BOOKSELLER

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Job Details:

Position: BOOKSELLER
Total Vacancy: 2 Female

Job Description:

- serving a range of customers
- dealing with enquiries and identifying customer needs
- offering advice and recommending books where appropriate
- maintaining up-to-date knowledge of current titles and changes in the market
- undertaking bibliographic work using computer or print sources to identify and locate titles
- processing customer orders and book reservations
- dealing with mail order, email and web-based orders, although this applies only in certain businesses
- handling payments by cash, card and using book tokens - in many shops, this will require the use of electronic point of sale (EPOS) technology
- buying from catalogues and publishers' representatives - although the extent to which bookselling staff are involved in buying stock varies a great deal from shop to shop
- negotiating prices with sellers
- paying and processing invoices
- processing book deliveries and returns
- stock-checking books and, depending on the shop, other merchandise
- creating in-store and window displays
- maintaining commercial awareness including identifying business and promotional opportunities
- helping with book events, including organising talks, signing sessions and reading groups
- liaising with teaching and library staff on set texts in academic shops
- liaising with other external account holders, for example schools, councils and companies
- reviewing sales performance and meeting sales targets
- undertaking general housekeeping duties, such as unpacking, stock replenishment and tidying.

Age: 25 - 35 years old
Basic Salary: B$ 300 / Month
Employment Type: Full Time

Closing date: 26/12/2018

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