What are the responsibilities and job description for the Customer Service Representative/Sales position at Loen Nursery?
Loen Nursery mission is to grow and supply the wholesale trade, quality plants to customers throughout the U.S and Canada. We grow a complete line of nursery stock including woody ornamentals, shade and flowering trees, fruit, Japanese maples, grafted conifers, perennials, roses, ground covers, ferns, ornamental grasses.
Responsibilities:
- Customer Service
- Order Entry
- Plant Sales
- Nursery Tours
- Order Inspections
- Photos for customers and marketing
- Customer development by city, state
- New customer development
- Maintaining customer data base
- Service outside sales reps
- Seasonal pre-orders follow up sales
- Trade Show Participation
- Quotes, follow up
- Customer calls, new customer – building
- Geographic Truck building of plants
- A knowledge of what to sell and what is looking good
- An ongoing knowledge of plants
- Inventory Participation
- Service customer inquiries
- Up sell customers
- What to sell per marketplace, per zone, hardiness
Qualifications:
- 2-year min experience in horticulture
- Prefer 2-4 horticultural degree Landscape Architect
- Outgoing, Friendly, Personality
- Computer Skills, Microsoft Office, Sage100, Excel
- Plant ID
- Sales Ability
- Team Player
A Plus
· Spanish/English
· Website Experience
· Better than average computer skills
· Specific horticultural expertise
· Knowledge to substitute plants
Trainees with less experience will be considered.
Looking for committed, detail oriented, passion for plants and people.
Training period 6mo minimum to qualify for commissions.
Hourly Job: depending on experience
Experience qualified applicants may get higher pay scale and commission when hired.
Benefits/Compensation:
• Medical/Dental Insurance • Paid sick leave/holidays • Base rate, plus commission • Oregon Save Plan • Pay commensurate with experience • Employee Plant Discount