Now Hiring - Macomb Location

Assistant Manager - Part Time

Part Time - April-June hours will be approx. 55 hours per week. July-March Hours per week will be approx. 20 -30 hours per week.

Job Purpose

•Serves customers by training staff; purchasing and displaying products.

Job Duties

•Opens and Closes the Retail Floor.
•Trains store staff by reviewing and revising orientation to products and sales training materials; delivering training sessions; reviewing staff job results and learning needs with retail store manager; developing and implementing new product training.
•Evaluates competition by visiting competing stores; gathering information such as style, quality, and prices of competitive merchandise.
•Purchases inventory by researching emerging products; anticipating buyer interest; negotiating volume price breaks; placing and expediting orders; receiving and verifying orders.
•Attracts customers by originating display ideas; following display suggestions or schedules; constructing or assembling prefabricated display properties; producing merchandise displays in windows and showcases, and on sales floor.
•Promotes sales by demonstrating merchandise and products to customers.
•Helps customers by providing information; answering questions; obtaining merchandise requested; completing payment transactions; preparing merchandise for delivery.
•Identify and investigating customer complaints and service suggestions.
•Maintains a safe and clean store environment.
•Maintains inventory by checking merchandise to determine inventory levels; anticipating customer demand.
•Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
•Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
•Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
•Hours range from 20 hours per week to 55 hours per week depending on season.
•Seeking out and utilizing hiring avenues for recruiting new staff
•Tear down and deep cleaning during off season

Requirements

•Experience in various departments in the Garden Center industry
•High School Education
•Management Proficiency
•Customer Service
•Presentation Skills
•Analyzing Information
•Basic Safety, Promotions
•Understanding the Customer
•Verbal Communication Skills
•Need to perform mechanical work with instruction.

Pay and Benefits

Base pay starts at $17.00 - $20.00 per hour

Store discount starts at Up to 40% off of products and can go up based on years of service.

•Vacation up to 2 Weeks (Paid time off for Vacations will not be available in March through Mid-June).
•Holiday Pay - Thanksgiving Day and up to two weeks off during Christmas and
New Year Break
•Simple Ira - Match of employees elective deferrals on a dollar-for-dollar basis up to 3% of the employee’s compensation.
•Profit Sharing when applicable
•Provided with a Company iPhone to be used for work and personal use