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Are you crafty, curious and passionate about books? We are looking for an enthusiastic, customer-focused and passionate bookseller to join the Suddenly on Sheaf Street team.

 

Hours: Saturday, 8:45am – 5:15pm (1-hour lunch break)

 

Location: Suddenly on Sheaf Street, 22 Sheaf Street, Daventry, NN11 4AB

 

Job description:

We are looking for a friendly and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Saturday bookseller. This customer-facing role involves recommending and selling books to customers on our busiest day of the week. Each shift will bring varied activities, which will include doing customer orders, managing customer queries in-person and over the phone, maintaining a clean and tidy shop environment, contributing to social media content, and shelving books from deliveries.

 

The successful candidate will display the following qualities:

 

Essential:

• A friendly, approachable and customer-focused member of the team who is able to go above and beyond to ensure excellent customer service

• Able to pick up work systems and processes quickly and be a confident problem solver

• Be a passionate and avid-reader who enjoys talking with others about books and is keen to keep up to date with what is happening in the publishing industry

• Demonstrate a keen attention to detail, to ensure all work is carried out with care and accuracy

 

Desirable:

• Have previous experience working within retail or customer-facing roles

• Have previous experience working in the book industry

• An interest and knowledge in crafting – particularly knitting and/or crochet

• Be passionate about stationery

 

If you are interested in joining the team please email your CV along with a covering letter telling us about your three favourite books to info@suddenlybookshop.com. Applications will close on the 30th, or sooner if we find the correct candidate. The start date will be ASAP. 

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