Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Kendall, FL

6d•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. The role also supports the store’s day-to-day operation by maintaining attractive displays, unpacking and shelving deliveries, keeping the store tidy, and serving customers efficiently and professionally at the register. Booksellers are expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility when scheduling gaps arise, a positive and dependable approach to work, consideration for colleagues, cheerful customer service, and willingness to learn. They receive training in the operational skills needed to work effectively, including using store technology, merchandising and maintaining product sections, operating registers, processing deliveries, locating products, assisting the café team when needed, and following loss-prevention and de-escalation procedures. As experience grows, Booksellers build knowledge of books and other store categories, maintain sections and backstock, make recommendations, and support sales objectives and new releases. The role may involve working at other stores when able and 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 and demonstrate the skills of the role.

Requirements

Reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
A positive, willing, hard-working, and dependable 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 registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools.
Ability to perform physical activity including prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Nice To Haves

Willingness and ability to work at other stores when needed to support the wider Cluster.
Interest in bookselling and developing knowledge of books, educational toys and games, specialty games, hobbies and collectibles, music and movies, and Newsstand.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and help connect them with appropriate books and products.
Maintain attractive store presentation, displays, and cleanliness.
Unpack and shelve deliveries and maintain efficient, accurate shelving and backstock.
Operate registers quickly, reliably, and professionally.
Use store technology and information tools to locate books and other products.
Support the café team when needed.
Follow loss-prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques; identify theft or problematic behavior and seek support as appropriate.
Build knowledge across fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and other product categories.
Maintain store sections and present books and other products in an interesting and attractive manner.
Make effective recommendations to customers throughout varied sections.
Support sales objectives, including Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, preorders, key products, and new releases.
Help colleagues and flexibly fill scheduling gaps when able.
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 benefit 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