Book Valorist (6 months)

Background  

Les Petits Riens is a social economy company active in the recovery, recovery and sale of second-hand goods in our network of 26 stores. We sort more than 8000 tons of textile and miscellaneous goods annually. These activities are also a platform for professional reintegration.

In the sorting workshops, we collaborate with people in professional reintegration and volunteers. Each workshop is made up of a team and a manager, and is distributed by theme: books, flea markets, small household appliances, large appliances, toys, corporate donations. The book sorting workshop is located in our sorting centre, rue de Zuen, in Anderlecht.

In addition to these social economy activities, Les Petits Riens also involves social actions implemented through accommodation and housing policies for the homeless, as well as psycho-medico-social follow-ups.

 In this context, we are looking for a Book Valorist for a 6-month part-time fixed-term contract. 📚

⭐ Mission 

In collaboration with the head of the book workshop, the  recycler's mission is to identify among the book donations the books that can be revalued and put on sale in our stores or in auction houses.  

 👉 Your tasks 

• Management of arrivals, stocks and the general organization of book sorting, in collaboration with the workshop manager or in his absence

• With a commercial eye, sort the books in order to best value the products: select, package the books and set the prices

• Tracking store returns to improve service quality

• Keeping up to date with new developments and developments in the book market

• Handling of books (carrying crates, handling pallet trucks, etc.)

• Maintaining general order of the shop floor

• You are interested in the challenges of sustainable development, in particular the social and environmental impact of the activities of the second-hand sector

• You have an upper secondary school certificate (or proven experience in the book industry) 

• You show interest and knowledge of literature 

• You have a social 💚 fibre

• You communicate clearly and appropriately to each person

•  You have no  contraindications to dust, nor do you have back problems

• You have a good knowledge of the Office Suite and the Internet 

• Experience working in a bookstore is an asset 👌

👀 Interested?  

Please send us your application before 27/07/2025.  

We reserve the right to close this job opening before the due date, if we meet the ideal candidate