Manager/Publication Sales Office

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Socorro (NM); On-site; USD 54,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Retirement benefits

Job summary

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology seeks a leader to run the Publication Sales Office within the Bureau. The role includes overseeing daily bookstore operations, marketing NM Tech publications to university communities and external groups, and managing budgets for printing services.

You will train and supervise staff and coordinate with NMGS. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s in Business or Marketing, with strong interpersonal, accounting, and supervisory abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Marketing required.
• Strong interpersonal and accounting skills expected.
• Experience supervising staff and training is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the Publication Sales Office.
• Lead marketing, inventory management, and vendor relationships.
• Budgeting and accounting for publications and printing services.
• Supervise Publications Resource Specialist and student workers.
• Respond to public inquiries about geology resources and state publications.
• Manage NMGS relationship and financial agreements.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Accounting experience

Supervisory experience

Marketing experience

Database experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Marketing

Job description

STARTING RATE or SALARY RANGE $54,000 - $65,000

Employees being promoted to a higher classified position receive the minimum for the position or a pay rate adjustment of 8% whichever is greater.

All regular positions also entitle the employee to several benefits including health, dental, vision, life insurance, and retirement which is largely paid by New Mexico Tech for the employee and dependents.

Job Summary

This position is responsible for daily operations of the Publication Sales Office at the Bureau. The successful applicant will oversee and be an active participant in all functions of this office. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to marketing; marketing inventory to NMBG community, NMGS community, local/state community as well as faculty/staff/student community; travel to events, cultivate vendor relationships, publication sales, departmental budgeting and accounting; inventories: curating inventory and product development; database management related to publications; internal and external support; phone/email/walk-in inquiries (from the public at large and the university community) related to geologic resources of the state, and the resources of the Bureau of Geology. This successful applicant will supervise and provide training to the Publication Specialist position as well as student employees in both the Bookstore and Museum.

Jobs Functions

• Store operations and compliance: Oversees day to day operations of bookstore, including staffing, scheduling, opening/closing, managing cashdrawers, point of sale, bank deposits, daily sales logging
• Marketing, inventory, and merchandising management: Responsible for overall marketing and networking efforts, including offsite presence at conferences and meetings, wholesales, advertising, and promotion of new Bureau publications; responsible for development of new products, curating inventory, vendor relationships, visual merchandising, and loss prevention
• Sales and financial performance: Monitors KPIs, tracks budget, oversees and manages the day-to-day operating finances of the Bureaus printing services, which include large-format plotting, digital and specialty printing, binding, and other finishing work.
• Team leadership and development: Supervise Publications Resource Specialist and student workers, responsible for training, performance evaluation, performance coaching
• Responds to or directs inquiries from the general public regarding geology of New Mexico and the geologic resources available through the Bureau and other state and federal agencies. Problem-solving and customer resolution.
• Manages Bureau relationships with the NMGS, including sale and inventory of NMGS publications, and managing financial agreements between the Bureau and NMGS and NMGS Foundation.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Business or Marketing. Knowledge of Bureau of Geologys mission and staff specialties.

• Excellent Interpersonal Skills.
• Accounting Experience.
• Supervisory Experience.
• Marketing Experience.
• Database experience.

Desired Qualifications

Familiarity with publishing and/or publication sales. Printing services experience. Current, valid NM drivers license.