Garden Centre Manager
5 months ago
Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 60 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
**Work setting**:
- Nursery - horticulture
- Horticulture and/or gardening
**Tasks**:
- Manage staff and assign duties
- Study market research and trends to determine consumer demand, potential sales volumes and effect of competitors' operations on sales
- Determine merchandise and services to be sold
- Locate, select and procure merchandise for resale
- Develop and implement marketing strategies
- Plan budgets and monitor revenues and expenses
- Determine staffing requirements
- Resolve problems that arise, such as customer complaints and supply shortages
- Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate daily operations
- Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers
- Conduct performance reviews
**Supervision**:
- 16-20 people
**Computer and technology knowledge**:
- Point of sale system
- Word processing software
- Electronic mail
- Spreadsheet
**Transportation/travel information**:
- Own transportation
- Public transportation is not available
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
**Personal suitability**:
- Adaptability
- Analytical
- Collaborative
- Creativity
- Efficiency
- Energetic
- Goal-oriented
- Hardworking
- Integrity
- Outgoing
- Positive attitude
- Proactive
- Quick learner
- Time management
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
- Maturity
- Patience
- Resourcefulness
- Ability to multitask
**Screening questions**:
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
**Green job**:
- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
**Other benefits**:
- Free parking available
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