Retail Merchandiser
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- Job Title: Retail Merchandiser
- Locations: Orange County / Los Angeles County / San Diego County / Marin County / Alameda County
- Status: Full Time / Hourly, Non-Exempt
- Reporting Relationships: Retail Merchandising Manager / Retail Management
- Work Schedule: Hours will vary by season. This position may require weekend work.
DAY IN THE LIFE OF A RETAIL MERCHANDISER
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Hello, I'm Jose and I work at Armstrong Garden Centers in Morena and I've been working here as a retail merchandiser for two years. Every day I get to curate the visual experience in-store for the customers and at the same time help customers achieve their own visions at home. What I love most about working at Armstrong is being creative in an outdoor environment and surrounding myself with beauty and keeping that connection with nature.
"Gardening without Guesswork"
Armstrong Garden Centers has been serving California residents for over 125 years. Armstrong is recognized as a leader in the Garden Center Industry for its commitment to providing the best selection, quality, service and horticultural expertise. Armstrong's sister brand, Pike Nurseries, in the Southeast, makes it the largest independent garden center company in the U.S. with career opportunities and growth from coast to coast.
Are you driven? Passionate? Willing to Serve? Our comprehensive program includes management and operational training including a horticultural educational program which provides you the seeds of knowledge to be successful with us.
Summary Duties and
Responsibilities
Armstrong Garden Centers is looking for a retail merchandiser to join our team. This position serves as the point of contact for the entire garden center in regards to visual display items. This position serves as an integral part of both the garden center crew as well as the Retail Merchandising Department.
Education, Prior Work Experience and Specialized Skills and Knowledge
Personable, outgoing individual, willing to learn nursery person skills; enthusiastic, self-motivated individual.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide exceptional customer service
- Register functions
- Review and implementation of display schematics
- Setting of displays, focal points and display gardens
- Re-merchandising end caps and other seasonal rotational displays
- Review of monthly sales planner and promotional calendars for consistency
- Implementation and follow-up on company merchandising standards
- Ordering and posting of store signage
- Analyzing store layout and traffic flow
- Providing feedback and recommendations for store layout, merchandising, etc.
- Effective communication skills
- Assist in customer carry-outs
- Read and learn about product lines carried in the Garden Center
- Follow safe work practices and report any unsafe working conditions to management
- Perform other related duties and assignments as requested
Compensation
We have great benefits! (Benefits available to full-time associates)
- Major medical, dental, and group benefits
- Paid holidays and paid vacations
- Participate in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- 401K
- Salary will commensurate with experience
Safety First!
Physical Environment/Working Conditions
Requires extensive use of back, legs, knees, arms, feet and hands for lifting, stooping, squatting, bending, twisting, kneeling, pulling, pushing, reaching overhead, and walking. Unassisted lifting limits between 30 and 50 lbs. Individuals may be required to do any or all of these situations throughout the work day, with an emphasis on walking and standing for a major portion of the day. The outside environment will comprise most of the day with some inside building activity.
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