Nursery Associate

Nursery Associate

Knoxville - Hardin Valley - Knoxville, TN 37932

Description

• Plant knowledge and passion to help customers with their garden or landscaping needs,
• Customer-service driven and a critical eye to notice when customers need assistance or merchandise needs attention.
• Creativity to display plants and garden accessories to demonstrate design ideas,
• Care with tending to our lush plants, shrubs, trees and
• Complete cashier, sales associate and department head duties as necessary.
• Help unload incoming trucks and put away merchandise (as arranged by management).
• Maintain your assigned department: Keep clean, organized and fully stocked.
• Execute the daily operational, day-to-day goals/priorities assigned to you and move with your "Ace Pace".
• Remove promotional bin tags from displays/price tags as required.
• Restock merchandise displays as needed, watch end caps and side wings.
• Handle special orders for all non-stock items.
• Never tell a customer no without checking with a manager.
• Watch for shoplifters and act, in line with Elder's policy, that will discourage shoplifting.
• Respond to radio requests.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 months-1 year of retail experience, gardens experience preferred.
• Able to communicate professionally with customers and team members.
• Skilled at providing prompt, friendly and attentive customer service.
• Strong organizational skills with a passion for details.
• Willing to learn all areas of the store and help train others.
• A continuous pattern of regular and prompt attendance is required.
• Availability must be flexible, including evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Bilingual (Spanish) verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills with a high attention to detail.
• Available to work some evenings and weekends.
• Physical requirements: work outside in summer/winter temperatures, standing or walking during shift, lifting up to 50lbs, bending, pushing/pulling, etc.