Visual Merchandiser (Retail-Garden Center)

Job Description

“Gardening without Guesswork”

Armstrong Garden Centers, serving 130+ years, is a leader in the Garden Center Industry and is on the search for exceptional individuals to work in our nursery. Are you driven? Passionate? Willing to Serve? Our comprehensive program includes training to provide you the seeds of knowledge to be successful with us.

Summary Duties and Responsibilities:

Armstrong Garden Centers is looking for a visual merchandiser to join our team. This position serves as the point of contact for the entire garden center in regards to visual display items. This position serves as an integral part of both the garden center crew as well as the Visual Merchandising Department.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide exceptional customer service

Register functions

Review and implementation of display schematics

Setting of displays, focal points and display gardens

Re-merchandising end caps and other seasonal rotational displays

Review of monthly sales planner and promotional calendars for consistency

Implementation and follow-up on company merchandising standards

Ordering and posting of store signage

Analyzing store layout and traffic flow

Providing feedback and recommendations for store layout, merchandising, etc

Effective communication skills

Assist in customer carry-outs

Read and learn about product lines carried in the Garden Center

Follow safe work practices and report any unsafe working conditions to management

Perform other related duties and assignments as requested

Education, Prior Work Experience and Specialized Skills and Knowledge:

Personable, outgoing individual, willing to learn nursery person skills; enthusiastic, self-motivated individual.

Compensation – We have great benefits! (Benefits available to full-time associates)

Medical, dental, life insurance after 30 days

Paid holidays and paid vacation after 90 days

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

401K

Hourly rate will commensurate with experience

Work Schedule- What to expect!

· Garden Center hours (variable with season) five-days per week, weekends required

Physical Environment/Working Conditions- Safety First!

Requires extensive use of back, legs, knees, arms, feet and hands for lifting, stooping, squatting, bending, twisting, kneeling, pulling, pushing, reaching overhead, and walking. Unassisted lifting limits between 30 and 50 lbs. Individuals may be required to do any or all of these situations throughout the work day, with an emphasis on walking and standing for a major portion of the day. The outside environment will comprise most of the day with some inside building activity.

Grooming Standards- Our brand promise!

Neat and clean grooming standards required of all Armstrong Garden Centers employees

Company Description

Together, Armstrong Garden Centers and Pike Nurseries is the largest independent retail garden center in the United States. With over 50 retail, wholesale and production facilities in California, Georgia and North Carolina, Armstrong and Pike are leaders in every facet of the green industry. Our pride of ownership can be seen in all that we do – from our exceptional services to our quality plant material all of which are out-shined by the fabric of our company and reason for our success – our associates.

Full-time