Campus Store Coordinator

Under the direction and guidance of the Director of Accounting, coordinates all Campus Store activities for the College consisting of assisting academics with textbook adoptions, digital media, toolkits and laptop requirements and ordering; ordering and merchandising of branded, food/beverages, and general merchandise in a profitable manner.

This is a full-time position and most of the work to be performed will be done in a college retail store environment.  Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m. Additional work after hours may be required to meet deadlines or to attend college functions.  There may also be times when travel is required for meetings or training. This position may occasionally require evenings and weekend hours as necessary.

Physical Demands:

The majority of the duties of this position are light work in nature. However, on occasion, it will be necessary to perform physical activities, such as, but not limited to, lifting heavy items (up to 50 lbs. unassisted), bending, standing, climbing, twisting or walking.

1. Achieve timely and complete textbook adoptions by coordinating with academics.
2. Assists students with their online accounts and purchasing of their textbooks.
3. Timely purchasing of tools and uniform items for scholarship students.
4. Coordinates textbook buyback process and ships rental returns and sell-back books to vendor.
5. Opens and closes store in accordance with detailed procedures.
6. Maintains the storeroom and front store service area in a neat and orderly manner.
7. Optimizes inventory to keep store stocked with food and beverage items, office and school supplies, and branded merchandise, while maintaining a high turn ratio to stock-on-hand to ensure profitability.
8. Performs retail sales activities that include processing cash and credit card transactions and preparing weekly deposits.
9. Plans and administers creative merchandising, store marketing, and timely clearance strategies to maximize revenue.
10. Keeps the mailroom/copy center stocked and organized.
11. Crosstrain personnel and student workers; monitors the work of student employees.
12. Cross-trains and serves as back-up in other departments.

Associate degree (Bachelor’s preferred) in business administration, retail management, or related field and at least three year’s work-related experience. Ability to work in a proactive and resourceful manner. Must have excellent organizational and customer service skills and a positive attitude.

1. Principles of business management and retail sales.
2. Understanding of accounting principles and practices.
3. Principles of inventory management and purchasing procedures.
4. Operation of point-of-sale and student information systems, and general software systems.
5. Customer Service utilizing effective verbal and written communications with a diverse customer base in a welcoming and friendly manner.
6. Establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with staff, vendors, students, and the public.
7. Supervision of work study students.
8. Oral and written communication and presentation skills to effectively provide detailed information and training with clarity.
9. Reading, interpreting, applying, and explaining rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
10. Organization and prioritization of workload.
11. Demonstrate attention to detail, precision, and accuracy and in accordance with set deadlines.

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Benefit offerings subject to change.

ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT/CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS:

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act requires that the college’s Annual Security Report which includes crime statistics be made available to prospective employees and prospective students upon request. Western Dakota Technical College Annual Security Report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning reported Clery crimes that occurred on campus and on public property within or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus safety and security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault prevention and response, timely warnings, emergency response, and other matters. You may obtain this information through the Western Dakota Technical College website at https://www.wdt.edu/assets/docs/uploads/consumer-information/securityreport.pdf. A printed copy of the report may be obtained by writing to the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Student Success, Western Dakota Technical College 800 Mickelson Dr., Rapid City, SD 57703 or by calling (605) 718-2931.

 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER - MUST COMPLY WITH THE IMMIGRATION REFORM AND CONTROL ACT OF 1986

Salary : $40,414 - $54,558