Department Lead - Guest Service Lead

Stein Garden Centers, Inc.; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Stein Garden Centers, Inc. in Milwaukee, WI seeks a Department Lead- Guest Services to partner with the store team in delivering an exceptional customer experience. You will lead, coach, and develop staff while ensuring standards, product knowledge, and MVV alignment.

You will help manage inventory, signage, and POS operations, fostering a respectful, results-driven environment. This role emphasizes teamwork, adaptability, and superior customer service.

Qualifications

• Exceptional leadership qualities and approachability.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to train and develop sales associates.
• Time-management and multi-tasking abilities.
• Great organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to adapt to specific situations.
• Ability to interpret documents such as reports and operations manuals.
• Horticulture knowledge is preferred.
• Experience with POS and computer software is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer experience and greet customers.
• Train and coach associates with product knowledge.
• Adapt management style to achieve results.
• Foster a respectful work environment.
• Manage staff to maintain customer experience.
• Maintain clean, safe work environment per policies.
• Ensure merchandise stock levels, quality, and signage.
• Oversee inventory accuracy and timely receipts.
• Use POS systems for cash handling, tills, and sign creation.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Training & Coaching

Time Management

Organization

Adaptability

Document Interpretation

Horticulture Knowledge

POS Systems

Tools

POS systems

Various software packages

Job description

Position: Department Lead- Guest Services

Reports to: Store Manager, Assistant Store Manager

Location: Milwaukee, WI

Type: Non-Exempt

Summary: The Department Lead assists and partners with the management team to provide the leadership, enthusiasm and integrity to drive the company’s Mission, Vision and Values. The Department Lead will help in the execution of the MVV, be results driven, and help to ensure team development while providing an exceptional customer experience. The Department Lead should be friendly, positive, and helpful; as well as, team oriented while showing respect for all team members and customers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

include the following. Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.

• Ensure that each customer receives an exceptional customer experience by providing a friendly, helpful environment which includes greeting and engaging every customer, maintaining outstanding standards, demonstrating solid product knowledge and meeting all other components of the company’s customer service guidelines.
• In conjunction with management, train and coach associates in all aspects of the business to ensure they have the skills and product knowledge to provide a consistent, exceptional customer experience.
• Adapt management style and approach to a specific situation in order to achieve desired results.
• Foster a respectful work environment for all associates.
• Efficiently manage staff to maintain exceptional customer experience.
• Ensure a clean and safe work environment that includes fixtures, shelves, backroom, bathroom, and sales floor according to company policies.
• Ensure compliance with all policies and procedures through management; including but not limited to a clean uniform following company dress code.
• Ensure appropriate merchandise stock levels, merchandise quality and presentation. Ensure signage is current and displayed properly.
• Ensure accurate product inventory including appropriate on-hand counts and timely receipt of goods.
• Ability to use and understand POS system and computer systems; including but not limited to cash management, opening and closing tills, appropriate markdowns, customer returns and sign creation.

Job Requirements:

Candidates must have a passion for horticulture, yard/home décor, and seasonal merchandise.

• Exceptional leadership qualities, while remaining approachable, confident and knowledgeable.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to train and develop sales associates.
• Possess time-management skills and multi-tasking abilities.
• Great organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Possess the ability to adapt and change based upon specific situations.
• Ability to interpret documents such as reports, training materials, operations manual, and other documents.
• Horticulture knowledge (Preferred).
• Skills in operating personal computers, POS systems, and various software packages (Preferred).

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is frequently required to sit and stand; reach with hands and arms; walk and talk or hear. The associate is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The associate must frequently lift and/or move up to 3 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed