Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Eugene, OR

14d•Onsite

About The Position

A Barnes & Noble Bookseller welcomes customers, answers questions, and helps readers find appropriate titles and products. The role also supports the store’s presentation and efficient operation by unpacking and shelving deliveries, maintaining displays, and operating registers in a quick, friendly, and professional manner. Booksellers are expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility, a positive and energetic approach, consideration for colleagues, cheerful customer service, and a willingness to learn. Booksellers are trained to use store technology and tools; maintain book, gifting, toy, and other merchandise displays; operate registers; receive and shelve deliveries; locate products using available information tools; support the café team when needed; and follow loss-prevention and de-escalation procedures. The work involves physical activity, including prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and substantial walking. Booksellers may work at other stores when able and when needed to support the wider Cluster. As their knowledge and skills develop, Booksellers build expertise across fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, educational toys and games, specialty games, hobbies and collectibles, music and movies, and newsstand. They use that knowledge to maintain sections and backstock, make customer recommendations, and support sales objectives and new releases. The role offers a career path toward Senior Bookseller as skills are mastered. Employees must comply with company policies and procedures. Benefits vary according to scheduled weekly hours and location/state regulations, and are subject to the terms of the applicable plans.

Requirements

Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Be flexible and responsive to store scheduling needs, including filling gaps when able; stores are open early mornings through late evenings every day, including weekends and most holidays.
Approach work positively and willingly, completing assigned tasks purposefully, energetically, and reliably.
Be supportive and considerate of colleagues and cheerful and helpful with customers.
Show aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and store knowledge.
Comfortably and efficiently use technology such as registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools.
Perform physical activities including prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and substantial walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and connect readers with suitable titles and products.
Maintain attractive store presentation, displays, cleanliness, and merchandising across books and other product categories.
Operate registers quickly, reliably, and professionally.
Receive and unpack deliveries and shelve products accurately and efficiently.
Use available tools and product knowledge to find books and other products for customers.
Support the café team when needed.
Follow loss-prevention procedures, identify theft or problematic behavior, and seek support or use de-escalation techniques as appropriate.
Build knowledge of books and other merchandise categories to maintain sections and backstock, make customer recommendations, and support sales objectives and new releases.
Support colleagues and, when able and needed, other stores in the wider Cluster.
Comply with company policies and procedures.