Retail Management Trainee - Lake Havasu, AZ

Retail Management Trainee Job Description - Tremendous Growth Opportunity within in 2-3 months generally with completion of training - potential pay increase.

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
• 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.
• Weather dependent. Working outside in summer sun and winter cold caring, merchandising & selling plants & plant materials
• This is a Safety Sensitive Position and requires the ability to drive on company business. Drug testing for Safety Sensitive positions.
• Training may be required in Las Vegas, NV

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
• The work requires walking and standing entire shift
• Must be able to lift, pull, push and/or carry 60lbs.
• Pre employment drug screening required
• Excellent benefit package
• EOE
• E-Verify Participating Company
• This is a Safety Sensitive Position and requires someone who can drive on company business

Experience
Required

• 3 year(s): Store Manager Experience

Skills
Preferred

• Product Knowledge
• Powered Industrial Equipment Operation
• Communication Skills
• Customer Service
• Attention to Detail
• Reliability/ Dependability

Behaviors
Preferred

• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $38,000.00 - $45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Shift:

• 10 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• 2. Why are you interested in this position?
• 3. Where did you last work as a Store Manager & for how long?
• 4. What is your Plant & Plant Materials knowledge level? (Please explain)
• 1. What do you know about Star Nursery?

Experience:

• Store Manager: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $38,000 - $45,000