Responsibilities:

• Embrace the vision of Madeline George Garden Design & Nursery and support our mission and strategies
• Interface with department managers on ordering products including; keep list of product needs as advised by managers; prepare inventory reports for managers use; verify order acknowledgements and make adjustments as needed; input acknowledgments into inventory software (Counterpoint) as receivers; verify shipping/freight costs; track and update delivery dates; and related tasks
• Create and manage receivers (vendor order acknowledgments) in Counterpoint including creating inventory items as needed, pricing products within required margins, processing receivers timely, generating labels, processing credits for non-received, damaged or otherwise missing product, and finalizing and adjusting freight and freight claims
• Assist department managers with pricing products and inventory adjustments as needed
• Complete inventory adjustments daily including pot ups, damage, INF, marketing and nursery supplies
• Assist and supervise in unloading of trucks and unboxing of product, verifying product received to order acknowledgment and requesting credits as needed
• Participate in weekly manager’s meeting regarding inventory management matters
• Present and report on category margins, turns, loss ratios and certain product performance reports
• Be sensitive to customer and team needs and step in as appropriate to provide assistance to meet customer needs
• Be a valuable and creative resource to our team and indirectly our customers using your knowledge and skills to create excellence in operations and exceed customer expectations

Responsibilities:

• Embrace the vision of Madeline George Garden Design & Nursery and support our mission and strategies
• Provide superior customer service; develop a rapport and relationship with our customers
• Handle daily office matters including opening and directing mail, directing and responding to email, processing bank deposits, maintain office supplies and equipment, etc.
• Enter customer information into Counterpoint daily and maintain accuracy of customer database;
• Respond to customer inquiries for products and services; prepare customer orders and quotes for products, delivery and installation; track orders and advise upon receipt; coordinate delivery and installation between customer and installer; processing invoices
• Coordinate design and event consultations with customers including setting appointments, preparing estimates and related work; processing invoices
• Assist with management of vendor files including maintain vendor library; assisting inventory manager, department managers and accounting manager with requests for information, order placement, credit requests, order status and related work;
• Preparing weekly inventory management reports and reviewing for errors, correcting same and providing training
• Participate in weekly manager’s meeting, prepare agenda and keep meeting notes; assist gm in tracking completion of assigned tasks
• Process applications for employment; assist with hiring process including setting appointments, processing paperwork, employee orientation and counterpoint training; entering time into QB; maintain and post work schedule, employee contact list; process staff communications; etc.
• Weekly filing of all paperwork; maintain and stock forms, gift certificates, customer request forms, etc.
• Assist the general manager, managers and designer to realize management efficiencies
• Be a dynamic resource to our team and customers using your skills and knowledge to create an efficient and pleasurable work environment

Madeline George Hiring:

Retail Nursery Assistant I

Position Type: Part-time (16 - 20 hours a week)

Seasonal position March through mid-November

Available Shifts: 8/9 am to 12/1 pm Sun/Mon/Tues/Wed

8/9 am to 12/1 pm Wed/Thurs/Fri/Sat

1 – 5/6pm Sun/Mon/Tues/Wed

1 – 5/6pm Wed/Thurs/Fri/Sat

Hourly Wage: Depending on experience

Submit resume together with letter of introduction via e-mail to Kecia Carlson at: kcarlson@madelinegeorge.com

Responsibilities:

• Acknowledge and assist customers with their needs, provide direction and otherwise assist in providing a pleasant shopping experience
• Performing garden and nursery related tasks including watering, deadheading, pruning, fertilizing, etc.
• Unloading plants, hard goods and other materials from delivery trucks
• Pricing and stocking of plants, hard goods and other materials
• Assisting customers with purchase of plant materials and products, including processing basic POS transactions and loading materials into customer cars
• Assisting with merchandising and facilities maintenance as directed
• Developing a wonderful rapport and relationships with our customers

Qualifications:

• Attention to detail and comfortable with repetitive type work
• Able to stand for long periods of time with minimal breaks
• Able to lift up to 25 pounds and easily bend, lift and squat regularly
• Able to work outside in all types of weather year round
• Positive, can-do, creative, solution-oriented and initiative taking attitude
• Able to take direction, work independently and balance multi-tasking
• Team oriented
• Proficient in basic computer skills
• Willingness to learn and implement knowledge and skills in the nursery
• Interest in plants, gardening and landscaping
• Educational background, training, and certifications as applicable

Madeline George Hiring:

Retail Nursery Sales Assistant

Part-time 8 - 12 hours a week including a Saturday OR Sunday

Available shifts: Thur/Fri/Sat 10 to 2 OR Sun/Mon/Tues 10 - 2

Seasonal position March through October

Hourly Wage: Depending on experience and knowledge

Submit resume together with letter of introduction via e-mail to Kecia Carlson at: kcarlson@madelinegeorge.com

Responsibilities:

• Assisting customers with plant guidance and selection based on their specific needs, including asking appropriate questions and looking at customer pictures to make thoughtful recommendations
• Providing landscape and garden design guidance including layout examples, simple sketches or lists of plant compositions
• Coaching customers on proper planting and plant care techniques, products and tools
• Directing customers to proper garden tools, supplies, pesticides, etc. based on described needs or problems
• Processing transactions on the POS system, including customer orders for pick up, delivery and planting
• Assisting with merchandising and facilities maintenance as directed
• Performing nursery and garden related tasks such as watering, deadheading, pruning, fertilizing, etc.
• Unloading plants, hard goods and other materials from delivery trucks
• Pricing and stocking of plants, hard goods and other materials
• Developing a wonderful rapport and relationships with our customers
• Serving as a resource to our customers for gardening information
• Acquiring and sharing reliable knowledge about Treasure Valley gardening and landscaping with our customers

Qualifications:

• Excellent knowledge about plants and gardening in the Treasure Valley
• Ability to stand long periods of time with minimal breaks
• Able to lift up to 25 pounds
• Able to easily bend, lift and squat regularly
• Able to work outside in all types of weather year round
• 2-3 years of customer service or sales work in a retail nursery
• Positive, can-do, creative, solution-oriented and initiative taking attitude
• Able to take direction, work independently and balance multi-tasking
• Team oriented
• Proficient in basic computer skills
• Willingness to learn and implement knowledge and skills in the nursery
• Educational background, training, and certifications as applicable

Franz Witte Hiring:

Sales Staff Member

Email Resume to:

hr@franzwitte.com

If you are looking for a "cool", hardworking organization to be a part of, look no further! We are currently seeking Sales Staff Members to join our team.

Skills We're Seeking:

• Desire to be positive team player
• Good communication Skills / Basic Spanish and/or desire to learn a plus
• General plant knowledge
• General computer knowledge

All employees will be subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.

What You'll Do:

• You'll provide all retail customers with the best service possible.
• You'll be able to complete any sale from greeting, to processing the sale and assist with loading the customer purchase in their vehicle.
• Answer Nursery-related phone calls
• Assess plant material and watering needs.
• Keep office clean, free of clutter, and in a general professional appearance.
• Maintain constant communication.