Are you a driven individual? One who is customer focused, outgoing, and energetic? Fort Myers Florist is looking for an Assistant Manager to oversee our multistore operation in both the Fort Myers and Naples FL locations. We are interested in finding a great leader to continue to help grow sales, recruit talent and keep the cost of goods and labor in line with the benchmarks set by the company. Our business is founded on a customer obsessed mentality, a strong get it done attitude and entrepreneurial drive. We are customer obsessed and are in the business of delivering love into people’s lives every day!

We offer a highly collaborative, empowering, team-based workplace culture where all skill sets, creativity and work ethic are highly valued. Fort Myers Florist is a part of Family Flowers, America's largest family-owned florist with 25 locations in 10 states and still growing!

The Assistant Manager’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, helping the General Manager with formulating overall store strategy, managing all employees, ordering and quality control of product, and helping establish policies and procedures.

**Must have 5 years Floral Experience**

Main Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the shop
• Place orders for product and communicate with vendors
• Receive, unload, and check all incoming product for quality
• Work with General Manager to set team policies and processes
• Ensure design and sales teams work productively and develop professionally
• Assist in recruitment and training of new employees
• Help ensure all team members follow health and safety regulations
• Help provide solutions to issues (i.e., production quality, employee conflicts)

Skills & Attributes

• Proven experience as an assistant manager, or similar role in the floral industry.
• Bring a lot of positive energy to the team and can role model a “customer obsessed” mentality
• Takes great pride in your work and contributions to the team
• Excellent communication and relational skills on the phone, email and online
• Proactive, team player who works positively & collaboratively for the success of the entire team
• Ability to fully listen and understand needs before problem solving and properly following through to an appropriate resolution
• Able to build & maintain strong relationships both internally & externally
• Approachable and treats all people with respect and dignity
• Calm under pressure

Family Flowers provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Evenings as needed
• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday
• No nights

Experience:

• Management: 2 years (Preferred)
• Floral design: 3 years (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Fort Myers, FL: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person