General Manager - Lovejoy Nursery

BEST Human Capital & Advisory Group • Arlington, TX

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About The Position

The General Manager (GM) will be responsible for communications, customer relations, operations, production, human resources, finances, and planning at our nursery. The GM will act as a leader to the entire organization, reporting directly to ownership and taking responsibility for the organization’s performance.

Requirements

• A minimum of 7 year’s leadership and grower operations experience
• Industry knowledge of specific characteristics and culture within the horticulture, greenhouse, landscaping and or nursery sector.
• Exceptional organization, time-management, customer follow up and administrative skills
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Combination of knowledge and experience showing prior expertise in management, supply chain and logistics, agriculture, marketing, sales, and finance.
• Excellent leadership skills, ability to work with multiple teams and on numerous projects, and the ability to influence both small (3-7 leaders) and large (entire company) groups for best results.

Nice To Haves

• Previous Nursery and/or greenhouse GM experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Assume full responsibility to lead the team within 6 Months of the start date
• Use LEAN principles to manage all day-to-day activities of an experienced team of department heads
• The GM will be responsible for achieving annual sales and profit goals as well as the management and motivation of the teams
• Help departments communicate and solve differences
• Assist in proper distribution of labor
• Hire department managers, if needed
• Supervise all operations involved with producing the crop on time and to the agreed-upon standards
• Maintain required records and see that worker protection standards are followed.
• Understand the potential safety hazards in work areas, and act to make employees' jobs safe
• Communicate safety concerns promptly to maintenance if you can't fix the problems yourself
• Maintain a zero-tolerance attitude for unsafe work conditions and practices
• You are expected to lead by example and equip people to be successful in their jobs
• Create and adhere to budgets for all areas of business in collaboration with owner
• Analysis of budget adherence as needed
• Oversight of P&L statement in collaboration with owner
• Oversee grow recipes, ensuring that they are completed in a timely and accurate manner and that they are updated quickly when the situation dictates
• Oversee the management of irrigation, nutrient levels, and environmental control systems
• Oversee the development & successful execution of production goals for ALL departments
• Oversee the timely completion of production forecasting & sales forecasting and ensure that they account for each other and that those forecasts are clearly executed in daily practices
• Oversee & manage productivity and process efficiency in ALL departments by strategically advising when necessary
• Initiate and manage capital projects as needed i.e. expansion, greenhouse building, acquiring of new technology etc.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed