Montana State University Bookstore, Inc. Hiring for Course Materials Manager at Bozeman, MT Full Time

Overview

Incorporated in 1931, Montana State University Bookstore, Inc. (MSU Bookstore), is a student-faculty owned
cooperative that serves Montana State University and the surrounding Gallatin Valley.

As a student-faculty owned co-op, the MSU
Bookstore seeks to provide the lowest possible pricing on textbooks for our students. This is done through rebating the excess profits of
previous years’ sales back to our student owners through aggressive textbook discounting. This ongoing mission has allowed us to be a
national leader in offering competitive course material prices to our students.

Each MSU Bookstore employee is expected to promote an
atmosphere of courtesy and respect within the MSU Bookstore team by demonstrating positive leadership skills that build up the culture
within the MSU Bookstore. Some of these skills include such things as collaborative problem-solving, calm and inclusive speech, and
practicing a teamwork mindset over a harsh or authoritative delegation style. It is also a baseline expectation that all MSU Bookstore
employees celebrate our customers by engaging, advocating for, and contributing to the feeling of acceptance and inclusiveness for all MSU
Bookstore customers and employees.

Primary responsibilities

The Course Materials Manager oversees and leads the course
materials department and its staff. In this role, the Course Materials Manager maintains responsibility for helping to develop the strategic
direction for the department; including maintaining the department budget, sales forecasts, and developing the yearly goals and objectives.
The incumbent will be dynamic; having strong interpersonal skills, a desire to learn, educate, and embrace the mission of a not-for-profit,
independent, cooperative bookstore. 

In addition to driving department strategy, the Course Materials Manager oversees the
course materials adoption process, pricing, ordering/receiving, returns, buyback, compliance, and all other facets of the course materials
process in MSU Bookstore. An enhanced focus on pricing models, the ability to aggressively lower course materials pricing through
marketplace sourcing, rentals, buyback, and price negotiation, are essential to the specific business model of MSU Bookstore.

Position requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 or more years’ progressive experience in leading a course
  materials department with full time and student staff, preferably in a large-store environment
• Commitment to the MSU Bookstore team
  and mission, and the ability to lead the course materials department staff to support the mission of MSU Bookstore
• Ability to build
  partnerships both in store and on campus
• Strong communication skills with an emphasis on the ability to communicate the mission of
  MSU Bookstore to students, faculty, and staff
• Demonstrated understanding of the issues and opportunities facing institutions of
  higher education and the ability to communicate how MSU Bookstore can help faculty address those areas
• Ability to work
  independently in a high-stress, fast-paced environment, meeting required deadlines
• Demonstrated creativity and ability to rapidly
  adapt/anticipate changing market conditions
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to multi-task
• Demonstrated
  knowledge of textbook price comparison software, online adoption tools, competitive/multi-vendor buyback, and textbook reservations
  processes
• Demonstrated knowledge of POS systems and textbook management software
• Demonstrated ability to
  understand/execute marketplace sourcing of used textbooks
• Understanding of textbook financial models, GAAP, profit and loss, and
  budgeting processes
• Understanding of non-traditional course materials models including e-books, rental (in-house or with
  multi-partner), inclusive access, LMS integration, OER, and securing copyright for digitizing, with a willingness to embrace and develop
  alternative models as the opportunity arises
• Knowledge of HEOA as it applies to the course materials requirements on campus
• Ability to understand and create high-level sell-through, sales forecast, adoption timeline, and profitability reporting, and an
  understanding of rental accounting models
• Ability to work nights and weekends as needed
• Travel for 1-3 weeks per year for
  conferences and training

Preferred requirements

• Master’s degree in Business or a related field
• Familiarity with NetSuite or MBS POS systems and database platforms
• Knowledge/experience using VERBA tools
• Knowledge/experience using Redshelf
• Willingness to put team above self in all situations
• Experience working in a
  501(c3) non-profit corporation or Co-op

Salary information

• Commensurate with Experience