Sales - Garden

Stein Garden Centers, Inc.; Kenosha (WI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Stein Garden Centers, Inc. in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is seeking an Associate - Garden to provide an exceptional customer experience by helping customers and building relationships in our garden center.

The role supports leadership with merchandising, stocking, and maintaining displays, while delivering friendly, knowledgeable service in a dynamic retail environment.

Qualifications

• Candidates should have a passion for horticulture, yard/home décor, and seasonal merchandise.
• Must have good written and verbal communication skills along with exceptional customer service skills.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and work independently or within a team environment.
• Great organizational and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers promptly to welcome them in-store.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with customers and coworkers.
• Assist customers, determine their needs, and educate them to help select the right products.
• Support merchandising and operational procedures under store leadership.
• Follow management direction for other duties as required.
• Ensure merchandise stock levels, quality, and presentation; keep signage current.
• Stock and rotate products according to company direction.
• Cross-train across multiple departments as needed.
• Operate POS accurately, process payments, and bag merchandise.
• Assist with floral and home décor displays ideas.
• Maintain clean fixtures, shelves, backrooms, and floors per policy.

Job description

Position: Associate- Garden

Reports to: Store Manager, Assistant Store Manager, Department Lead

Location: Kenosha, WI

Type: Non-Exempt

Summary: The position requires enthusiasm to provide customers with exceptional customer experience by building relationships with customers. All associates assist the management team to provide leadership, enthusiasm and integrity to drive the company’s Mission, Vision and Values. Candidates must be team players, enjoy selling, have excellent communication skills and perform the duties and responsibilities of the position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.

• Greet customers promptly to make the customers feel welcomed within the retail location.
• Develop and maintain a professional and courteous relationship with customers and co-workers.
• Assist customers, determine their needs and use various resources to educate customers and assist them in choosing the right selections.
• Assist the management team in the implementation of merchandising and operational procedures.
• Follow management direction in completing other duties as required.
• Ensure appropriate merchandise stock levels, merchandise quality and presentation.
• Ensure signage is current and displayed properly.
• Stock and rotate products according to the company’s direction.
• Ability to be cross trained across multiple departments.
• Efficiently operate the POS, quickly and accurately scan all items, accept payment, make change, provide receipts and bag merchandise for customers.
• Conceptualize ideas for floral decorations and home décor displays.
• Clean fixtures, shelves, backrooms, bathrooms, and floors according to company policy as directed by the management team.
• Participate in learning and development activities such as meetings, product knowledge meetings, and 1-on-1 interactions.

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

• Must have good written and verbal communication skills along with exceptional customer service skills.
• Must be able to work in both inside and outside environmental conditions, rain or shine.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and work independently or within a team environment.
• Great organizational and problem-solving skills.

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.