Part-Time Retail Sales Associate

Library Foundation of Los Angeles•Los Angeles, CA

5h•$21•Onsite

About The Position

The Library Store is home to a carefully curated collection of fun and eclectic gifts and goods. Located in downtown L.A.'s historic Central Library, all sales support the Library Foundation of LA. The Library Store seeks an enthusiastic and library-loving sales associate to help promote and process sales, maintain the sales floor, and stock areas. This person will play an integral role in customer service and driving sales growth. The ideal candidate is someone with a passion for books, witty gifts, and conversing with a diverse clientele. This position reports to the Director of Retail Services.

Requirements

Minimum 1 year of experience in a boutique gift shop.
Physical Demands : While performing the essential functions of this job, the incumbent must be able to do the following: stand for extended periods; move about the store to interact with customers; bend and reach for items and other job-related functions; reach both above and below shoulder height; pull, push, and lift inventory weighing up to 40 pounds.
Specific visual abilities include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Must be able to visually inspect work.
Manual dexterity to operate the computer and other office equipment required.
The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made.

Responsibilities

On-site sales: Promote sales, answer questions, and ring up sales using a point-of-sale system.
Provide customer service and relay special customer and vendor issues to the Store Management as appropriate.
Engage with customers about becoming an LFLA member and joining the LFLA email list.
Ensure that store merchandise is attractively displayed and well-stocked.
Ensure that the store appears neat and orderly, including maintaining supplies and alerting Store Management when supplies are needed.
Open the store at the beginning of the day.
Close the store which includes balancing the cash drawer at the end of the day.
Assist in the Receipt of New Merchandise: Unpack and prepare merchandise for display and sale in the store.
Special Events: As requested, assist with sales at special events such as member receptions, ALOUD book signings, special LFLA events, etc. Both onsite and offsite.
Office Administration: Light office duties; making copies, entering email addresses in the database, making daily deposits, etc.
Merchandise Knowledge and Organization of Stock Rooms: Be aware of the items we carry, and maintain a running knowledge of stock on hand.
Organize and tidy up the stock rooms and off-site storage locations.
Online Order Fulfillment: Pull items and package them for shipping or in-store pickup when orders are placed online.
Other Duties: Be familiar with exhibitions and programs at the library.
Be familiar with the LFLA Membership and its benefits.
Participate in the annual inventory.
Other duties may be assigned.