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Assists on the Bookstore sales floor to include assists customers, creates displays, assists in marketing implementation and special events, and assists with merchandise receiving. Sweet Home Alabama:The Auburn/Opelika area offers southern charm, vibrant downtown scenes, top-ranked schools, and easy access to Atlanta, Birmingham, and the Gulf of Mexico beaches.

YEAR

Pay Range:
USD $33,710.00 - USD $58,740.00 /Yr.

Overview:
Play a key role in shaping the merchandise experience by ensuring the right products are selected, stocked, and ready to meet demand! This position provides oversight for the business activities related to the buying and stocking of merchandise and apparel. Candidates are required to upload a resume and cover letter with their application.

Responsibilities:
<ul><li>Performs buyer duties by selecting vendors and negotiating prices and terms with vendors.</li><li>Works with other departments to address any issues such as short-ships, breakage, shipping/receiving errors, etc.</li><li>Processes merchandise, vendor returns, mark-ups, and mark-downs, stocking, and inventorying assigned products.</li><li>Responsible for the strategic decision making regarding assigned categories and accountable for the financial performance of these assigned categories.</li><li>Creates and designs layouts for merchandising of materials.</li><li>Determines appropriate product assortment for assigned categories.</li><li>Establishes appropriate pricing and mark-up for assigned products.</li><li>Assists on the Bookstore sales floor to include assists customers, creates displays, assists in marketing implementation and special events, and assists with merchandise receiving.</li><li>May assist in overseeing a satellite location of the bookstore either on or off campus.</li></ul>

Qualifications:
Level I - <ul><li>High school diploma or equivalent plus 4 years of retail sales operations and/or customer service OR</li><li>Bachelor's degree Business, Fashion Merchandising, Economics, or related field </li></ul>Level II - <ul><li>High school diploma or equivalent plus 6 years of retail sales operations and/or customer service OR</li><li>Bachelor's degree Business, Fashion Merchandising, Economics, or related field plus 2 years of experience in retail sales operations and/or customer service </li></ul>

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
<ul><li>Knowledge of extensive body of rules, precedents, procedures, applicable to administrative support work.</li></ul>

Why Work at Auburn:
<ul><li>Life-Changing Impact: Our work changes lives through research, instruction, and outreach, making a lasting impact on our students, our communities, and the world.</li><li>Culture of Excellence:We are committed to leveraging our strengths, resources, collaboration, and innovation as a top employer in higher education.</li><li>We’re Here for You:Auburn offers generous benefits, educational opportunities, and a culture of support and work/life balance.</li><li>Sweet Home Alabama:The Auburn/Opelika area offers southern charm, vibrant downtown scenes, top-ranked schools, and easy access to Atlanta, Birmingham, and the Gulf of Mexico beaches.</li><li> A Place for Everyone: Auburn is committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, and students are welcomed, valued, respected, and engaged.</li><li>Ready to lead and shape the future of higher education? Apply today! War Eagle! </li></ul>

Equal Opportunity Compliance Statement:
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Welcome to Auburn University, a 
 comprehensive land, space and sea grant research institution blending arts and applied sciences. The University 
 continuously changes to accommodate today's needs, while still respecting the traditions and spirit of Auburn. As we grow and change, Auburn will always continue its tradition of excellence. 
 The main campus had an enrollment during fall of 2007 of 24,137. Auburn University offers degrees in 13 schools and colleges at the undergraduate, 
 graduate and professional levels. 
 Auburn University is known not only for its academic excellence, but for its impact on Alabama as well. A recent study 
 determined AU had nearly $ 4 billion 
 economic impact on the state of Alabama, including a $ 1.5 billion impact on the economy and a $ 2.4 billion impact in "human capital." AU's Technical Assistance Center, a collaborative Engineering / Business outreach unit, performs hundreds of projects annually for state industry, generating millions of dollars in increased efficiencies and saving or creating hundreds of jobs statewide. 
 Auburn University has developed into one of the largest universities in the South, remaining in the educational forefront with its traditional blend of arts and applied science, and changing with the needs of today while living with a respect for the traditions and spirit that are Auburn.

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