Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Folsom, CA

24d•Onsite

About The Position

A Bookseller is an integral member of the Barnes & Noble bookselling team, welcoming and assisting customers, connecting readers with titles and products, maintaining attractive store presentation, and helping ensure efficient store operations. The role includes unpacking and shelving deliveries, tidying displays, operating registers, and providing quick, professional customer service. Booksellers are expected to demonstrate reliable attendance, flexibility when scheduling gaps arise, a positive and energetic approach, consideration for colleagues, cheerful customer service, and a willingness to learn. They are trained to use store technology, maintain merchandising and visual presentation, operate registers, receive and shelve deliveries, locate products using available information tools, support the café team when needed, and follow loss prevention and de-escalation procedures. The work involves physical activity, including prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking. Booksellers may be asked to work at other stores to support the wider Cluster. As they gain experience, they build knowledge of books and other store products, maintain sections and backstock, make recommendations, and support sales objectives. Booksellers who master the role are expected to advance to Senior Bookseller.

Requirements

Reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Flexibility and responsiveness to store needs, including filling scheduling gaps when able.
A positive, energetic, and reliable approach to assigned work.
A supportive and considerate attitude toward colleagues.
Cheerful, helpful customer service.
Aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and store knowledge.
Comfort and efficiency using technology such as registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools.
Ability to perform physical work involving prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and help them find appropriate books and other products.
Maintain the attractive presentation and cleanliness of the store, including merchandising and displays.
Unpack and receive deliveries, then shelve products efficiently and accurately.
Operate registers quickly, competently, and reliably.
Use store technology and information tools to locate books and products.
Support the café team when needed.
Follow loss prevention procedures, identify theft or problematic behavior, and seek support when appropriate.
Build knowledge across 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 make book and product recommendations to customers.
Support sales objectives, including Our Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, preorders, products, and new releases.
Maintain reliable and punctual attendance, work positively with colleagues, and adapt to store scheduling needs.
Comply with company policies and procedures.

Benefits

Employee discount
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Sick pay
Paid time off, including paid maternity and parental leave (eligibility varies by scheduled hours)
Company-paid holidays (eligibility varies by scheduled hours)
401(k) with company match (eligibility varies by scheduled hours)
Transit benefits (eligibility varies by scheduled hours)
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees scheduled 30 or more hours
Healthcare and dependent care spending accounts for employees scheduled 30 or more hours
Disability benefits for employees scheduled 30 or more hours
Life insurance for employees scheduled 30 or more hours
Tuition reimbursement for employees scheduled 30 or more hours