Garden Shop Manager

Mahoney's Garden Center•Concord, MA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Mahoney's is a family-owned and operated independent garden center with 7 retail locations in the Greater Boston Area and Cape Cod. For over 60 years, we have taken pride in offering the highest selection of quality plants, yard products, and gardening accessories - with outstanding customer service to match! We employ customer-driven people that are dedicated to creating a refreshing and helpful shopping experience. For our employees, we offer a fun, fast-paced, and challenging workplace with the opportunity for growth. We are committed to maintaining a work environment that encourages trust, hard work, efficiency, self-motivation, initiative, continuous improvement, and teamwork. We provide an opportunity for personal and professional growth and a great employee discount , as well! OBJECTIVE The Garden Shop Manager is responsible for maintaining the quality and appearance of all Garden Shop products, merchandise and displays in accordance with company standards. The continual assessment, evaluation and placement of the inventory is required to improve customer experience, increase store sales and support the General Manager with product replenishment recommendations as needed. The Garden Shop Manager will also be responsible for supporting the store team in the effective and efficient movement of inventory as well as providing exceptional customer service across the store including front-end operations and POS functionality.

Requirements

Written and Verbal Communication
Maintenance of Productive Team Relationships
Strong Work Ethic
Well Organized
Problem Solving Skills
Minimum of 3 years of progressive responsibility in retail store operations.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel and Outlook required.

Nice To Haves

Work or personal experience in the horticultural or gardening fields preferred.
Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to hold self and others accountable for high-quality, timely and effective results.

Responsibilities

Coordinate inventory needs with General Manager and Operations Manager to efficiently and effectively receive product, execute displays and conduct floor moves related to the department
Build employee and customer relationships through routine interactions and the transfer of specific product knowledge and usage to answer questions and inquires
Manage and maintain the volume, health and appearance of inventory for all department products in accordance with company standards
Routinely communicate department trends and recommendations to the General Manager to help make informed purchase and product replenishment orders
Effectively utilize the space of the department to produce improved displays and make recommended floor moves and product placement ideas to the Merchandising team and company Buyers
Develop and communicate department specific directives to associates to ensure the movement and display of department specific inventory in an effective and timely manner
Support associates in the movement of department specific inventory through the unloading of trucks and efficient movement of department specific inventory
Maintain and communicate all administrative tasks and documentation as needed
Assist the Merchandising team and other Department Managers with special tasks and functions as directed by store and company management including the efficient usage of the POS system