Harvard Coop - Brattle St - Supervisor (Full-time)

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. • Cambridge, MA

1d • $17 • Onsite

About The Position

Barnes & Noble College is a retail environment like no other – uniquely focused on delivering outstanding customer service. Our stores can carry everything from text and trade books, technology, and school supplies to clothing, regalia, and food-- everything a college student desires, their parents want, and our faculty needs. A Supervisor should support the management team, be a resource for all departments, a model for customer service, a driver for sales, and a skillful problem solver.

Requirements

• 2+ years’ experience in a retail setting preferred.
• Candidates must be a minimum of 18 years of age to be considered for employment.
• High school diploma/GED preferred.
• Outstanding customer service skills to match customers to products that meet their needs.
• Basic reading, writing and accounting skills required.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills needed.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Examine shipments and compare with records, such as invoices or orders, to verify accuracy.
• Record shipment data, determine space requirements and position of shipments, manage damage, or discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, and record keeping purposes.
• Prepare documents, such as work orders, bills of lading, or shipping orders, to route materials.
• Correspond with established representatives to rectify problems, such as damages, or shortages.
• Pack, seal, label, or affix postage to prepare materials for shipping.
• Use hand tools, power tools, online shipping services, or postage meters.
• Maintain a working knowledge of all departments in the store to provide daily support, direction, and guidance to customers and team members.
• Help resolve customer issues and complaints and escalate problems to the management team when necessary.
• Assist in the daily operation of the store in partnership with the management team and act as the Manager-on-Duty in the absence of the manager or at satellite locations.
• Assist with assigning work and providing focused direction to team members to manage and accomplish multiple projects to ensure the proper execution of the workload.
• May be needed to assist with processing sales transactions involving cash, credit, or financial aid payments.
• Full-time positions require availability to work at least 30 hours on a weekly basis year round. Schedules may be set or vary to meet the needs of the store.
• Routine housekeeping including, for example, dusting, mopping, window cleaning, vacuuming, trash removal.

Benefits

• Get paid sooner! Daily Pay earned wage access is available to all store employees
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short term and Long Term disability
• Eligibility to participate in a 401k (after the completion of 1000 hours worked in a 12 month period)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick and Flex Days)
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discount

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees