Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Spanish Fort, AL

About The Position

A Bookseller is an integral member of the bookstore team, welcoming customers, answering questions, and helping readers find suitable books and products. The role also supports the store’s presentation and efficient operation by maintaining displays, unpacking and shelving deliveries, and operating registers in a quick, friendly, and professional manner. Booksellers are expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility when scheduling gaps arise, a positive and energetic approach to work, consideration for colleagues, helpfulness toward customers, and willingness to learn. They receive training and are expected to master operational skills including use of store technology, merchandising, register operation, receiving and shelving deliveries, finding products with available information tools, supporting the café when needed, and following loss-prevention and de-escalation procedures. The work involves prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. Booksellers may also work in other stores when needed and able. As they gain experience, they build knowledge across books and other store categories, maintain sections and backstock, make recommendations, and support sales objectives. With mastery of the role’s skills, Booksellers are expected to advance to Senior Bookseller. Employees must comply with company policies and procedures.

Requirements

Reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Flexibility and responsiveness to store scheduling needs, including availability to fill scheduling gaps when able.
A positive, energetic, and dependable approach to assigned work.
Consideration and helpfulness toward colleagues and customers.
Willingness and aptitude to learn new skills and acquire store knowledge.
Ability to use varied technology, including registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools comfortably and efficiently.
Ability to perform physical work involving prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them find appropriate books and other products.
Maintain attractive store presentation, including displays, merchandise, and cleanliness.
Unpack and shelve deliveries and maintain sections and backstock.
Operate registers quickly and reliably while providing professional customer service.
Use store technology and information tools, including BookMaster, to locate products.
Support the café team when needed.
Follow loss-prevention procedures, identify theft or problematic behavior, and seek support when needed.
Build knowledge of books and other store categories to make recommendations and assist customers.
Support sales objectives, including Our Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, preorders, products, and new releases.
Maintain reliable and punctual attendance, respond flexibly to store scheduling needs, and support colleagues.
Comply with company policies and procedures.

Benefits

Employee discount
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Sick pay
Paid time off, including paid maternity and parental leave (for qualifying scheduled hours)
Company-paid holidays (for qualifying scheduled hours)
401(k) with company match (for qualifying scheduled hours)
Transit benefits (for qualifying scheduled hours)
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits (for employees scheduled 30 hours or more)
Healthcare and dependent care spending accounts (for employees scheduled 30 hours or more)
Disability benefits (for employees scheduled 30 hours or more)
Life insurance (for employees scheduled 30 hours or more)
Tuition reimbursement (for employees scheduled 30 hours or more)