Garden Center Retail Department Manager

Strader's Garden Centers; Columbus (OH); In loco; USD 25.000 - 32.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, dental, vision and life insur

401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

Paid Time Off

Descrizione del lavoro

Strader's Garden Centers is seeking a Garden Center Retail Department Manager to lead our hardgoods, lawn care, plant care, outdoor living, and seasonal merchandising products. This working management role keeps you hands-on on the sales floor, stocking, displays, and customer interactions, while guiding your team to run the department smoothly.

You will lead by example, take initiative, and balance leadership with hands-on duties, ensuring strong merchandising and customer service across

Competenze

• Previous retail supervisory or management experience.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience stocking, merchandising, and maintaining sales areas.
• Ability to lead, train, motivate, and hold employees accountable.
• Strong communication, customer service, and problem-solving skills.
• Hands-on approach to daily responsibilities.
• Ability to adapt to seasonal retail changes.

Mansioni

• Provide daily leadership, direction, and support to department employees.
• Stock merchandise, maintain displays, and complete daily tasks with the team.
• Train and coach employees on product knowledge and merchandising standards.
• Delegate responsibilities and ensure work is completed accurately and efficiently.
• Maintain attractive merchandise displays and pricing.
• Monitor inventory levels and replenishment needs.
• Deliver excellent customer service and assist customers with recommendations.

Conoscenze

Retail management

Team leadership

Merchandising

Customer service

Inventory control

Staff training

Descrizione del lavoro

Garden Center Retail Department Manager

We are seeking an experienced, motivated, and organized Garden Center Retail Department Manager to lead our hardgoods, lawn care, plant care, outdoor living, and seasonal merchandising products.

This is a working management position for someone who enjoys being actively involved in daily retail operations. You'll spend much of your day on the sales floor, stocking merchandise, building displays, assisting customers, and working alongside your employees while providing the leadership and direction needed to keep your department running smoothly.

We're looking for someone who notices what needs to be done, takes initiative, leads by example, and understands that successful retail management requires both strong leadership and a willingness to roll up your sleeves.

What You'll Do

Lead, Coach & Work Alongside Your Team

• Provide daily leadership, direction, and support to department employees.
• Work alongside your team to stock merchandise, maintain displays, and complete daily tasks.
• Train and coach employees on product knowledge, merchandising standards, customer service, and operating procedures.
• Delegate responsibilities, establish priorities, and ensure work is completed accurately and efficiently.
• Build a positive, productive work environment through teamwork, communication, and accountability.
• Recognize opportunities for improvement and take initiative to address them.

Merchandise & Maintain Products

• Create and maintain attractive, organized, and customer-friendly merchandise displays.
• Physically stock, arrange, replenish, and relocate merchandise throughout the sales floor.
• Execute seasonal merchandising changes, promotional displays, and product transitions.
• Ensure products are properly priced, labeled, stocked, and presented.
• Maintain clean, organized, and inviting sales and storage areas.
• Identify opportunities to improve product presentation, shopping convenience, and overall department appearance.

Manage Daily Operations

• Monitor merchandise availability, inventory levels, and replenishment needs.
• Coordinate the movement of merchandise from receiving and storage areas to the sales floor.
• Maintain organized inventory and storage areas.
• Identify and address damaged merchandise, inventory discrepancies, and product quality concerns.
• Establish daily priorities and balance routine responsibilities with seasonal projects.
• Follow through on department standards, assignments, and operational expectations.

Deliver Excellent Customer Service

• Assist customers with product selection, questions, and recommendations.
• Develop a working knowledge of the products within your departments.
• Help employees build confidence in their product knowledge and customer interactions.
• Resolve customer concerns professionally and effectively.
• Create a shopping environment where customers feel welcomed, supported, and inspired.

Products You'll Oversee

You’ll be responsible for a diverse range of merchandise, including:

• Outdoor Living & Garden Décor: Grills, pottery, statuary, fountains, bird baths and housing, bird seed, and seasonal décor.
• Lawn Care: Grass seed, fertilizers, weed control, pest control, and lawn maintenance products.
• Plant Care: Potting soils, soil amendments, fertilizers, and pest and disease control products.
• Seasonal Merchandise: Seasonal decorations, displays, and other merchandise that changes throughout the year.

What We’re Looking For

Qualifications

• Previous retail supervisory,or management experience.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience stocking, merchandising, and maintainingsales areas.
• Ability to lead, train, motivate, and hold employees accountable.
• Strong communication, customer service, and problem-solving skills.
• A proactive, hands‑on approach to daily responsibilities.
• Ability to adapt to the changing demands of a seasonal retail environment.

Experience

• Garden center, lawn and garden, or specialty retail experience.
• Knowledge of lawn care, fertilizers, soils, pest control, or plant care products.
• Experience building merchandise displays and executing seasonaltransitions.
• Experience with inventory control andstock management.

Physical & Environment Expectations

• Standing, walking, bending, reaching, and performing physicaltasks
• Ability to lift 50+ lbs
• Ability to operate equipment
• Working in indoor and outdoor environments

What Makes Someone Successful in This Role?

• You take ownership
• You lead by example
• You have an eye for merchandising
• You know how to get things done
• You enjoy developing people
• You care about the customer experience

Why Join Our Team?

A garden center is a unique retail environment where the merchandise, seasons, and customer needs are constantly changing.

As our Garden Center Retail Department Manager, you'll have the opportunity to combine your retail management experience, merchandising creativity, and hands‑on work ethic in a position where your efforts make a visible difference every day.

If you're a retail leader who enjoys being on the sales floor, working with your team, and taking pride in the departments you manage, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits

• Pay range: $18-$23 per hour depending on experience and knowledge
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurances
• 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
• Paid Time Off