Manager/Publication Sales Office

About the role

This position is responsible for daily operations of the Publication Sales Office at the Bureau. The successful applicant will oversee and be an active participant in all functions of this office.

Responsibilities

• Store operations and compliance: Oversees day to day operations of bookstore, including staffing, scheduling, opening/closing, managing cashdrawers, point of sale, bank deposits, daily sales logging
• Marketing, inventory, and merchandising management: Responsible for overall marketing and networking efforts, including offsite presence at conferences and meetings, wholesales, advertising, and promotion of new Bureau publications; responsible for development of new products, curating inventory, vendor relationships, visual merchandising, and loss prevention
• Sales and financial performance: Monitors KPIs, tracks budget, oversees and manages the day-to-day operating finances of the Bureau's printing services, which include large-format plotting, digital and specialty printing, binding, and other finishing work.
• Team leadership and development: Supervise Publications Resource Specialist and student workers, responsible for training, performance evaluation, performance coaching
• Responds to or directs inquiries from the general public regarding geology of New Mexico and the geologic resources available through the Bureau and other state and federal agencies. Problem-solving and customer resolution.
• Manages Bureau relationships with the NMGS, including sale and inventory of NMGS publications, and managing financial agreements between the Bureau and NMGS and NMGS Foundation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Marketing
• Knowledge of Bureau of Geology's mission and staff specialties
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Accounting experience
• Supervisory experience
• Marketing experience
• Database experience
• Familiarity with publishing and/or publication sales (desired)
• Printing services experience (desired)
• Current, valid NM driver's license (desired)

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan (largely paid by New Mexico Tech for employee and dependents)

Pay

Starting rate or salary range: $54,000 - $65,000. Employees being promoted to a higher classified position receive the minimum for the position or a pay rate adjustment of 8%, whichever is greater.