Passionate About Plants?

Looking for a Spring/Summer Job or a second job with Flexible Schedule? Are you positive and upbeat? Love to work with People and Flowers? Enjoy the Outdoors?

We are looking for merchandisers to work in retail garden centers, this seasonal position starts immediately and may have the opportunity of continuing work through December, depending on region. Part time hours available with the option of full-time hours during peak time. The work week is flexible with 5 to 15 hours per week currently available, which will increase to 40 as the season gets into full swing.

This Seasonal Position starts Immediately. Part-time and Full-time hours available. The work week is flexible. 5-15 hours per week currently available, and then as summer approaches the hours available will increase to 40 per week

Seasonal Garden Center Merchandiser

Independent Contractor

Client’s Scope of Work

Merchandiser is responsible for caring for plants in our client’s garden center. The peak season usually begins the end of March and ends in mid-late summer depending on weather trends. The work week is flexible, including weekends.

You will work independently, as well as communicate with and work well with store employees, and other co-workers. Merchandisers are responsible for verifying the product’s quality and ensuring that it is merchandised correctly within our Client’s expectations. Other responsibilities include making signs, creating displays, and keeping a clean working area. There may be occasions where unloading freight from packaging, racking, and/or pallets is also needed to present the customer with the best products through visual merchandising.

Qualifications & Essential Activities:

• Multiple weekly store visits and product merchandising throughout assigned area
• Assist garden center personnel in the merchandising of live goods, assist stores with understanding and following their garden center layouts, best watering and merchandising practices, as well as assist with inventory control, product cycle counts and inventory corrections
• General care of plant material (signing, pruning, and watering)
• Maintain a professional, cordial and customer-friendly attitude always
• Positive attitude, ability to multi-task, and good time management skills necessary. Ability to work both independently and with others
• Communicate product flow, over-stock/under-stock opportunities back to Field Program Representative
• Good organizational skills and ability to follow a planogram
• Plan & execute initial sets. Fill, consolidate and organize vendor product on retail displays or carts
• Assists in execution of corporate directives and programs including price adjustments and mark-downs
• Computer proficient in Microsoft Office applications, and excellent daily communication skills
• Documentation of daily activities, photos, and reporting of findings in the merchandising app
• Maintaining a clean store appearance

Physical Demands and Work Environment

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

• Able to travel between stores in some areas, if necessary
• Must be able to have reliable transportation to assigned store locations
• Must be able to push/pull heavy vendor carts and lift and arrange product on carts and displays
• Must be able to lift, move, and carry pots and/or trays of flowers/plants/hanging baskets weighing up to 40 lbs. consistently throughout the day
• Must be able to work in all weather conditions (rain, snow, hot, cold)
• Must be able to walk and stand for a majority of your shift and be able to submit reports, invoices, and upload photos
• Need to have a smart phone, and a valid email address.

Pay: Depending on Qualifications-

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract, Seasonal

Pay: From $16.00 per hour

Expected hours: 5 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Mileage reimbursement

Payment frequency:

• Paid semi-monthly

Schedule:

• Choose your own hours
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Morning shift
• Weekends as needed
• Weekends only

Work Location: In person