Job Description

New location opening!

Garden Center Manager - Adams Middletown

Come work for a “company with a soul!” Adams Fairacre Farms is opening our newest location in Wallkill, NY and We are pursuing an Adams Garden Center Manager to help open and lead our renowned Adams Garden Center Team! Adams Fairacre Farms was voted ‘Best Large Employer to Work for in the Hudson Valley’ in previous years and is one of the best of its kind in retail sales. We have built an excellent staff that has continued to expand their expertise while growing with us. We have also been doing some pretty exciting things, and we’re confident that you will discover how compensateing it is to work here!
Qualified candidates for this job offer must have at least three years of management practice in a high-volume, food retail setting. A full job description can be found below.

Background
Adams’ reputation is located on quality products priced competitively.  It is also known for its friendly shopping environment and excellent customer service.

Basic Function
The manager’s main purpose is to promote the above.  The Garden Center Manager supervises and is accountable for the department’s production, organization, staffing, product line, sales, and profitcapability through merchandising, inventory/expense control and management expertise.

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports: Store Manager

Principal Responsibilities

»Ensure that each customer receives outstanding customer service by providing a customer friendly environment, including greeting and acknowledging customers, maintaining outstanding standards, solid product expertise and assisting customers with their questions

»Achieve profit margin and payroll goals set by store management

»Generate a product base that attracts customers concerned with quality

»Control inventory shrinkage, waste, production level, expenses and payroll hours

»Ensure appropriate merchandise stock levels, presentations & signage

»Train and develop department staff; develop adjunct to completely back you up

»Set the tone and example for employee morale; continuously seek to improve it

»Delegate work to improve and maintain smooth and efficient department operation

»Communicate with staff and store management on a regular basis; give praise to employees

»Be familiar with and adhere to all laws, i.e., labor, unit pricing, safety, sanitation, etc.

»Be aware of safety procedures and maintain an employee and customer safe department; abide by the Adams Employee Safety Handbook

»Refrain from socializing, flirting, and other unprofessional behavior with employees at work

»Keep alert & train staff to be observant of suspicious persons; notify store managers promptly

Specific Tasks & tasks

»Check all plants arriving for quality, bugs & healthiness

»Identify and care for indoor house plants

»Diagnose disease and pest problems as well as advise remedies

»Check all invoices for your department for accuracy

»Set prices for sale items on Tuesday and verify

»Write transfers on products shipped to other Adams’ stores

»Keep all areas of your department clean and organized: aisles, shelves, & register

»Cooperate with the other department managers to have a smooth running store

»Delegate the work to your staff and get your satisfaction from seeing that they complete the work

»Maintain proper levels of stock all over the department to ensure variety, quality and availcapability

»Set a good example for your employees – friendliness, politeness, ambition & courtesy

»Educate your personnel regarding plants and how to handle and display properly. Insist on importance of watering and pruning plants

»See that you and your staff help all customers promptly and courteously

»Keep alert as department manager and instill in your personnel to be observant of any suspicious person and notify store managers promptly

»Managers should refrain from socializing, flirting, and unprofessional behavior with their employees during work

»As manager, you should listen to your employees and be there to help if needed. Compliment them for a job well done and do this often

»Make sure all equipment is safe and receives proper maintenance

»Maintain watering system

»Communicate with all of Adams’ Greenhouse locations

»Does all the buying of plants and other products to make greenhouse profitable

»Researches the market for the best prices and quality of plants

Personnel Related tasks

»Schedule, supervise and train personnel in your department; develop an adjunct

»Post work schedule for department employees at least 2 days prior to new week; monitor attendance and breaks

»Create schedule to ensure that you or your adjunct are in the department during busy periods

»Hire and fire all personnel under your control with store manager’s approval

»Meet with your employees when necessary about department and company policies, rules and problems.  Keep them abreast of department changes in products or displays

»Delegate areas of responsibility to your personnel when possible.  Try to convey a feeling of satisfaction in a job well done

»Educate your staff regarding products and how to handle and display properly.  Insist on the importance of product rotation

»Solicit suggestions from your staff regarding improvements and changes in the department

»Provide all new personnel some form of training or break-in period.  Assign new hires to work with your most practiced staff members.

»Insist your personnel have proper attire and are well groomed

»Consistently give your staff positive and valuable feedback about their performance

»Conduct employee evaluations annually or more often if necessary

»Make pay changes on a timely basis, usually once a year, and get store manager approval

»Impress on your employees the importance of keeping their income information confidential

»Always reprimand in private, not on the floor & not in front of other employees or customers

»When correcting an employee, terminating an employee or discussing something sensitive, always have another manager, adjunct manager, or Human Resources with you as a witness.  If you are speaking with the opposite sex, always have a manager of the employee’s same sex as your witness.

»Always praise all of Adams’ stores to create high company morale

Working Conditions

»Flexible working schedule, varied hours/days to supervise department operations

»The position requires frequent walking , standing, lifting, pulling and pushing with range of 1-50 pounds

» capability to freely access all areas of the store including selling floor, stock area and register area

» capability to operate and use all equipment necessary to run the department, such as pallet jack, hand truck, and U-boat

» capability to climb ladders

» capability to move or handle merchandise all over the department generally weighing 50-75 pounds

» capability to work in hot and cold temperatures for long periods of time

Mental/Reasoning Requirements

» capability to process information and merchandise

» expertise of plants

»Communicate effectively with customers, co-workers, and managers

» capability to read, count and write to accurately complete all documentation

» capability to use critical thinking processes to deal with problems, handle conflicts and serve the customer

»Two to three years of management practice

»Two to three years of greenhouse practice

Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general responsibilities of this job offer.  They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, tasks and/or expertise required for this job offer.  It is understood that these responsibilities are subject to the needs of the business and therefore subject to change.  I understand that other responsibilities may be required.  I understand and confirm that I am able to carry out the tasks of this job offer.

Job Tags

Flexible hours, 2 days per week

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