Job Description

Here\'s what you\'ll be doing....

You\'ll drive the replenishment of stock from the receiving area to the floor. The three main responsibilities are to ensure the sales floor is fully stocked with General Merchandise (GM) inventory; you\'ll direct and prepare inter-store transfers; and maintain the organization of the upper floor stock room while maintaining inventory accuracy.

In this role, you\'ll work up to 25-37.5 hours weekly, including occasional evenings and weekends.

Key Responsibilities include:

GM sales floor stock levels

• Plan stock movement in collaboration with Retail Floor Manager, Floor Merchandise Lead and other floor teams
• Collaborate and communicate with the receiving team to prioritize stock movement from the receiving staging area to the sales floor and stock areas
• Communicate with receiving and buying teams regarding stock levels
• Lead the floor team to fill the sales floor stock appropriately with stock levels

Inter-store stock transfers

• Collaborate with the buying and shipping teams, lead the execution of inter-store transfers
• Communicate with the receiving team to prepare incoming inventory for transfers to other locations
• Communicate with the store managers regarding fulfillment of transfer requests
• Lead picking, packing, documentation and preparation of transfers

Stock rooms and inventory accuracy

• Ensure that items in stock rooms are well labeled and safely stocked
• Stock room organization should follow basic logistics principles
• Ensure that the stock room is always well maintained and clean
• Ensure that the items are prepared for the floor as needed
• Support inventory accuracy by being responsible for timely cycle counts
• Key contributor to annual inventory count

Additional duties

• Arrive early to open the store and start preparations for the day or close the store
• Train new employees on daily operations, procedures and policies
• Assist managers and associates in preventing theft
• Support the events program by coordinating stock movement for events
• Other related duties as assigned

Education, Qualifications, and Experience:

• Post-Secondary graduate or equivalent combination of education/experience
• Move/lift/carry cartons and product weighing up to 40lbs
• Driver\'s license is an asset

Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes:

Team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Comfortable working in a hands-on, physically demanding environment
• Ability to handle multiple functions and prioritize in a busy environment
• Understanding and interest in working with systems
• Energetic with a positive attitude and outstanding customer service skills
• Comfortable working in a hands-on, physically demanding environment
• Flexibility, open mindedness and enjoys collaborating on a team
• Intellectual curiosity and a commitment to continuous learning is highly valued - a growth mindset
• Values matter to you. You bring your whole self to work and you live our values of accountability, innovation, respect, and customer focus

About our Team:

With a bookstore on each University of Toronto campus and strong online presence and ecommerce, the U of T Bookstore provides many important services and products to the university community, including textbooks, general interest books, technology products, and U of T branded clothing, school supplies, and gift products.

About University of Toronto Press:

University of Toronto Press (UTP) is one of the largest university presses in North America, publishing landmark scholarship since 1901. Each year UTP releases over 200 new scholarly, course, and general interest books in both print and eBook format and over 45 journals. In addition, UTP manages the distribution for over 200 publishers and imprints in Canada, the US and around the world, with warehouses in Toronto ON and Buffalo NY. UTP also runs all of the University of Toronto Bookstores across the three main campuses, serving over 95,000 students and 15,000 faculty. For more information, please visit utorontopress.com.

As the leading university press in Canada and one of the largest in North America, we acknowledge our role and responsibility in effecting positive change. With this, we seek to continuously improve the diversity and representation of our publications and the clients we represent, as well as within the makeup of our organization. With strong commitment from leadership, we are collectively bringing forward change across the organization, both within our company culture and in our publishing, distribution, and retail endeavours. UTP operates with mutual trust, respect, and integrity as we strive to identify and remove barriers. We are committed to making UTP a great place to work by addressing and challenging systemic inequities.

Interested in applying?

We truly thank all applicants for their interest in joining the Press, only those candidates considered for an initial interview will be contacted.

The University of Toronto Press encourages applications from all qualified candidates. If you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies, please contact Human Resources at 416.978.2239 ext. 2255.

Company

University of Toronto Press

Location

Bookstore, Downtown Campus

Opening Date

Sep 21, 2023

Closing Date

Oct 06, 2023

Starting Date

Oct 16, 2023

University of Toronto Press