Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Spanish Fort, AL

8d•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 titles and products. The role also supports the attractive presentation and efficient operation of the store by unpacking and shelving deliveries, maintaining displays, and serving customers at the register. Booksellers are expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility in responding to store scheduling needs, a positive and energetic approach to work, consideration for colleagues, cheerful customer service, and willingness to learn. The position requires proficiency with store technology, merchandising, register operations, delivery receiving and shelving, product-finding tools, café support when needed, and loss-prevention procedures. As experience grows, Booksellers build knowledge across books and other store categories, maintain sections and backstock, make recommendations, and support sales objectives and new releases. The role involves physical activity, including prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. Employees may work in other stores when able and when needed to support the wider Cluster. Booksellers are expected to comply with company policies and procedures and may advance to Senior Bookseller as they develop mastery of the role.

Requirements

Reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Flexibility and responsiveness to store scheduling needs, including filling scheduling gaps when able.
Positive, willing, energetic, hardworking, and reliable approach to assigned tasks.
Supportive and considerate conduct toward colleagues.
Cheerful, helpful customer service.
Aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and acquire store knowledge.
Comfort using varied technology, including registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools.
Ability to perform physical activity including prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them find appropriate books and products.
Maintain attractive store presentation, displays, merchandise, and cleanliness.
Unpack and shelve deliveries and support accurate, efficient shelving.
Operate the register quickly, reliably, and professionally.
Use store technology, including registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools.
Develop and apply visual merchandising skills across books, gifting, toys, and other product categories.
Find books and products using personal and colleague knowledge, BookMaster, and available information tools.
Support the café team when needed.
Follow loss-prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques; identify theft and seek support for problematic behavior or store issues.
Build knowledge of fiction, nonfiction, children's books, educational toys and games, specialty games, hobbies and collectibles, music and movies, and Newsstand.
Maintain store sections and backstock and present books and other products attractively.
Make effective book recommendations and help customers with their shopping.
Support sales objectives and products, including Our Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, preorders, and new releases.
Comply with company policies and procedures.
Support other stores in the wider Cluster when able and needed.