Retail Specialist

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Valencia College is seeking a full-time Retail Specialist to join our dedicated Campus Store Fulfillment Center team at the West Campus. This position contributes to Valencia’s mission by ensuring a welcoming, efficient, and high-quality retail experience for students, faculty, and staff.

The Retail Specialist is responsible for supporting daily back-end retail operations, including inventory management, ordering, pricing, merchandising, and vendor coordination. This role works collaboratively with college departments and campus partners to meet their retail needs and ensures essential materials—such as program uniforms, kits, general merchandise, electronics, computers, and school supplies are available to support student success. Providing excellent customer service and maintaining accurate inventory and purchasing practices are key components of this position.

The Retail Specialist applies problem-solving skills to address inventory discrepancies and supply chain or vendor challenges, ensuring timely fulfillment of essential materials.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Associate’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, or any equivalent combination of related education, training, and/or experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions.
• One (1) year of experience in retail or related area to include such things as ordering, pricing, and merchandising of products; establishing adequate stock and inventory controls; and processing online orders.
• General understanding of purchasing and inventory control principles.
• Must have excellent customer service skills as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge store operations and procedures.
• Ability to apply creative problem-solving in a retail operations setting.

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• Medical, dental benefits and paid life insurance premiums
• Generous paid time off – vacation leave, sick leave, personal days, spring break, winter break, and other holidays
• Educational and Professional development opportunities for you and your dependents and so much more.

• This position operates in a fully onsite environment.
• This position is eligible for Veteran’s Preference under Florida Statute 295.07(5)(a), F.S.
• Applicants must complete the entire online application and include work history, even if attaching a resume. This position also requires a valid driver’s license and your driver’s license information must be included as well. Any incomplete applications will not be considered.
• Please note that you will need to establish Florida residency within 30 days from your start date if selected for this position.

Position Number

Position Number SE

Position Title

Position Title Retail Specialist

Job Type

Job Type Staff

FT/PT

FT/PT Full-Time

Employee Class Description

Employee Class Description Staff (ed. support)

General Position Description

Responsible for purchasing and managing inventory in retail commodities such as, but not limited to: program uniforms, program kits, general merchandise, electronics, computers, and school supplies for Valencia College’s Campus Store. Processes and fulfills online orders. This is a college wide position.

Flexible Work Arrangement

Flexible Work Arrangement Fully On-site:
Employee performs all of their job duties at a Valencia College location, with flexibility in the work schedule, if appropriate.

Grade

Grade 2023

Exemption Status

Exemption Status Non-Exempt

Posting Number

Posting Number S3704P

Location(s)

Proposed Work Schedule (Please note hours subject to change based on business needs)

Monday to Friday: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Occasional weekend and evening availability is also necessary for college events

Temporary Position (Temp or Grant Funded) Details

not applicable

Salary Range

Salary Range $37,265 per year

Essential Job Functions

Description of Job Function
1. Purchases a high volume of merchandise, compares vendor bids, establishes pricing schedules, monitors usage, assures adequate inventory stock levels, and coordinates the…