Merchandising Area Supervisor

Bloomworks Merchandising Inc.; Oshawa; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 paid sick days per year

Benefits after probationary period

Monthly phone allowance

Travel time and mileage compensation

Job summary

Bloomworks Merchandising Inc. is seeking a Visual Merchandising Supervisor to oversee live goods merchandising in the Oshawa area. The role requires managing a field team, training staff, and coordinating with store contacts to maintain stock and presentation standards.

You will drive to multiple locations with a vehicle, report to the Director of Operations, and handle inventory and reporting duties. Seasonal full-time hours with some off-season part-time work are expected.

Qualifications

• University or college education in horticulture is an asset.
• Experience in a Supervisory or team lead role.
• Friendly and approachable attitude to build relationships with Customers and Clients.
• Ability to follow directions from management and show initiative.
• Owns a personal vehicle to travel between locations.

Responsibilities

• Motivate and manage a team of Merchandisers year-round.
• Train employees and provide feedback to team members.
• Communicate daily with the team and Director of Operations.
• Drive between store locations to merchandise live plants.
• Manage inventory supplies and order product for garden centres.
• Unload plant deliveries and merchandise them for a pleasant shopper experience.
• Complete online reports with photos via a mobile app.
• Maintain positive relationships with garden centre staff; no direct sales service.
• Field-based work ~90% with admin/computer work ~10%.

Job description

Interested in working with flowers and plants? We are seeking highly motivated and hard-working individuals to merchandise live goods. If you have an eye for detail and find satisfaction in doing a task well,

We are currently seeking a Visual Merchandising Supervisor with a vehicle for the Oshawa area (store lists below).

Bloomworks Merchandising (formerly CMS) is a third party merchandising company in the live goods (plants) industry operating across Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes. We service several big box retailers by merchandising plants in their indoor and outdoor garden centres.

Responsibilities:

• Supervisors will report directly to the Director of Operations.
• Responsible for motivating and managing a team of Merchandisers year-round.
• Will train employees as well as provide feedback to Team Members
• Communicate daily with your Team as well as the Director of Operations
• Must have a reliable vehicle - as you will drive to different store locations.
• Will communicate with store contacts, manage inventory supplies and order product to maintain adequate stocks levels in the garden centres.
• Responsible for unloading plant deliveries and merchandising them in garden centres to create an organized and pleasant customer shopping experience.
• Responsible for completing online reports (including pictures) through a free mobile App.
• No sales service involved, although a friendly presence is required for the position as you will be expected to establish positive relationships with garden centre management staff
• The ability to follow direction and have a keen eye for attention to detail.
• This role entails about 90% being in the field and 5-10% admin / computer work

Requirements

• University or college education in horticulture considered an asset.
• Experience in a Supervisory or team lead role.
• A friendly and approachable attitude is required as you will be expected to establish and build relationships with Customers, the CMS Management Team and our Clients.
• Must be able to follow direction from the Management Team as well as show initiative and prioritize tasks independently.
• Personal vehicle to travel between locations

Compensation:

$22/hour

3 paid sick days per year

Benefits (after completing probationary period)

Monthly phone allowance (after probationary period)

Drive time and mileage between store locations will be compensated

Hours:

Full-Time hours for the Spring and Summer Seasons. Part-time hours in off-season.

Generally, daytime weekday hours. Will be expected to check and respond to time sensitive emails outside of normal working hours.

Weekend work will be required during the Spring Season as well as November and possibly at other times throughout the year. May be required to work more than 8 hours in a day (in spring season and for promotional periods).

Locations responsible for:

• 1700 Victoria Street East, Whitby, ON, Canada
• 260 Kingston Road East, Ajax, ON, Canada
• 1105 Kingston Road, Pickering, ON, Canada
• 30 Kingston Road West, Ajax, ON, Canada
• 200 Taunton Road West, Whitby, ON, Canada
• 481 Gibb Street, Oshawa, ON, Canada

Bloomworks Merchandising Inc. embraces diversity and, as an equal opportunity employer, is committed to creating an inclusive workplace while establishing a diversified qualified workforce. If you require accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email your contact information to us for a follow-up. While we appreciate your interest in obtaining employment with Bloomworks, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.