ELP Student CEO - Texas State University

Socket.dev; San Marcos (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Follett Higher Education seeks an ELP Student CEO for a Follett Campus Store. You will lead a peer team, own store operations, and gain hands‑on experience in leadership, hospitality, and financial fundamentals with full support from Follett.

You will drive sales, manage staffing and costs, and foster community engagement through exceptional guest service, blending entrepreneurship with real‑world campus outcomes.

Qualifications

• Ability to support, exhibit, and promote Follett's Core Values in all daily activities and interactions with others.
• Demonstrate proficiency and commitment to growth across Follett's Core Competency Framework.
• General computer skills.
• Strong organizational, time management, and problem‑solving skills.
• Vital customer service, communication, and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical skills and financial acumen.
• Advanced relationship building, a demonstrated ability to influence a team, and customer outreach.

Responsibilities

• Team Development: Actively lead and develop a team of their peers, providing feedback and coaching to individuals.
• Recruiting and HR responsibilities: evaluating current and prospective talent to determine staffing needs.
• Community Leadership: build a community‑oriented campus store with exceptional hospitality and public relations.
• Financial Management: manage labor models, cost of goods sold, and drive top‑line sales.
• Other Duties as assigned to support general store operations.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Presentation

Analytical skills

Financial acumen

Relationship building

Team influence

Customer outreach

Organization

Time management

Problem solving

Core values

Competency framework

Computer skills

Job description

Position Overview

Follett Higher Education is a leading educational service provider and omnichannel retailer, providing students, faculty, staff, parents, and fans with the course materials, learning tools, and retail services needed to successfully support the collegiate journey. Follett Higher Education supports over 6 million students through its 1,100 physical and 1,750 eCommerce campus stores across North America.

The Experiential Learning Platform, or ELP, is an operating model that transforms the campus store into a real-world learning environment where students develop leadership, business, and career‑ready skills through hands‑on work experience.

As the ELP Student CEO© of a Follett Campus Store, you will gain invaluable experience developing a team, becoming a community leader, and managing the financials and business fundamentals of a bustling campus store. While you will have the full support and resources of the Follett team, you will also have unparalleled ownership of the entrepreneurial and operational processes.

Responsibilities

• Team Development: Actively lead and develop a team of their peers. It is the responsibility of the Student CEO to engage their team in the Follett mission, culture, and customer service standards, and to provide feedback and coaching to an individual team.
  • Developing talent around operational needs and individual strengths.
  • Completing on‑location HR responsibilities.
  • Evaluating current and prospective talent to determine recruiting needs.
• Community Leadership: Set out to build a business that serves as a community cornerstone. It is the responsibility of the Student CEO to take on the role of servant leader and to identify opportunities to consistently engage guests through exceptional hospitality.
  • Building an internal culture of empowering team members to create impact.
  • Building an outward-facing culture of empowering the community through impact.
  • Developing strong public relations skills.
• Financial Management: Master the financial details that impact a business's Profit and Loss statement.
  • Generating top‑line sales.
  • Manage a labor model to determine staffing and scheduling.
  • Organize their place of business around an understanding of the cost of goods sold.
• Other Duties as assigned to support general store operations.

Qualifications

• Ability to support, exhibit, and promote Follet's Core Values in all daily activities and interactions with others.
• Demonstrate proficiency and commitment to growth across Follett's Core Competency Framework.
• General computer skills.
• Strong organizational, time management, and problem‑solving skills.
• Vital customer service, communication, and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical skills and financial acumen.
• Advanced relationship building, a demonstrated ability to influence a team, and customer outreach.
• Travel: minimal - less than 10%.
• Physical Requirements:
• Able to stand, walk, and smile for extended periods of time.
• Able to stoop and kneel.
• Push, pull, lift, or carry up to 35 lbs.
• Ascend or descend ladders, stairs, ramps.