Job Description

Join the Follett Team where employees are valued, respected and offered career paths throughout its many campus locations.

Follett serves over half of the students in the United States, and works with 80,000 schools as a leading provider of education technology, services and print and digital content. We're higher education's largest campus retailer and a hub for school spirit and community as we operate nearly 1,200 local campus stores and over 1,600 virtual stores across the continent. We take pride in the fact that for more than 140 years, we have been helping to improve people's lives by supporting a lifetime of learning and education.

We are looking for a results-driven Retail Store Manager lll to be responsible for the overall store management at the California State University Fresno Kennel Bookstore. Executes and provides leadership and oversight for all facets of bookstore operations including: hiring, training, supervising, developing and motivating of managers, supervisors, and team members; preparing and executing store operating plans; establishing and enhancing strong campus relations; guiding course materials activities; maintaining a high-level of customer service throughout the store; delivering on General Merchandise expectations; demonstrating expert-level knowledge of Follett systems and strategies; and completing other necessary store activities as needed.

Effectively executes company programs and initiatives. Ensures compliance with company policies and procedure. Resolves complaints and escalated issues in a timely and satisfactory manner. Partners with various support partners. Consistently demonstrates Follett Values.

If you are looking for an opportunity to work for an industry leader at a premier campus location, and want to pursue a rewarding career path, consider joining Follett, where employees are considered the cornerstone of Follett's business.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

Responsible for full cycle talent management, to include recruiting, training, coaching and talent development for full-time, part-time and temporary team members. Works to identify key talent to support talent pipeline. Ensures effective performance management and maintains a culture of accountability. Develops cross-functional teams of engaged associates with the ability to execute initiatives and drive operational standards and business results. Provides staff training. Manages other staff managers and guides them in directing and coaching their staff, if applicable. Develops and promotes a team environment and acts as a leader within the store to all staff levels. Makes decisions relating to the selection and deployment of staff in order to meet sales and labor budgets.
Prepares and implements detailed operating plans for all store departments for standard operations, busy rush periods, and special events (athletics, graduation). Shares plans with managers and team members and leads/drives them to execution. Analyzes store financials and makes determinations regarding how to positively impact future sales/expense opportunities. Plans and prepares for promotions. Demonstrates full understanding of capacity and velocity requirements, based on previous history.
Establishes, enhances, and maintains positive, responsive relationships with campus community, particularly campus administration, athletics departments, faculty and staff. Seeks out new ways to partner with campus regarding remote selling opportunities, maintaining Follett's campus presence, and resolving complex issues on an as needed basis.
Provides oversight and guidance and/or executes all facets related to course materials, to include managing and directing the work of the Course Materials Manager, if applicable. Reviews enrollment numbers, past history, inventory levels and current adoptions in order to ensure appropriate quantities for purchase and to buy back. Interacts with faculty and others as needed to gain access to adopted titles for upcoming semester far in advance to maximize profit.
Develops a customer-centric experience and engages team members in the delivery/execution of that objective. Provides highest levels of customer service within the store and in all interactions with stakeholders. Manages the visual presentations to create an exciting shopping environment for customers.
Executes corporate General Merchandise objectives, including allocation of floor space based on sales by department/sub-department. Modifies plans to fit specific needs.
Participates in the execution of store-specific projects, such as renovations and reorganizations, or assists in projects relating to store opening or closings. May function as a regional trainer.
Ensures all back office functions, including the preparation of invoices, process of chargebacks and coordination of stock shipments are completed in accordance with company directives and/or policies and procedures.
Performs other duties as assigned.
May have oversight, with varying levels of direct management responsibility, for one or more additional locations.

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This job was posted on Thu May 23 2019 and expired on Sun May 26 2019.

Minimum $10K /yr

$44K /yr Average

Maximum $360K /yr

Tasks

Provide customer service by greeting and assisting customers and responding to customer inquiries and complaints.

Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or in performing services for customers.

Examine merchandise to ensure that it is correctly priced and displayed and that it functions as advertised.

Monitor sales activities to ensure that customers receive satisfactory service and quality goods.

Instruct staff on how to handle difficult and complicated sales.

Assign employees to specific duties.

Keep records of purchases, sales, and requisitions.

Perform work activities of subordinates, such as cleaning and organizing shelves and displays and selling merchandise.

Plan and prepare work schedules and keep records of employees' work schedules and time cards.

Review inventory and sales records to prepare reports for management and budget departments.

Inventory stock and reorder when inventory drops to a specified level.

Establish and implement policies, goals, objectives, and procedures for the department.

Examine products purchased for resale or received for storage to assess the condition of each product or item.

Enforce safety, health, and security rules.

Estimate consumer demand and determine the types and amounts of goods to be sold.

Confer with company officials to develop methods and procedures to increase sales, expand markets, and promote business.

Formulate pricing policies for merchandise, according to profitability requirements.

Hire, train, and evaluate personnel in sales or marketing establishments, promoting or firing workers when appropriate.

Plan and coordinate advertising campaigns and sales promotions and prepare merchandise displays and advertising copy.

Establish credit policies and operating procedures.

Plan budgets and authorize payments and merchandise returns.

Skills

Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.

Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.

Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Knowledge

Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Economics and Accounting - Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.