Lead Merchandiser Abbotsford Outdoor Retail Garden

5 months ago

Abbotsford, Canada TSC Nursery Sales Ltd. Full time

The Lead Merchandiser Representative is an outside sales position situated in a retail garden centre and is responsible for the merchandising and promotion of TSC Nursery Sales live goods products. The lead merchandiser will provide an exceptional level of customer service and support to our customers while working efficiently and effectively in the best interests of the nursery. This includes but is not limited to maintaining our products and ensuring display areas represent TSC Nursery Sales and their vendor partners in a creative, professional and well-maintained appearance at all times.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

MERCHANDISING & OUTSIDE SALES

Merchandising product in accordance with plan-o-grams, using established best practices for creating inviting and highly saleable displays of nursery products.

Merchandising can include:

- Unloading plants from shipping racks onto benches and pallets
- Pushing / pulling shipping racks through garden centre sales areas
- Utilizing various merchandising techniques (e.g., colour blocking) to create engaging retail displays
- Ensuring retail prices are clearly posted
- Clearing, condensing, and moving products to make room for new shipments of plants in the garden centre sales areas
- Culling, cleaning, and dead-heading plants to ensure plants are always attractive and saleable
- Assessing if plants are being watered effectively and following up with management if retail associates have not been watering
- Replenishing product that supports sales targets
- Photographing the display areas and your creative work throughout the garden centre

Sales activities will also include:

- responding to retail customers’ and store management’s special requests for additional items and/or different varieties of plants
- reporting to the TSC Regional Manager when / if any product inventories are low.

TIME MANAGEMENT & REPORTING
- Signing in and out (digitally) when visiting the retail garden centre
- Using the Basecamp communications app each day: engaging in consistent, effective and timely communication (i.e., requests, confirmations, queries, photos, etc.) with TSC Regional Manager and nursery administration team
- Meeting deadlines and assigned timelines for completing tasks; planning your work in advance each day/week
- Reporting hours worked digitally each workday

CUSTOMER RELATIONS & PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS
- Developing a working rapport with the store managers and assistant store managers on each visit
- Fostering a productive relationship with store staff, including retail associates
- Assisting retail garden centre customers with plant-related questions
- Promoting TSC Nursery at all times in a professional, responsive, and co-operative light while working in the garden centre
- Reaching out to the TSC Regional Manager with any questions, concerns, suggestions and successes
- Being reliable, responsible, and approachable so that problem solving skills can be used effectively
- Training and supervising assistants and helpers when/if required

QUALIFICATIONS

TECH PROFICIENCY: High level of comfort using Smartphone and app's effectively is required.

Note: we will train you on 2 app's/platforms: Basecamp and digital payroll system.

MS Office Suite is an asset.

MERCHANDISING: previous merchandising experience is a definite asset.

PLANT IDENTIFICATION: basic knowledge of plant identification is an asset but not essential.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

- Must be able to lift 50 lbs alone or team lift up to 100 lbs.
- Must own a smartphone and be proficient with basic app’s
- Must own and wear CERTIFIED SAFETY TOE BOOTS AT ALL TIMES when in the garden centre.
- Must be able/willing to work OUTDOORS during hot sunny weather and cool rainy days.
- Must have reliable transportation to/from the retail garden centre; including appropriate vehicle insurance.
- Must be able to work independently and as a team member.
- Must observe and follow safety protocol at all times.
- Must be living within a 30-40 minute drive of Abbotsford, BC.
- Must enjoy working with the public.
- Must have a proven track record of successfully collaborating with colleagues.
- Must be able to solve problems by devising workable solutions.
- Must be able to calmly pivot and smoothly adapt to changing circumstances (e.g., a rare delay of delivery)

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Seasonal

**Benefits**:

- Semi-flexible working hours
- Financial incentives to be discussed during hiring process

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $20.00-$24.00 per hour

Expected hours: 10 - 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

- What outdoor sports/ activities do you enjoy on a regular basis and how do you stay fit?

**Experience**:

- Plant ID: 1 year (preferred)
- Retail sales: 2 years (required)
- Time management: 2 years (required)
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