Position Title:Assistant Store Manager
Reports to: Store Manager
Location:
600 College Street Rd. Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701
Contract type: Full\-Time, Permanent
Contracted hours:40 hours per week
About BibliU
BibliU is an award\-winning education company that provides Day 1 access to affordable course materials, making learning more equitable and effective, in addition to providing campus store management. We partner with over 3,000 educational publishers, including Pearson, Oxford University Press, and Wiley, to offer a wide range of high\-quality content to students. Our platform provides rich engagement data to academics and allows students to find information faster. We have disrupted the textbook industry by reducing the cost of education significantly and increasing publisher sales.
Founded in late\-2015, we are a rapidly growing company transforming the way students and educators access and interact with learning materials. Our revenue has grown rapidly, with 90% CAGR in the last three years to $100m per year. We raised $21m in a Series B funding round led by Nesta Impact Investments, with participation from Guinness Asset Management, Stonehage Fleming, and Oxford Sciences Enterprises.
In late 2023, we acquired Texas Book Company (now ‘BibliU Campus’) in order to deliver a more complete solution of products and services to higher ed students, faculty and administrators across the US. Since the addition of BibliU Campus, our US organic growth has exploded and is now 90% of our business. We are very excited about our growth and are expanding the team to meet our new market potential!
We are a diverse and inclusive team of professionals who are passionate about education and technology. Our culture is fast\-paced, innovative, and dynamic, and we are always looking for talented individuals to join our team. If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career in edtech and campus store management, BibliU is the perfect place for you. Join us and help revolutionize the way students and educators access and interact with learning materials.
Position Overview
The Assistant Store Manager helps plan, organize and manage all areas in a retail location. The Assistant Store Manager is responsible for meeting or exceeding budgeted goals and works closely with the regional manager to communicate needs in order to maintain appropriate inventory levels in textbooks and general merchandise.
What you will be doing:
- Develop and maintain a good working relationship with the faculty to obtain key information in the text area and general merchandise areas.
- Schedule regular appointments and meet with the appropriate administrative personnel to build rapport, discuss situations and avoid potential problems.
- Recruit, hire, train and maintain staff at appropriate levels according to company guidelines and budgets.
- Daily cash register operations, daily data entry of textbook information, textbook receiving and stocking as well as end of day balancing.
- Answering telephone and email, all areas of customer service.
- Traveling to and operating remote locations during each semester.
- Three (3\) to five (5\) years’ in a college bookstore or retail operation;
- Two (2\) years: supervisory capacity;
- Excellent team building skills;
- Demonstrated administrative skills;
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- Excellent use of Microsoft Office Software.
- Two (2\) years of college or its equivalent.
- Paid time off, wellness days and public holidays
- 401(k) plan
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- ️ Vision insurance
- ➕ Life insurance
- Company\-wide bonus scheme
What we are looking for
Must have:
Good to have:
Benefits
Our benefits are all aimed at supporting a healthy work\-life balance and cultivating a company culture where you can bring your whole, human self to work.
Here's what we offer:
We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds, experiences and identities to apply. Each new hire is an opportunity for us to bring in a different perspective and BibliU is committed to building an inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone can do rewarding work.