Garden Centre Decor

Do you have a passion for design, visual creativity and attention to detail? Then this rewarding job is for you. Blue Grass is looking for an outgoing, creative retail focused display person to join our Garden Centre family.

A visual merchandiser uses their visual creativity to design and construct product displays that appeal to the customer and encourage sales. These professionals use their creative conceptualization and attention to detail to develop displays that attract attention to new products and increase brand awareness. They use their creativity to develop signage, product arrangements, and thematic elements to enhance the overall visual representation of a store to attract customers. Having an affinity for visual, interior, graphic or fashion design can be beneficial for individuals working as visual merchandisers.
- Creativity combined with energy and passion
- Flair for Merchandising hard & soft goods with focus on sales
- Proven experience planning attractive displays and marketing products for increased sales
- Loves a challenge and enjoys physical labour
- Great customer service and sales skills

**Key Responsibilities**:
Handle products from start to finish, receive, price, display, and maintain in our Garden Centre all while driving sales and exceeding customer expectations. This is accomplished by:

- Ensure product displays are customer focused, signed and shoppable.
- Help receive, unpack, price and display all products according to Purchaser and Garden Centre Manager's direction.
- Consolidate, maintain and refresh product displays as needed.
- Work closely with the Garden Centre team to create visual product displays.
- Provide exceptional customer service by assisting customers with advice, knowledge and purchasing of products.
- Answer questions for staff and customers on products, return policies and warranties.
- Support inventory control by providing detailed and constructive feedback to the inventory controller, purchaser and Garden Centre manager.
- Work with the Garden Centre Manager and purchaser to plan seasonal product changeovers.
- Monitor stock movement and recommend markdowns, promotions, and price changes to the purchaser and Garden Centre manager.
- Responsible for helping to keep the Garden Centre clean, safe and presentable at all times.

**Skills and Knowledge**:

- Previous garden centre experience and/or seasonal department décor and plant knowledge is a strong asset
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong listening, presentation and creative display skills
- Reliable, punctual, personable and energetic
- Highly creative with experience in identifying target audiences' needs and creating displays with merchandise to optimize sales
- A minimum of 3 years experience in customer service
- A minimum of 3 years experience in merchandising and stock management
- Good physical condition with the ability to climb ladders, lift up to 50 lbs. and spend extended periods on your feet.

Blue Grass is an equal-opportunity employer.

**Salary**: $18/hour, negotiable depending on experience.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 20-40 per week

**Salary**: From $18.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking
- Store discount

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Rocky View County, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- How many years of Customer Service Experience do you have?
- What type of formal education do you have in design or merchandising?

**Experience**:

- Professional Merchandising: 3 years (required)

Work Location: One location