Floral - Designer

Bristol Farms; California; On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Farms in California is seeking a Floral Designer for the Floral department. This role involves training and coaching employees, under the direction of the Floral Manager, and documenting all training.

You will coordinate activities of staff handling ordering, processing, and selling floral products, and advise customers on flower quality and care. You will maintain the department's display standards, work within the approved budget and pricing schedule to support goals and minimize

Qualifications

• One-year certificate from college or technical preferred; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Trains and coaches employees under Floral Manager guidance and documents training.

Responsibilities

• Train and coach employees in department procedures and document training.
• Coordinate activities of workers in ordering, processing, and selling products.
• Advise customers on the quality of flowers, handling methods, and factors affecting perishable products.
• Maintain high-profit margins by the approved budget and pricing schedule, including goals, costs, expenses, price changes, and waste management.
• Manage and assure proper displaying and selling of flowers, plants, and accessories by merchandising standards.
• Train and encourage staff on floral design and customer relationship skills.

Skills

Floral design

Customer service

Training

Education

One-year certificate from college or technical

Job description

Job Title: Floral Designer

Department: Floral

Reports To: Floral Manager / Store Director

FLSA Status: Nonexempt

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Floral Designer performs the following duties (other duties may be assigned):

• Train and coach employee procedures and tasks for the department.Under the direction of the Floral Manager is responsible for in-service training for all employees and documents all training.
• Coordinates activities of workers engaged in ordering, processing, and selling of products.
• Assures proper displaying and selling of department products to customers and advises customers on the quality of flowers, methods of handling flowers and plants, and other factors affecting this perishable product.
• Maintains high-profit margin by the approved pre-set budget and pricing schedule, which entails, but is not limited to: sales goals, cost of goods, expenses, price changes, and waste management.
• Manages and assures proper displaying and selling of flowers, plants, and accessories by company merchandising standards.
• Trains and encourages all employees on floral design and customer relationship skills.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This is a management-in-training position. As such, all qualities needed for a Floral Manager must also be seen as already existing or potentially in the Floral Designer.

Education and/or Experience

One-year certificate from college or technical preferred; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and/or sit for eight hours at a time; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to sit and occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.