Textbook Receiver

Textbook Receiver – Johnson County Community College

Department: Finance & Administrative Services

Type of Position: Part-time Regular

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Work Schedule, Hours per week: Preferably 9:00am-2:00pm, 25 hours per week

Opportunity for hybrid schedule: No

Starting Salary Range: $15.68–$19.03 per hour, based on relevant work experience

Position Summary: Under the direction of the Warehouse Supervisor, handle receiving, logging, and routing of all General Course Material deliveries, check‑in, stocking, online order processing, and return of textbooks and merchandise. Perform operational duties at buyback, rental check‑in at the end of each semester, and take part in cyclical and fiscal, physical inventory. This position reports to Supervisor, Bookstore Warehouse.

• High school diploma or GED and two years of related work experience required.
• Incumbent must be able to pull and push 50 pounds, and lift and carry 25 pounds.

• Receiving & Inventory Intake:
  Receive, unpack, and log all incoming shipments of textbooks, course materials, and College Now orders into the system within a timely manner.
• Returns & Vendor Coordination:
  Execute ongoing returns managing monthly shipments of excess inventory, outdated titles to third‑party buyback vendors, and coordinating frequent returns to wholesalers.
• Documentation, Accounting & Resolution:
  Verify receiving documentation, packing slips, and invoices against purchase orders to ensure accuracy, and route completed paperwork to the accounting department on time. Collaborate with buyers, publishers and internal departments to resolve shipping errors, invoice discrepancies, and tracking orders.
• Warehouse & Sales Floor Stock Management:
  Organize and manage the warehouse backstock area for all textbooks, keeping inventory clearly labeled, systematically arranged, and prepared for busy periods. Assist with tagging textbooks and stocking them on the sales floor.
• Inventory Counts & Auditing:
  Participate in bookstore cycle inventory counts and fiscal inventory and assist with research and correction of errors.
• Other duties as assigned:
  Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity, may be updated at any time at the discretion of management.

To be considered for this position, submit an application, résumé, and cover letter.

• Optional Retirement plan access
• Personal annual leave
• 14 days of paid holidays
• Full tuition reduction for JCCC credit courses (for employee and eligible dependents)
• Free access to the Gym on campus for all employees and dependents
• Discount to the Hiersteiner Child Development Center
• And many more!

Established in 1969, Johnson County Community College is dedicated to transforming lives and strengthening communities through learning. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, JCCC has enjoyed a national reputation for educational excellence and student success for more than 50 years. That’s five decades dedicated to smaller class sizes, more resources and a thriving campus culture – not to mention our competitive tuition rates and extracurricular experiences that transcend the norm.

JCCC inspires learning to transform lives and strengthen communities.

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