Retail Assistant Manager

Floral Acres is a growing retail garden center with departments in plants (annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables, trees and shrubs, tropical plants), gardening supplies garden/specialty furniture and accessories, landscape supplies, home décor, jewelry, and unique gift-ware.

We're looking for a talented professional who is passionate about providing an exceptional shopping experience for customers and delighting them every step of the way!

Responsibilities: The Retail Assistant Manager’s main priority is to Drive Sales and Customer Satisfaction by ensuring retail execution excellence,by supporting the Retail Store Manager in all operations of the business. As the Retail Assistant Manager, you will support the business by leading and managing the receiving and merchandising process in Tropicals, Bench Plants, Tree & Shrubs, and Hard Goods, by ensuring SOP are executed with the highest accuracy. You will partner with the Retail Store Manager to ensure Inventory accuracy and shrink control is in line with company goals. You will partner with the Buyers for Tropicals, Bench Plants, Trees & Shrubs as well as Hardgoods to ensure product is fresh and on trend.

Qualifications:

• Experience in a multi-department flexible retail environment, able to collaborate cross-functionally to ensure the success of the entire business.
• Excellent communication and active listening skills
• Proven analytical and conceptual skills with an innovative, solution -oriented mindset.
• Ability to problem-solve and multi-task effectively.
• Must display ability to prioritize, make quick decisions and stay calm and positive under pressure.
• Adaptable and demonstrates initiative in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities and is energized by this type of environment.
• Has an entrepreneurial mentality, willingness to roll up the sleeves and to do whatever is necessary to meet the goals. DELIVER EXPECTED RESULTS
• Strong organizational and observation skills, time management skills
• Develop Talent and Build Effective teams! Leadership capabilities to recruit, train, develop and motivate a team.
• Ability to work with and/or manage 20+ team members, leading by example to ensure that they can complete tasks in a time efficient manner,
• Ability to identify strengths and areas of opportunities in staff to ensure the development of the skills required and provide succession planning.
• Basic computer literacy with ability to learn and effectively navigate MS Office, Teams, and update the inventory and database system.
• Ability to aid in creating and implementing staff schedules and break schedules.
• Ability to be physically active for a full workday, able to lift up to 50lbs and to tolerate the extreme temperature fluctuations that happen in a greenhouse environment.

Experience: Minimum of 2-5 years of relative experience in a Multi Department store. (Plant Knowledge, Merchandising/Receiving, Inventory Management, Developing Talent and Building Effective Teams, Driving Sales and Customer Service Management an asset).

Benefits: Benifit package provided.

Work remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $42,000.00-$48,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Store discount
• Vision care

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2023-11-15
Expected start date: 2024-01-31