Barnes and Noble Careers – Bookseller

Job Description:

To be a great bookseller, you provide excellent customer service which is friendly, genuine and professional, and you always put the customers first ahead of everything and anything else. You make the shopping experience engaging and interactive by enthusiastically sharing your knowledge whether face to face or over the phone, helping a customer choose a new book, or a special gift. A bookseller creates enticing displays which are neat, tidy, and vibrant to the customer. Your passion for bookselling and willingness to help, ensures your customers look forward to coming into your store. From creating inspiring displays to helping at our special events, there is always an opportunity to demonstrate initiative and your passion for books and people.

Job Responsibilities:

• Recognize and offer to help both customers and employees with urgency and care.
• Create a welcoming environment for customers where you engage with them and share your love and knowledge of books and make relevant recommendations.
• Protect company assets by adhering to all processes in controlling shrink, expense and payroll.
• Leverage key campaigns such as Our Monthly Picks, preorders, etc., to hand sell and engage in conversation with every customer.
• Ensure a vibrant bookstore through the flawless execution of bookstore basics, showing a commitment to presentation, commerciality, section detail, localization and sense of theater.
• Help with events and community outreach.
• Identify key titles and communicate with your store team on opportunities to tailor the merchandise selection to reflect the community.
• Keep the store neat and tidy, creating displays and ensuring the bookstore is always shoppable and inviting.
• Educate yourself continuously on books and the industry, supporting the store with this knowledge to give customers a great experience when they visit and shop.

Job Requirements:

• Enjoy working with people.
• Enjoy making recommendations and engaging with others.
• Exhibit and demonstrate initiative.
• Can clearly and respectfully communicate and express oneself.
• Show respect and kindness to fellow booksellers and customers.
• Passionate reader and knowledgeable about books.
• Energized by working in an ever-changing environment.
• Positive and can-do attitude.
• Support company goals and initiatives and is a team player.
• Listen to people and enjoy solving problems.
• Accept responsibility and execute all assignments correctly and with care.

Job Details:

Company: Barnes and Noble

Vacancy Type: Temporary

Job Location: Modesto, CA, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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