The Bookstore Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for the Hutchinson Campus Bookstore, ensuring the effective delivery of course materials and merchandise that support student success and institutional goals. This role oversees textbook adoption coordination, procurement, inventory management, budgeting, and financial reconciliation, while maintaining compliance with college, state, and federal policies. The manager supervises staff and student workers, manages point-of-sale…
systems, and ensures a high level of service to students, faculty, staff, and the community. Operating with a high degree of independence, the position requires sound professional judgment, problem-solving skills, and the ability to lead a dynamic retail and academic support environment.
Responsibilities:
- Direct and manage all aspects of textbook and course materials operations for the Hutchinson Campus, including adoption coordination, procurement, inventory control, compliance, student support, and financial reconciliation to ensure timely, accurate, and cost-effective delivery of educational resources.
- Oversee and lead all phases of bookstore operations, including budgeting, inventory management, point-of-sale systems, and customer service, ensuring efficient, accurate, and student-centered service delivery aligned with institutional goals.
- Coordinate the direction of staffing
Minimum Qualifications
- Knowledge of accounting systems sufficient to query and compile records and reports, and assist with preparing and maintaining spending plans, financial status reports, and budget requests.
- Knowledge of communications sufficient to write, prepare, and edit materials, using correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and sentence construction.
- Skilled in customer service sufficient to providing prompt and accurate information to customers in person, on the phone, and through email and other written or electronic correspondence.
- Skilled in customer service sufficient to contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other concerns
- Knowledge of maintaining and updating inventories or equipment, supplies, and commodities
- Ability to oversee, lead, train, and evaluate the work activities of employees in their work area
- Ability to guide and direct work activities to achieve work area goals
Preferred Qualification
- AA/AS Accounting and/or Marketing.
- Knowledge of accounting procedures sufficient to develop and monitor budgets, ensure profitability of bookstore operations, and keep records as they relate to cash receipts, sales and accounts receivable. Experience and/or knowledge of bookstore or other retail establishment procedures sufficient to coordinate the operation of the bookstore.
- Experience in textbook and course material purchasing.
- Knowledge of retail marketing and merchandising techniques sufficient to display and sell bookstore merchandise.
- Ability to organize, prioritize and work under pressure to meet deadlines as well as acquire new skills and knowledge to adapt to changes in position.
- Maintain effective working relationships with other college personnel, students and the general public.
- Knowledge of Workday, Microsoft Outlook, Internet, Credit Card Systems, and ImageNow, MBS Computerized Inventory/Point of Sale Control System.
Other Requirements
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to work in a seated or standing position for extended periods of time
- Ability to frequently bend, lift, and maneuver items daily
- Ability to ascend/descend heights while holding small items weighing up to 10 pounds
- Ability to collect, transport, unload, and sort items weighing up to 40 pounds during delivery routes
Work Shift (Hours / Days of work)
Monday - Friday, 7:30 AM-4:00 PM
Telework (Yes/No)
No