Manager Trainee

Manager Trainee

Management Trainee Positions

Essential Functions

• Produce annual budget and achieve budgeted goals
• Oversee and follow goals presented in budgets
• Work with the sales, inventory managers to identify orders on product
• Make sure all orders are being processed in timely sound manner
• Oversee nursery marketing in conjunction with the sales and the marketing department focusing on specific promotions to enhance sales, availability communication, customer appreciation, promotional materials and customer specific events
• Assist with purchasing wholesale materials
• Establish quantity needed to supplement inventory shortages
• Follow budget to help determine these quantities
• Keep track of inventory and distinguish any discrepancies to the warehouse manager
• Continue to develop and improve pesticide program and education
• Identify newest chemicals and those that have been discontinued
• Oversee maintaining of chemical usage log
• Oversee maintaining MSDS

• Hire employees and conduct training, assist with payroll duties
• Assign work schedules and duties to employees, hire employees, and supervise their work
• Prepare employees schedules or work assignments
• Enter time off hours and approve hours for payroll
• Maintain safety awareness
• Safety sensitive position
• Ensure all policies, procedure, and rules are being followed and those that violate are appropriately disciplined
• Implement safety training
• Explain and enforce safety regulations and policies to employees
• Communicate organizational policies and procedures
• Accommodate employees with a job with light duty restrictions
• Provide information to customer on the care of all goods and products sold and advice customer on procedural issues in addition to excellent customer service.
• Assist General Manager meetings as needed

Experience / Skills

• Ability to effectively coordinate and complete numerous activities simultaneously.
• Ability to identify problems and work in conjunction with others to implement effective solutions.
• Independent judgment to develop creative solution to spontaneous problems that may arise.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Must be able to work effectively under pressure
• Forklift experience and certification required
• Full Time Position (10 hour days in most cases)
• The work requires walking and standing entire shift
• Must be able to lift, pull, push and/or carry 50lbs.
• Work Environment is weather dependent. Summer heat and winter cold are consistent work temperatures.
• Pre employment drug screening required
• Will need to operate equipment or drive on company business
• Excellent benefit package
• EOE
• E-Verify Participating Company

Qualifications

Skills

Preferred Reliability/ Dependability Expert

Problem-Solving & Initiative Advanced

Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Powerpoint Intermediate

Friendliness Advanced

Active Listening Skills Advanced

Behaviors

Preferred Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Experience Required 3 years: Retail management

Preferred Plant care and knowledge

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