Outdoor Live Goods in Bradford

Here we GROW again We are looking for individuals who are passionate about plants, customer service focused, and love working in a team environment to join our Outdoor Live team for the 2024 Spring Season at our Bradford, ON Retail location.Join us for a spring job fair at our Barrie and Bradford stores to learn more about the exciting career opportunities Bradford Greenhouses has to offer

**Sunday, March 17, 2024, from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm.**

**Reports To**:
Outdoor Live Goods Supervisor and Store Manager

**Core Competencies**:

- Customer Focus
- Communication
- Energy and Fast-paced Environment
- Teamwork
- Quality Orientation
- Problem Solving
- Accountability and Dependability
- Operating Equipment
- Ethics and Integrity

**Summary**:
The **Outdoor Live Goods Associate** works in the perennial area of the retail store. This is a physical job which involves working directly with the plant material, setting up displays, stocking and pricing new products, and frequent interactions with other staff and customers. The individual in this role frequently interacts with both customers and other staff members.

**Job Duties**:

- Assist customers with product inquiries. This could involve retrieving the product for the customer either on the floor, responding to questions or addressing any concerns.
- Continual floor upkeep and maintenance: including sweeping, removing water (squeeging or mopping), removing any obstructing material etc.
- Straighten and organize plant material (perennials, roses, and vines), fill tables/racks, organize displays, and unload new product from the truck into the nursery environment.
- Clean up the perennials, roses and vines so that they are marketable. This may involve removing dead, tired leaves and flowers, trimming plants, discounting product and/ or writing off older product.
- Be familiar with sales items and new product daily, in order to clearly communicate this information when requested. This includes walking around the area, identifying any sales signs and or/ new product signs, and ensuring that all items are clearly marked.
- Price all products as required, this includes requesting and attaching stickers or labels to product, requesting, and posting signs to identify prices, and continual review to ensure that all product in the perennial area is clearly priced.
- Ensure aisles are clear of product and debris, this includes removing carts, products, gravel, soil, water etc.
- Assist in developing and creating displays to market and move products.
- Complete at home assignments/training to educate yourself with information on the trees, shrubs, and other products in the nursery area.
- Advise supervisor of any customer requests: products, concerns and share display ideas.
- Conduct all activities in accordance with the health and safety policies and procedures.
- Maintain and adhere to all company policies and procedures.
- Perform other tasks as may be assigned.

**Requirements**:

- Able to clearly communicate with customers and quickly understand and address their concerns and needs.
- Able to move, clean and re-organize both small and large products on a continual basis.
- Easily interacts with others to ensure a productive environment.
- Certified with WHMIS.
- Excellent manual dexterity.
- Must have the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, procedures, etc.
- Excellent basic mathematical skills.
- Must have reliable transportation.
- Ability to motivate and attain positive results from employees and teams is a must.