Lead Sales - Green & Blooming Plants
Schedule will vary during retail hours
Position Overview
Sales leads are the frontline retail employees at Bachman’s. They help customers find what they’re looking for, answer questions about products and assist with product selection and purchase.
As a member of our sales team you will be responsible for the following:
Customer Service
- Welcome each guest in your own authentic way.
- Identify and approach customers in the store.
- Provide information about products and services to customers who visit or call the store for information.
- Assist customers at the cash registers as needed and place orders for delivery.
- Deliver an exceptional guest experience by prioritizing customer needs.
- Provide customers with product knowledge and recommendations to help them select the right gift/products/plants for their needs.
- Assist customers with selecting and purchasing materials, supplies, and equipment for gardening projects.
- Recommend alternative products to meet customer needs and/or to increase success at home.
- Assist stock team in opening, unpacking and pricing merchandise.
- Perform stocking, restocking, and rotation of merchandise on shelves.
- Assist in implementing and maintaining seasonal product displays.
- Ensure the physical cleanliness, security and maintenance of the store.
- Provide work direction to other associates in the absence of the supervisor.
- Assign specific tasks to associates. Monitor the team's performance.
- Train other associates in product knowledge, store operational processes and/or POS.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in retail experience.
- Interest in the floral/garden/gift industry preferred.
- Ability to interact with and build relationships with customers.
- Technical knowledge including POS.
- High energy level.
- Strong oral communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong knowledge of policies and practices regarding safety, inventory control, cash, and facility.
- Ability to effectively carry out cash register functions.
- Strong ability to quickly carry out simple mathematical calculations, including addition and subtraction; multiplication and division; and percentages.
- Ability to read and comply with directives stated in the merchandise presentation guides.
- Ability to connect with others and build enthusiasm about our product.
Hours:
Hours will vary. Must be available to work M-SUN days, evenings and weekends.
Compensation: 16.00/hour
Bachman’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Skills Required
- Minimum 2 years' experience in retail experience.
- Interest in the floral/garden/gift industry preferred.
- Ability to interact with and build relationships with customers.
- Technical knowledge including POS.
What We Do
Bachman’s was founded in 1885 and remains family-owned, with fifth-generation Bachman family members leading the company today. Based in Minneapolis, Bachman’s operates retail locations in the Twin Cities, including six full-service floral, home, and garden centers, a gift and décor store in Galleria Edina, a hardscapes center (Farmington), and 28 floral departments within Lunds & Byerlys grocery stores. The company also operates indoor and outdoor landscaping divisions, a wedding/special events department, a nursery wholesale division, seven acres of greenhouses, and a 670-acre growing range in Farmington, Minn., which produces many of the plants, flowers, and landscaping products sold by Bachman’s today. To place an order with Bachman’s, call (612) 861-7311 from within the Twin Cities or (866) 222-4626 from outside the Twin Cities. Or, to find retail locations, more information about Bachman’s, or answers to your gardening questions, visit Bachmans.comBachman’s was founded in 1885 and remains family-owned, with fifth-generation Bachman family members leading the company today. Based in Minneapolis, Bachman’s operates retail locations in the Twin Cities, including six full-service floral, home, and garden centers, a gift and décor store in Galleria Edina, a hardscapes center (Farmington), and 28 floral departments within Lunds & Byerlys grocery stores. The company also operates indoor and outdoor landscaping divisions, a wedding/special events department, a nursery wholesale division, seven acres of greenhouses, and a 670-acre growing range in Farmington, Minn., which produces many of the plants, flowers, and landscaping products sold by Bachman’s today. To place an order with Bachman’s, call (612) 861-7311 from within the Twin Cities or (866) 222-4626 from outside the Twin Cities. Or, to find retail locations, more information about Bachman’s, or answers to your gardening questions, visit Bachmans.com.
