22 December, 2023
Heywood Hill is one of London’s leading independent bookshops.
We sell important, interesting and beautiful books to enhance people’s lives. We specialise in customer-focused literary services for readers and collectors worldwide. We are looking for an outstanding sales person to join our friendly and dynamic band of booksellers, an enthusiastic team player with customer-facing flair and a passion for books, literature or otherwise.
Duties will include but are not limited to: stocking, merchandising and selling books on our shop floor (and at other venues), and working on both the sales and fulfilment of our various book subscription services. You would be expected to muck in whenever and wherever needed within the business.
The successful candidate will play an integral role in the evolution of our shop and subscriptions bookselling team. Working alongside other colleagues on and off our busy shop floor you will have a can-do attitude, an eye for detail and a proactive approach. You will need to be a problem solver and a hard worker. Working at a high capacity you should expect to juggle a variety of responsibilities calmly, effectively, and with good cheer. You should relish the thought of recommending books to people across a wide spectrum of opinion, age and sensibility, and feel equally at home supporting the logistics of bookselling from liaising with publishers to ordering supplies.
Bookselling or other luxury sales experience is preferred but not essential. Above all we are looking for someone with a positive approach to life with good judgement and bags of initiative.
Permanent full-time position. Salary range of £23,000 to £26,000 per annum experience dependent. Heywood Hill is an equal opportunities employer. This may be a first or second job. More experienced candidates coming from more senior roles or those returning to the workforce are welcome to apply.
Normal working hours are 9.30am to 6pm from Monday to Friday, with 45 minutes off for lunch each day.
Deadline to apply is midnight 10 January 2024. Please email your CV and short cover letter summarising why you think you would be suitable for this role and including your availability to recruitment@heywoodhill.com