Garden Center Merchandiser

Job Overview
Join our vibrant team as a Garden Center Merchandiser, where you'll play a vital role in creating an inviting and inspiring shopping environment for our customers. This energetic position involves showcasing our lush plants, gardening supplies, and outdoor décor through innovative merchandising strategies. Your creativity and organizational skills will help transform our garden center into a visually stunning destination that encourages customers to explore, discover, and purchase. If you thrive in a dynamic retail setting and have a passion for horticulture and design, this is the perfect opportunity to grow your career while contributing to a lively community space.

The Instore Merchandiser's "Garden Center Merchandiser" is responsible for merchandising and maintaining the live goods in the garden center as part of Bergens Greenhouses merchandising program.

Working as an Independent Contractor, this position requires an individual that is service focused and has excellent communication skills, facilitating a working relationship with store leadership and associates. Merchandisers will use "Garden Center" best practices to create an inviting atmosphere that is detail oriented, organized and appealing to the customer, playing a vital role in achieving the goal of driving sales and improving the customers shopping experience.

Responsibilities

Weekly store visits to assigned store(s) to unload and work all applicable live goods delivered to the store(s). Merchandisers will assist store(s) with following their specific modular layout/planogram regarding product placement in conjunction with plant care.

Requirements

Variable schedule (based on stores assigned), including weekends, from 10-45+ hours a week. Previous customer service and/or retail experience preferred.

See "Scope of Work" below for additional responsibilities and expectations.

Pay

Starting from $17.00 per hour

Join our team today!

Apply online with Indeed or send resume and cover letter to:

submissions@instoremerchandisers.com

Client's Scope of Work

Seasonal Garden Center Merchandiser

Merchandiser is responsible for the presentation and maintenance of “Live Goods” in client’s garden center. The peak season usually begins mid-to the end of April and ends in mid-late summer. The work week is flexible, including weekends and holidays. You will work independently, in addition to working as a team with other ISM associates, greenhouse staff, our client’s store employees, and customers to provide customers with the best products through visual merchandising.

Merchandiser’s qualifications, responsibilities and expectations include:

Multiple weekly store visits and product merchandising throughout assigned areas

• Must have reliable transporation to assigned store locations
• ability to travel between stores in some areas

Be able to work independently and as a team member

• self-starter, taking initiative to complete tasks with little to no supervision
• work cooperatively with store associates

Assist with creating and maintaining displays, following layouts as set in our client's modular plans/planograms

• unloading deliveries from vendor carts/packaging
• refilling displays
• ensuring product quality by rotating stock
• general care of plants including deadheading and culling products as time allows

Watering all products in the garden center

Ensuring product has the proper pricing signage displayed

Assisting with the execution of corporate directives and programs

• executing CVP (Clearance)
• seasonal promotions

Assist with inventory and inventory adjustments when requested

• communicate product flow, overstock/understock opportunities

Maintaining a clean store appearance and safe working environment

Maintain a professional, cordial and customer friendly attitude

• excellent communication skills

Excellent time management and organizational skills, including the ability to multi-task

• ability to problem solve

Taking photos of displays, store entrances, parking lots and other areas as needed, including during promotional events

• documentation of daily activities
• must have a smart phone capable of taking and storing photos
• ability to upload photos daily

Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products as well as navigating the internet

• uploading/email photos to ISM photo coordinator
• accessing and keeping up to date with information on the ISM website and emails pertaining to contractor responsibilities
• must have working email address

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met in order to successfully perform the essential functions:

• Must be able to push/pull heavy vendor carts, lift and arrange product on carts and displays
• Must be able to lift, move and carry pots and/or trays of plants/flowers/hanging baskets consistently throughout the day
• Must be able to work in all weather conditions (rain, snow, hot, cold)
• Must be able to walk/stand for a majority of your shift.

Pay: From $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Work Location: In person