Position: General Merchandise Coordinator
Department: University of Toronto Bookstore, @ Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road, North
Position Summary:
Reporting to the UTM Store Manager and the indirect direction of the Sn. Manager Buying, General Merchandise the GM coordinator is responsible for the ongoing management of all visual merchandising, display, selling, and daily operations at the UTM store for all General merchandise products including apparel, gift, and stationery. This includes maintaining a well-merchandised sales area, ensuring that displays are changed as required, selling merchandise, providing direction to PT staff on the sales floor and performing other related duties. They will also be responsible for managing stock levels of GM product ensuring the store is well stocked and ensuring stock remains current by returning or marking down aging inventory. It is critical to provide a consistently high level of customer service.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Education: High School graduate. Post Secondary is an asset.
- Experience: 2 years retail experience. Visual background, experience with clothing or stationery an asset.
- Skills: Building effective displays, works well as a team player, strong organizational and communication skills are essential.
- Other: Strong interpersonal skills. Good analytic ability combined with an imaginative merchandising flair.
Applications for this position should be submitted to Human Resources, University of Toronto Press, by email: hr@utpress.utoronto.ca
This announcement is being circulated to all Press locations so that all staff will have equal opportunity to apply.
Position: Course Materials Coordinator
Department: University of Toronto Bookstore, UTM Bookstore, U of T Mississauga Campus
Position Summary:
This position is primarily a purchasing position with some supervisory responsibilities. Reporting to the Manager, the incumbent is responsible for the acquisition, merchandising and control of course related materials both new and used, including communication with teaching staff to determine course requirements, placing orders with suppliers, shelving new stock, responding to telephone and sales floor inquiries, notifying faculty of the status of their orders, advising them of changes or alternatives, and returning unsold stock. In the absence of the Manager, performs daily operational routines. Provides a consistently high level of customer service including cashier relief and related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Education: High school graduation or equivalent in education and experience.
- Experience: 3 years related bookstore experience or other comparable required.
- Skills: Familiarity with a PC and good knowledge of Web based applications.
- Other: Excellent interpersonal skills, accuracy, attention to detail and excellent communication skills, cashier experience an asset.
Applications for this position should be submitted to Human Resources by email: hr@utpress.utoronto.ca
We thank all applicants however, only those under consideration will be contacted.
