Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Canton, CT

21d•Onsite

About The Position

A Bookseller is an integral member of the Barnes & Noble bookselling team, welcoming customers, answering questions, and helping them find books and other products. The role also supports store presentation and operations by unpacking and shelving deliveries, maintaining displays and merchandise, and operating registers to provide prompt, professional service. 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 role includes developing operational skills in technology, merchandising, register operations, receiving and shelving, product lookup, café support, loss prevention, and de-escalation. Booksellers build product knowledge across books and other store categories, use that knowledge to maintain sections and backstock, make recommendations, and support sales objectives. The position involves physical activity, including prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. Booksellers may be asked to work in other stores when able and needed. With experience and mastery of the role's skills, a Bookseller is expected to advance to Senior Bookseller. Compliance with company policies and procedures is required.

Requirements

Reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Flexibility and responsiveness to store scheduling needs; willingness to fill scheduling gaps when able.
Positive, energetic, and reliable approach to assigned work.
Considerate and supportive conduct toward colleagues.
Cheerful, helpful customer service.
Aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and knowledge.
Ability to perform prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.
Willingness to support the café team when needed.
Ability to use varied technology, including registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools comfortably and efficiently.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and connect readers with appropriate titles and products.
Maintain attractive store presentation, displays, merchandise, and cleanliness.
Unpack and shelve deliveries and support accurate, efficient stocking.
Operate registers quickly and reliably while providing professional customer service.
Attend scheduled shifts reliably and punctually; fill scheduling gaps when able and respond flexibly to store needs.
Work positively and energetically, support colleagues, and help customers cheerfully.
Learn and use registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools efficiently.
Develop merchandising and visual merchandising skills across books, gifting, toys, and other product categories.
Find books and products accurately using personal and colleagues’ 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, movies, and newsstand products.
Maintain sections and backstock and present books and other products attractively.
Make effective recommendations and support sales objectives, including Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, membership, preorders, products, and new releases.
Comply with company policies and procedures.
Support other stores in the wider Cluster when able and needed.