Seasonal Merchandiser - Outdoor Garden Center

Rainbow Greenhouses Inc; Okotoks; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for enthusiastic merchandisers to join their team in the beautiful outdoors. This role involves caring for and presenting live goods at local retail stores, ensuring that displays are visually appealing and well-stocked. Ideal for those who love nature and enjoy physical work, this position offers a dynamic environment where teamwork and attention to detail are key. If you're motivated, energetic, and ready to take on a seasonal challenge, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive while working with plants and contributing to a vibrant garden center atmosphere.

Qualifications

• Must have a smartphone for communication and reporting.
• CSA safety-toed shoes required for safety during shifts.

Responsibilities

• Merchandising products and maintaining visual displays in the Garden Center.
• Physical tasks including lifting, unloading, and pricing products.
• Collaborating with team members for daily plans and task delegation.

Skills

People skills

Adaptability

Self-directed

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Smartphone usage

CSA safety-toed shoes

Job description

Do you love working with plants and being outdoors? Then this is the right job for you!

Our Opportunity: Rainbow Greenhouses Inc. supplies indoor and outdoor garden plants to retailers in Canada. We are seeking highly motivated and hard-working individuals to merchandise our product at our Walmart Garden Centre in Okotoks, AB. Perfect for students, snowbirds or anyone who wants to spend a season doing something they love!

Job Summary: Merchandisers are responsible for the care and presentation of the live goods in the local retail stores and restocking product. Successful merchandisers work hard, know that details matter, follow directions easily and completely, and are self-motivated.

Merchandisers are responsible for the visual display and integrity of our products as well as pricing and inventory management.

Daily duties include offloading product from carts to benches or staging carts, merchandising product accordingly, creating full and beautiful displays as well as maintaining shelf fullness. We will also be responsible for maintaining product, which includes watering, pruning, and product rotation. Team members will work together in creating daily plans, task delegation, reporting, and communication to supervisor. Shifts are spent outside in the Garden Center – rain or shine!

Key Attributes:

• Must be a team player – open to working with all members of the team.
• Positive attitude – approach all situations with a positive attitude!
• Own it – complete your job from start to finish making sure when it’s handed off, it has been approached with 100% effort.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Physical work - able to lift 50lbs
• Ability to push/pull and reach
• Unloading carts of product onto tables and/or carts
• Pricing appropriately if required
• Reporting inventory needs to supervisors
• Merchandise displays according to Rainbow merchandising standards
• Ability to be on your feet for long periods of time
• Self-driven, prioritize time and duties
• High energy level
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and with a team

Qualifications And Education Requirements:

• Smart phone required, regular usage (email/phone/photos, etc)
• Personal and reliable vehicle preferred but not required
• CSA safety-toed shoes required (steel or composite) for duration of shift

Preferred Skills: People skills, adaptability, self-directed, organizational skills, problem solving, physically capable of manual labor.

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

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

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