Greenhouse Salesperson - Manassas, United States - Merrifield Garden Center

Merrifield Garden Center

Verified Company

Manassas, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

At Merrifield Garden Center, we strive to provide an unparalleled selection of the highest quality plants and gardening products. We are dedicated to continuous education and sharing our gardening guidance with employees and customers alike.

Founded in 1971, Merrifield Garden Center is a family run, full-service garden center, nursery, and landscaping company with three locations in Northern Virginia and an extended family of over 600 employees.

We are looking for friendly and knowledgeable plant salespeople to assist customers while they shop for plants and gardening supplies at the garden center.

The primary need of this position is for our Greenhouse, but you will need to be familiar with all of the different types of plants that we carry in the nursery, including trees, shrubs, annuals and perennials, and the different types of gardening supplies that we carry, such as soils, mulches and fertilizers.

Some of the primary responsibilities include:

Greeting customers, learning what types of plants they are looking for, and making suggestions based on their particular growing environment
Answering plant or gardening questions and guiding them on proper planting and watering procedures
Facilitating the sales process by getting the customer the bar codes they need to take to the cashier, and then having the plants pulled to the loading dock
Helping coordinate deliveries or plantings, and making sure that the plants are pulled to the hold area
Watering plants and making sure that the nursery is neat and clean
Communicating with fellow sales people, cashiers, loaders and phone operators as part of team to ensure complete customer service and satisfaction

Both full time and part time opportunities are available.

Strong customer service and interpersonal skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Positive, respectful, cando attitude
Knowledge of plant material and gardening
Ability to work individually, or in a team environment
Ability to stand or be physically active for hours at a time
Willingness to work outdoors, rain or shine
Ability to lift and move plants
Ability to work independently
A degree in horticulture, landscape design, business management, communications, hospitality or a related field is a plus

Evening and weekend availability are required.

Merrifield Garden Center is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit.

Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.