Bookseller - Temporary

Barnes & Noble•Tequesta, FL

8d•Onsite

About The Position

A Bookseller is an integral member of the Barnes & Noble bookselling team, welcoming and assisting customers, connecting readers with books and other products, and helping maintain an attractive, clean, and efficiently run store. The role includes customer service at the register, unpacking and shelving deliveries, merchandising, and supporting the café team when needed. Booksellers use store technology and information tools to locate products, follow loss prevention procedures, and help identify and address problematic behavior. Booksellers build knowledge across books and other store categories so they can maintain sections, make recommendations, help customers shop, and support sales priorities such as Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, preorders, products, and new releases. The position involves working collaboratively with colleagues and may include supporting other stores in the Cluster when needed and possible. As skills and expertise develop, the expected next career step is Senior Bookseller. Booksellers must comply with company policies and procedures.

Requirements

Maintain reliable and punctual attendance for scheduled shifts.
Be flexible and responsive to store scheduling needs, including filling scheduling gaps when able.
Take a positive, energetic, purposeful, and reliable approach to assigned work.
Be supportive and considerate of colleagues and willing to help the team.
Provide cheerful, helpful customer service.
Show aptitude and willingness to learn new skills and store knowledge.
Use registers, computers, tablets, programs, and other tools comfortably and efficiently.
Develop and demonstrate merchandising and visual merchandising skills.
Operate a register competently and serve customers quickly and reliably.
Support receiving, unpacking, and accurate shelving of deliveries.
Find books and products accurately using personal or colleague knowledge, BookMaster, and available information tools.
Understand and follow loss prevention procedures and de-escalation techniques.
Perform prolonged standing, repetitive bending, lifting, and extensive walking.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions, and help connect them with appropriate books and products.
Provide quick, friendly, and professional service at the register.
Maintain attractive store displays, merchandising, cleanliness, and book presentation.
Unpack and receive deliveries, then shelve products efficiently and accurately.
Use store technology and information tools, including BookMaster, to locate books and other products.
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 and use knowledge of fiction, nonfiction, children's books, and other store categories to maintain sections and backstock and assist customers.
Make book recommendations and support sales priorities, including Monthly Picks, Book of the Year, Membership, and preorders.
Build knowledge of educational toys and games, specialty games, hobbies and collectibles, music and movies, and Newsstand products.
Support other stores in the Cluster when able and when needed.
Maintain reliable and punctual attendance, work flexibly in response to store scheduling needs, and support colleagues.
Comply with company policies and procedures.