Textbook Manager jobs in Kentucky
Textbook Manager manages the textbook department of the campus bookstore. Purchases the necessary texts for university courses, makes pricing decisions, and keeps track of inventory and sales. Being a Textbook Manager develops textbook buy back programs and return policies. Supervises the preparation and return of overstock and defective books. Additionally, Textbook Manager may lead and direct the work of others. May require a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a bookstore manager. The Textbook Manager supervises a small group of para-professional staff in an organization characterized by highly transactional or repetitive processes. Contributes to the development of processes and procedures. To be a Textbook Manager typically requires 3 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. Thorough knowledge of functional area under supervision. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
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- Berea College
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Berea, KY
FULL_TIME
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Manager, Retail Logistics and Textbook Procurement (SAL 7)
Summary:
Under the direction of Director of Business Development and Guest Relations, will manage the operations of the college retail distribution center including the management of craft inventory, shipping of all craft products and e-commerce orders from both the Log House and the Visitor Center, and receiving of all merchandise for the Log House and the Visitor Center. Work directly with faculty, staff, and vendors as a primary liaison for textbook acquisition on campus. Manage the daily accounting and the budgets for both retail stores. Provide guidance to a large student labor staff.
Minimum Qualifications Required:
Education required to ensure success in this position:
- Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Business or related discipline.
Experience required to ensure success in this position:
- Minimum of 3 -5 years of Retail Management or warehouse management. Experience in textbook or book acquisition a plus.
Special skills, knowledge and abilities:
- Financial/budgetary principles, practices and procedures, particular to retail.
- Understanding of POS (Point-of-Sales) technology and reporting capabilities
- Understanding of inventory management and loss prevention in a retail environment
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and team building skills
- Strong training skills
- Demonstration of broad visioning, as well as detail orientation
- Excellent computer skills, proficiency in Excel is essential
- Understanding of accounting principals
License, certification, or registration necessary:
- Valid Kentucky driver’s license
Physical requirements:
- Need to be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Need to be able to stand or sit for 3 to 4 hours at a time.
- Need to be able to ascend and descend stairs and/or ladder
- Need to be able to operate a telephone, computer and calculator.
- Need to be able to drive college van and golf cart
Environmental conditions:
- Work done in a temperature-controlled office setting and warehouse.
Ability to operate the following vehicles or equipment:
- Fork lift (training provided by College)
- College Van
- Golf Cart
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Regular and predictable attendance is essential. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Accountability for daily financial reports of the Visitor Center and the Log House and oversee student accountants who prepare daily reports to ensure accuracy
- Responsible for analyzing monthly budget reports of department and preparing budget projections for submission to Director of Business Development and Guest Relations and Vice President of Operations and Sustainability
- Collaborate with the Manager of the Visitor Center, the Manager of Procurement and Visual Merchandising as well as the Associate Vice President of Student Craft on business operations.
- Manages craft inventory and oversees labor students who provide inventory cycle counting at the retail stores
- Effectively serves as liaison between faculty, staff and students and external textbook provider service.
- Responsible for personnel administration of students including but not limited to hiring, training, scheduling work hours, and evaluation. Responsible for developing staff such that they contribute to a positive work environment and provide superior and accurate work.
- Oversee the shipping department and ensure that students are well trained and accurate in shipping packages from the College.
- Oversee the receiving department and ensure that students are well trained and accurate in their receiving of inventory into the retail stores.
- Responsible for ensuring that the College is getting the best prices on corrugated shipping boxes and on shipping costs through one or more of the major shipping companies
- In support of Berea College’s great commitments, this position requires student supervision. The fourth great commitment is to promote learning and serving in community through the student labor program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. The Supervision would include scheduling, assigning and approving work performed. Developing students about common workplace acumen and giving them tangible work experience is an expected outcome. To learn more about the student labor program and requirements on this position see: Labor Program Goals (link broken – needs updated)
Other roles/duties will be assigned as necessary to assist the College in the attainment of the goals set forth and the enhancement of a positive, respectful learning environment for all staff, faculty and students.
Founded in 1855, Berea College achieved national distinction as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls 1,600 students from 43 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them a no-tuition promise, valued at more than $178,000. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and many are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only nine federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College was again named one of the nation’s “Best Institutions for Undergraduates to Earn their College Degree” in the 2022 edition of The Princeton Review’s book, The Best 387 Colleges. Berea also appeared on four other lists within the publication: Best Colleges in the Southeast; Best Value Colleges; Best Green Colleges; and Tuition Free Schools. Berea College is ranked #148 by The Princeton Review – the highest-ranked Kentucky college, and the #3 “Best Value College” in the nation. Berea is one of only two private institutions ranked in the Top 10 for Value in the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education (THE) 2022 College Rankings. The Washington Monthly ranks Berea College #13 among the nation’s liberal arts colleges, recognizing Berea for maintaining “consistently high rankings thanks to their economic diversity, relatively strong graduation rates, and commitment to meeting students’ financial need.” U.S. News and World Report Rankings lists Berea as #30 among National Liberal Arts Colleges, including ranking Berea #1 in Service Learning, #2 for Most Innovative Schools, #3 in Co-ops/Internships, #4 in First-year Experiences, and tied for #13 in Best Undergraduate Teaching.Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.
Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.
Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!
Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status. - 1 Month Ago
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