Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Pensacola, FL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

A Bookseller is an integral member of the Barnes & Noble bookselling team, welcoming customers, answering questions, and helping readers find suitable books and products. Booksellers also contribute to the presentation and efficient operation of the store by maintaining displays, unpacking and shelving deliveries, and serving customers at the register. The role involves learning and applying operational skills, including using registers and other technology, merchandising books and other products, supporting receiving and shelving, locating products with available tools, and assisting the café team when needed. Booksellers are also expected to understand loss prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques. The work involves prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking; booksellers may also support other stores in their wider cluster when needed and able. As they gain experience, Booksellers build knowledge across books and other store categories, maintain sections and backstock, make recommendations, and support sales initiatives and new releases. The role is a step in a career path that may lead to Senior Bookseller as skills develop. Booksellers must comply with company policies and procedures.

Requirements

Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Be flexible and responsive to store scheduling needs; the store is 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 consistently helpful and cheerful with customers.
Show aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and knowledge.
Be willing to master the operational competencies of a Barnes & Noble bookseller.
Be able to perform physical work involving prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers cheerfully, answer questions, and help connect them with books and other products.
Maintain attractive store displays, cleanliness, and efficient store operations.
Unpack and shelve deliveries and maintain backstock accurately.
Operate registers quickly, professionally, and reliably.
Use registers, computers, tablets, programs, BookMaster, and other available information tools.
Maintain book presentation and visual merchandising across gifting, toys, games, and other product categories.
Find books and other products accurately using personal knowledge, colleagues, and available information tools.
Support the café team when needed.
Follow loss prevention procedures, identify theft or problematic behavior, use de-escalation techniques, and seek support when appropriate.
Build knowledge of fiction, nonfiction, children's books, educational toys and games, specialty games, hobbies and collectibles, music and movies, and Newsstand.
Make effective book recommendations and help customers throughout varied store sections.
Support sales objectives and initiatives, including Our Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, preorders, key products, and new releases.
Maintain reliable and punctual attendance, work assigned shifts, and fill scheduling gaps when able.
Support colleagues and, when able and needed, other stores in the wider Cluster.
Comply with company policies and procedures.