Assistant Manager

Part Time
- April-June hours will be approx. 55 hours per week. July-March Hours per week will be approx. 20
-30 hours per week. Job Purpose

Serves customers by training staff; purchasing and displaying products.

• Opens and Closes the Retail Floor.
• Trains store staff by reviewing and revising orientation to products and sales training materials; delivering training sessions; reviewing staff job results and learning needs with retail store manager; developing and implementing new product training.
• Evaluates competition by visiting competing stores; gathering information such as style, quality, and prices of competitive merchandise.
• Purchases inventory by researching emerging products; anticipating buyer interest; negotiating volume price breaks; placing and expediting orders; receiving and verifying orders.
• Attracts customers by originating display ideas; following display suggestions or schedules; constructing or assembling prefabricated display properties; producing merchandise displays in windows and showcases, and on sales floor.
• Promotes sales by demonstrating merchandise and products to customers.
• Helps customers by providing information; answering questions; obtaining merchandise requested; completing payment transactions; preparing merchandise for delivery.
• Identify and investigating customer complaints and service suggestions.
• Maintains a safe and clean store environment.
• Maintains inventory by checking merchandise to determine inventory levels; anticipating customer demand.
• Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Hours range from 20 hours per week to 55 hours per week depending on season.
• Seeking out and utilizing hiring avenues for recruiting new staff
• Tear down and deep cleaning during off season

• Experience in various departments in the Garden Center industry
• High School Education
• Management Proficiency
• Customer Service
• Presentation Skills
• Analyzing Information
• Basic Safety, Promotions
• Understanding the Customer
• Verbal Communication Skills
• Need to perform mechanical work with instruction.

Base pay starts at $17.00 - $20.00 per hour

Store discount starts at Up to 40% off of products and can go up based on years of service.

• Vacation up to 2 Weeks (Paid time off for Vacations will not be available in March through Mid-June).
• Holiday Pay
  - Thanksgiving Day and up to two weeks off during Christmas and New Year Break
• Simple Ira
  - Match of employees elective deferrals on a dollar-for-dollar basis up to 3% of the employee’s compensation.
• Profit Sharing when applicable
• Provided with a Company iPhone to be used for work and personal use