Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

This position manages all activities of the Course Materials department of the Western Associated Students Bookstore. The position is key in supporting the AS Bookstore’s mission to ensure the availability of materials necessary for a diverse student population to be successful at Western. This position is responsible for researching, planning, organizing and facilitating all aspects of the course materials department in the bookstore including customer service, materials handling, fiscal administration, staff resource management, inventory management and relationship management with faculty, vendors and other groups in the industry. This position serves as member of the Bookstore's leadership team and must functionally demonstrate excellent skills in emotionally intelligent leadership, team building, active appreciation, coaching and collaboration.

The State HR classification for this position is Bookstore Manager.

• Bachelor's degree AND 2 years' experience in retail buying or purchasing merchandise for resale OR equivalent combination of education/experience
• Demonstrated sensitivity to diversity issues, including working with individuals from a wide array of backgrounds
• Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills and pro-active problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex processes and deliver on-time results efficiently and within operational goals
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and coordination for all course materials adopted for distribution to students
• Demonstrated ability to consult with faculty and other groups on campus about course materials and their acquisition by students
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• One year of supervisory experience providing employee training and performance management
• Demonstrated understanding of retail management principles, budgeting, retail inventory management practices and pricing strategies
• Demonstrated excellence in emotionally intelligent leadership

• Two years’ full-time experience in Course Materials management
• Experience adapting to the changing industry environment of course materials for education
• Three years’ experience with inventory control management system (preferably Prism) or other course materials systems
• Knowledge of course materials trends and ability to react to changing market and new business models
• Demonstrated ability to manage campus relations with various groups faculty, technology services, Associated Students, and other groups
• Participation in college industry education and trainings

Application materials should address your experience related to the position responsibilities and the required and preferred qualifications.

Western Washington University (WWU) is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained faculty and staff. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. In compliance with applicable laws and in furtherance of its commitment to fostering an environment that welcomes and embraces diversity, WWU does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and parenting status), disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status or genetic information in its programs or activities, including employment, admissions, and educational programs. See WWU’s Policy on Ensuring Equal Opportunity and Prohibiting Discrimination and Retaliation. Inquiries may be directed to the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance, Title IX and ADA Coordinator, Western Washington University, Old Main 126 (MS 9021), 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225; 360.650.3307 (voice) or 711 (Washington Relay); crtc@wwu.edu

WWU is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. To request this document in an alternate format or to request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources Disability Services, 360.650.3751 or 711 (Washington Relay).

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