Floral Ops Specialist

Albertsons • Bellevue, WA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

Monitors, enforces, and supports the execution of the division merchandising plan for their department in assigned stores. This role involves traveling to assigned stores to work with the Department Manager and staff, sharing merchandising plans to meet sales, gross, and labor targets. The specialist will also counsel department managers and store directors on merchandising and customer service, evaluate department presentation and compliance, and develop training programs to ensure qualified associates. The role includes overseeing departmental reporting, implementing new merchandising programs, monitoring competitors, assisting with new store openings, and providing merchandising input to management.

Requirements

• Possess good written and verbal communication skills and deal effectively with a wide variety of people both in person and over the phone.
• Possess a marketing orientation, good analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Possess math skills to complete straightforward analysis.
• Possess strong leadership skills with the ability to lead and motivate others without directly supervising.
• Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled environment
• Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at desk or computer terminal
• Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephone, and other office equipment in the course of normal workday
• Store visits involve regular standing, walking, climbing stairs and movement in and around machinery and hazardous equipment, as well as backstage receiving and production areas
• Stooping, bending, twisting, and reaching may be required in completion of job duties
• Position may require some travel (up to 75%), including occasional weekend travel
• Workday is fast paced and stressful
• 75%+ of time is spent traveling.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field and/or previous experience in merchandising of assigned product area and retail sales experience preferred.
• Graduate of the Retail Management Certificate Program preferred.

Responsibilities

• Travels to assigned stores working with the Department Manager and staff to share merchandising plans for departments to meet sales, gross and labor targets
• Works with and counsels department Managers and Store Directors in all aspects of product merchandising and customer service
• Visits stores and evaluates on overall department presentation, cleanliness and compliance to company policy and procedures
• Develops and maintains training programs that will ensure the availability of qualified associates to fill respective departments’ positions in the company
• Participates in departmental and divisional sales meetings
• Oversees departmental sales, labor and gross profit reporting from assigned stores
• Implements new merchandising programs and strategies and makes sure department staff is properly trained
• Monitors competitor activities
• Assists in opening new and remodeled stores
• Provides merchandising input back to Division Sales Managers and Assistant Sales Managers
• Provide work guidance to store associates in areas such as product knowledge, sales and marketing techniques, understanding of profit and loss and compliance with company policies
• Trains department managers on the basics of the business and managing their department
• Provides input to Store Director on Store Department Manager evaluation

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• disability
• life insurance
• sick pay (accrued based on hours worked)
• PTO/Vacation pay (accrued based on hours worked)
• paid holidays (between 7-9 days annually)
• bereavement pay
• retirement benefits (pension and/or 401k eligibility)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager