Apparel and Merchandising Assistant

Auburn University

Auburn University, Alabama

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
LOCATION
Auburn University, Alabama
POSTED
30+ days ago
Overview:

The Auburn University Bookstore is excited to recruit Apparel and Merchandise Assistants! This position will assist the clothing and buyer team with various tasks throughout the store. 

Responsibilities:
  • Create displays and merchandise the sales floor with products that tell the Auburn story.
  • Coordinate with the marketing department to ensure merchandise is promoted effectively.
  • Stay apprised of current trends to influence merchandise assortment and product display.
  • Organize and maintain products in the stockroom efficiently.
  • Provide customer service on our sales floor, including answering questions about products and helping customers locate items in the store based on their needs.
  • Engage, listen, and ask questions to understand the customer’s wants/needs.
  • Walk the sales floor regularly to monitor for loss prevention and ensure the sales floor and merchandise are clean and in order.
  • Process merchandise and move it onto the sales floor in a timely manner after it has been received.
  • Ensure merchandise is tagged correctly, scans at the right price, is free of damages, and has been brought to web orders to be put on the website.
Qualifications:

• Enrolled student at Auburn University

• Be available to work home football game days.

• Must be able to climb ladders.

Pay Range: USD $10.00 - USD $10.00 /Hr. Why Work at Auburn?:
  • Life-Changing Impact: Our work changes lives through research, instruction, and outreach, making a lasting impact on our students, our communities, and the world.
  • Culture of Excellence:We are committed to leveraging our strengths, resources, collaboration, and innovation as a top employer in higher education.
  • We’re Here for You:Auburn offers generous benefits, educational opportunities, and a culture of support and work/life balance.
  • 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.
  • A Place for Everyone: Auburn is committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, and students are welcomed, valued, respected, and engaged.
  • Ready to lead and shape the future of higher education? Apply today! War Eagle!

 

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About the Company

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Auburn University

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.
COMPANY SIZE
1,500 to 1,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Education
FOUNDED
1856
WEBSITE
http://www.auburn.edu/