Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Waco, TX

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 appropriate books and products. The role also supports bookstore operations by maintaining attractive displays, unpacking and shelving deliveries, keeping the store tidy, and operating registers to provide professional, friendly service. Booksellers are expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility to meet store scheduling needs, a positive and dependable approach to work, consideration for colleagues, cheerful customer service, and a willingness to learn. They receive training in store technology, merchandising, register operations, receiving and shelving, product search tools, café support, loss prevention, and de-escalation. 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, Booksellers build knowledge across books and other store categories, maintain sections and backstock, make customer recommendations, and support sales initiatives and new releases. The role offers a career path 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, including filling scheduling gaps when able.
Bring a positive, energetic, hard-working, and reliable approach to assigned tasks.
Be supportive and considerate of colleagues.
Provide cheerful, helpful customer service.
Show aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and acquire store knowledge.
Become proficient with varied technology, including registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools.
Develop merchandising and visual merchandising skills.
Perform physical tasks involving prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them find suitable books and other products.
Maintain attractive store presentation, merchandising, displays, and cleanliness.
Unpack and receive deliveries, then shelve products accurately and efficiently.
Operate registers quickly, competently, and reliably.
Use store technology and information tools, including BookMaster, to find books and products.
Support the café team when needed.
Understand and follow loss prevention procedures, identify theft or problematic behavior, and seek support when appropriate.
Build knowledge of books and other product categories, maintain sections and backstock, and make effective recommendations.
Support sales objectives and initiatives, including Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, preorders, products, and new releases.
Work collaboratively with colleagues and, when able and needed, support other stores in the Cluster.
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 employees scheduled 20 or more hours per week
Company-paid holidays for employees scheduled 20 or more hours per week
Transit benefits for employees scheduled 20 or more hours per week
401(k) with company match for employees scheduled 20 or more hours per week
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees scheduled 30 or more hours per week
Healthcare and dependent care spending accounts for employees scheduled 30 or more hours per week
Disability benefits for employees scheduled 30 or more hours per week
Life insurance for employees scheduled 30 or more hours per week
Tuition reimbursement for employees scheduled 30 or more hours per week