Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Marietta, GA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

A Bookseller is an integral member of a Barnes & Noble bookstore team, welcoming and assisting customers, connecting readers with books and products, maintaining the store’s presentation, unpacking and shelving deliveries, and operating registers to provide professional service. The role requires positive, helpful, dependable behavior, flexibility to support store scheduling needs, and willingness to learn and work collaboratively. Booksellers are trained in store operations and technology, merchandising, customer service, receiving, shelving, loss prevention, and supporting the café team when needed. The position involves physical activity, including prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. Booksellers may also support other stores in the Cluster if able and needed. As experience and skills develop, the Bookseller builds product and category knowledge, makes recommendations, helps maintain store sections and backstock, and supports sales objectives. Booksellers are expected to comply with company policies and procedures and may advance to Senior Bookseller as they demonstrate mastery of the role.

Requirements

Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Be flexible and responsive to store needs and fill scheduling gaps when able.
Approach work positively and perform assigned tasks purposefully, energetically, and reliably.
Be supportive and considerate of colleagues and helpful to customers.
Show aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and acquire knowledge.
Be comfortable and efficient using varied technology, including registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools.
Develop and apply merchandising, visual merchandising, register, receiving, shelving, product-finding, and customer-service skills.
Be willing to support the café team and learn loss prevention and de-escalation procedures.
Meet the physical demands of prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and help connect them with appropriate books and products.
Maintain attractive store presentation, displays, cleanliness, and merchandising across books and other product categories.
Unpack and receive deliveries and shelve products accurately and efficiently.
Operate registers quickly, competently, and reliably.
Use store technology, including registers, computers, tablets, programs, BookMaster, and other information tools.
Find books and other products accurately using personal knowledge, colleagues, and available information tools.
Support the café team when needed.
Understand loss prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques, identify theft or problematic behavior, and seek support when appropriate.
Build knowledge of books and other products, including fiction, nonfiction, children's books, educational toys and games, specialty games, hobbies and collectibles, music and movies, and Newsstand.
Use product knowledge to maintain sections and backstock, make recommendations, assist customers, and support sales objectives such as Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, preorders, products, and new releases.
Maintain reliable and punctual attendance and be flexible in responding to store scheduling needs.
Work supportively and considerately with colleagues and comply with company policies and procedures.