, Inc.; Mason (OH); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Discount

Sick Pay

Paid Time Off

Company Paid Holidays

401(k) with Company Match

Job summary

Barnes & Noble, Inc. is seeking a friendly Bookseller to greet customers, connect readers with titles, and help maintain attractive store presentation.

You will handle shelving, light deliveries, and fast, courteous register transactions to ensure a professional shopping experience. As you gain experience, you will develop product knowledge across fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and related products, enabling you to make informed recommendations and participate in merchandising efforts.

Responsibilities

• Using varied technology, including registers, computers, tablets, programs and other tools comfortably and efficiently.
• Developing strong merchandising skills to maintain the book presentation and cleanliness of the store.
• Developing effective visual merchandising skills to maintain the presentation in gifting, toys and our other product categories, equally.
• Running a register competently to serve customers quickly and reliably.
• Supporting the receiving and unpacking of deliveries, and the efficient and accurate shelving that follows.
• Finding books and other products with ease and accuracy, using a combination of your own knowledge or that of your colleagues, BookMaster and the available information tools.
• Supporting the cafe team willingly and effectively when needed.
• Understanding loss prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques, identifying theft, spotting and seeking support for problematic behavior and issues in the store.
• Building book knowledge across fiction, nonfiction and children’s books and applying it to maintain sections and make recommendations.
• Using knowledge to maintain all sections and backstock effectively, and to help customers with their shopping.
• Building knowledge in Educational Toys and Games, Specialty Games, Hobby and Collectibles, music and movies, and Newsstand, learning new areas throughout the store.
• Learning to sell books in a positive way and supporting key sales objectives such as Our Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, preorders, etc.

Job description

Barnes & Noble, Inc. is seeking a friendly Bookseller to greet customers, connect readers with titles, and help maintain attractive store presentation.

You will handle shelving, light deliveries, and fast, courteous register transactions to ensure a professional shopping experience. As you gain experience, you will develop product knowledge across fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and related products, enabling you to make informed recommendations and participate in merchandising efforts.