Floral Manager

Weis Markets • Laurel, MD

19d • $16 - $22 • Onsite

About The Position

WEIS is looking for a Floral Manager who is passionate about teamwork and the growth of its associates and communities. This role is responsible for promoting excellent customer relations, continuous improvement in the department, and managing inventory and displays to meet company standards and financial objectives. The manager will also be responsible for training floral associates, maintaining sanitation and security, and scheduling department staff.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• Minimum (3) years management experience in a retail/restaurant/supermarket environment.

Nice To Haves

• Associate or bachelor's degree in business related or food service-related field desirable.

Responsibilities

• Promotes excellent customer relations by instilling positive customer focused behavior with associates.
• Determines what the customer is looking for in terms of size and appearance.
• Creates the finished product in a timely fashion.
• Keeps a fresh, clean and appealing department.
• Code dating rules must be followed, and product must be reworked or marked down before it turns to shrink.
• All proper sanitization procedures must be followed.
• Product that is being stored must be done at the appropriate temperature.
• Builds displays that are clean, simple and merchandised to company standards.
• Moving product as needed to create impulse sales.
• Understanding your market and what is going on in the area to target your program.
• Monitors competitor activity concerning merchandising, pricing, quality, and comparison signage.
• Develops and implements localized merchandising plans, sets up and creates displays for new or seasonal items to drive sales.
• Develops and maintains communications with other departments and store manager in order to devise cross merchandising plans, to meet financial objectives.
• Manages department inventory by tracking weekly sales, writing a good order based on your own sales to ensure the highest quality products while meeting profit goals.
• Reacting to load levels daily, reworking product that is not moving.
• Understanding procedures for arrangements and upgrades.
• Checks and verifies all department deliveries and invoices to ensure accurate billing.
• May help unload merchandise and transport to sales floor or storage area.
• Enforces and follows department practices regarding receiving, dating and restocking to ensure product rotation.
• Monitors product quality and freshness.
• Breaks down deliveries.
• Creates designs in front of the customer’s eye.
• Makes customized pieces for events or decoration.
• Makes sure department is changing with each season (following corporate guidelines).
• Decorates using those key elements that are also for sale in the department.
• Trains other floral associates in the district on new programs or re-train them on existing programs utilizes floral daily best practices.
• Cooperates with supervisor and co-workers to ensure continuous improvement of job performance.
• Utilizes the Learning Management System (LMS).
• Maintains backroom and receiving area security and organization by promoting 5S procedures.
• Responsible for general sanitation in the department.
• Follows cleaning schedules and department guidelines to ensure that work areas, equipment, counters, display cases, etc. are well maintained, clean and meet all health and OSHA requirements.
• Disposes of trash properly.
• Schedules all floral associates, oversees and participates in training, rewards and recognizes performance and delegates work assignments to effectively utilize talents and abilities while maximizing profits for the department.
• Participates in associate annual performance reviews and new hire interviews.

Benefits

• health plan
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending accounts
• short term disability
• basic life and AD&D
• group whole life with long term care rider
• voluntary insurance such as hospital indemnity, accident and critical illness
• 401(k) retirement savings plans
• scholarship program
• associate discount programs
• auto and home insurance
• employee assistance program
• pet insurance
• purchasing power
• ID theft protection
• legal services
• paid time off
• sick pay
• quarterly incentive based on eligibility and criteria specific to the position is met.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED