Bookstore & Online Store Specialist

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; Cold Spring Harbor (NY); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is seeking a reliable Bookstore Associate to support the Bookstore Manager in daily store operations. The role blends in-store sales with online shop duties, ideal for someone who enjoys customer interaction and behind-the-scenes organization.

The candidate should have at least 1 year of retail experience, preferably in a bookstore, and be comfortable with POS systems, pricing, inventory, and basic website maintenance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum one year of retail experience, preferably in a bookstore.
• Knowledge of POS cash register system.

Responsibilities

• Utilize POS System to handle sales, exchanges and returns.
• Provide Customer Service
• Follow opening and closing procedures.
• Perform daily reconciliation of receipts.
• Handling and unpacking of book cases weighing approx. 30lbs - 50lbs each.
• Maintain the store's stock of books, clothing and gifts; fold and arrange clothing.
• Provide general up-keep of store (vacuuming, dusting), organize merchandise
• Assist with inventory, including re-stocking, barcode labeling, pricing, tracking low-stock and sold-out merchandise
• Run off-campus errands including banking, picking up supplies
• Research and recommend new book titles for purchase.
• Handle web store maintenance including merchandise additions and deletions, inventory tracking, pricing, description of items, styles, colors and sizes. Retrieve, fulfill and ship online orders as they come in daily.

Skills

POS system

Customer service

Organizational skills

Microsoft Word

Excel

Email and internet

Website maintenance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is seeking a reliable Bookstore Associate to support the Bookstore Manager in daily store operations. The role blends in-store sales with online shop duties, ideal for someone who enjoys customer interaction and behind-the-scenes organization.

The candidate should have at least 1 year of retail experience, preferably in a bookstore, and be comfortable with POS systems, pricing, inventory, and basic website maintenance.