Stationery Buyer's Assistant and Sales Associate

Poor Richard’s, a well-established, locally-owned business, is seeking a motivated, organized retail professional with a love for graphic design and all things paper to join our Retail Team. This is a buyer career-track position, so we are looking for someone who wants long-term employment in a retail setting on a positive and mutually supportive team.

This job could be a great fit for you, if you:

• love art-in-miniature in the form of greeting cards with a humorous twist or an inspiring quote
• have a good design sense and get satisfaction from arranging product displays to be appealing and approachable
• enjoy getting and keeping backstock organized and accessible
• are organized and accurate at performing administrative tasks
• enjoy working with the public in a retail setting and with regular, return customers you get to know
• are a positive team member who enjoys working with a mutually-supportive team of professionals

The Assistant to Stationery Buyer / Sales Associate is a support position, that includes performing administrative, stocking, and merchandising duties, primarily for the Stationery Buyer, as well as front counter sales and customer service. It offers a wide range of training and experience in various aspects of a locally-owned retail business.

Duties include:

• Front counter sales on a point-of-sale cash register while providing warm, welcoming customer service
• Providing accurate and efficient administrative assistance, primarily for the Stationery Buyer, including but not limited to: receiving incoming shipments of merchandise, creating and tracking purchase orders and more
• Physical inventory management and stocking for a large instore stock of greeting cards, art supplies, journals, and other stationery product
• Periodic display resets and daily merchandising and stocking of department displays.

Essential Qualifications:

• Retail experience, preferably in a small business setting
• Experience providing warm, welcoming customer service
• Solid administrative experience and strong computer and organizational skills—organized, accurate and detailed-oriented
• Strong visual/spatial skills with Visual Merchandising and/or design or visual art experience
• Must be a positive team member who is an open communicator and able to work effectively within a partnership and team
• Is a motivated self-starter who remains calm, focused and productive in a fast-paced work environment
• Is a natural at providing warm, welcoming customer service
• Is willing and able to work evening and weekend shifts (12-8 PM) with two days off during the week
• Is able to lift and carry 40 pounds up and down stairs, use basic tools and climb ladders to merchandise product or access product for a customer
• Has excellent professional references
• Having a knowledge of books and literature is a plus

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.00 - $24.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Application Question(s):

• Please provide 2-3 days and times you are available for an interview.
• Do you have any plans to be on vacation between now and the end of the year?
• Please describe your visual skills and experience, including any visual merchadising, design or art experience.
• Please describe your administrative and organizational skills and experience.
• Why are you personally interested in this position?
• Are you able to lift and carry 40 pounds up and down stairs, use basic tools and climb ladders to merchandise product or access product for a customer?
• A cover letter helps us to get to know you. If you would like to send one but can't figure out how to, you can write one here or in the message box. Thank you!
• Are you willing and able to work 12-8 PM all shifts, including through the weekends, with days-off during the week?

Work Location: In person