Interested in working with flowers and plants? We are seeking highly motivated and hard-working individuals to merchandise live goods. If you have an eye for detail and find satisfaction in doing a task well, we encourage you to apply to our Supervisor position!

We are currently seeking a Visual Merchandising Supervisor with a vehicle for the Barrie area (store lists below).

Bloomworks Merchandising (formerly CMS) is a third party merchandising company in the live goods (plants) industry operating across Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes. We service several big box retailers by merchandising plants in their indoor and outdoor garden centres.

Responsibilities:

Supervisors will report directly to the Director of Operations.

Responsible for motivating and managing a team of Merchandisers year-round.

Will train employees as well as provide feedback to Team Members

Communicate daily with your Team as well as the Director of Operations

Must have a reliable vehicle - as you will drive to different store locations.

Will communicate with store contacts, manage inventory supplies and order product to maintain adequate stocks levels in the garden centers.

Responsible for unloading plant deliveries and merchandising them in garden centres to create an organized and pleasant customer shopping experience.

Responsible for completing online reports (including pictures) through a free mobile App.

No sales service involved, although a friendly presence is required for the position as you will be expected to establish positive relationships with garden centre management staff

The ability to follow direction and have a keen eye for attention to detail.

This role entails about 90% being in the field and 5-10% admin / computer work

Requirements :

University or college education in horticulture considered an asset.

Experience in a Supervisory or team lead role.

A friendly and approachable attitude is required as you will be expected to establish and build relationships with Customers, the CMS Management Team and our Clients.

Must be able to follow direction from the Management Team as well as show initiative and prioritize tasks independently.

Mobile device proficiency. Experience using Microsoft Excel

Personal vehicle to travel between locations

Compensation:

Permanent position

$21/hour

3 paid sick days per year

Benefits (after completing probationary period)

Monthly phone allowance (after probationary period)

Drive time and mileage between store locations will be compensated

Hours:

Full-Time hours for the Spring and Summer Seasons. Part-time hours in off-season.

Generally, daytime weekday hours. Will be expected to check and respond to time sensitive emails outside of normal working hours.

Weekend work will be required during the Spring Season as well as November and possibly at other times throughout the year. May be required to work more than 8 hours in a day (in spring season and for promotional periods).

Locations responsible for:

• 10 Barrie View Drive, Barrie, Ontario, V3K 6Z1

• 41 Mapleview Drive East, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 9A9

• 16775 Highway 12, Midland, Ontario, L4R 4K3

• 9292 County Rd 93, Midland, ON L4R 4K4

• 10 High Street, Collingwood, Ontario, L9Y 3J6

• 25 45th St S Unit 25, Wasaga Beach, ON L9Z 1A7

• 530 Great Northern Road, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, P6B 4Z9

• 1590-20th Avenue East, Owen Sound, Ontario, N4K 5N3

• 2143 Riverside Drive, Timmins, Ontario, P4N 7C3

Bloomworks Merchandising Inc. embraces diversity and, as an equal opportunity employer, is committed to creating an inclusive workplace while establishing a diversified qualified workforce. If you require accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email your contact information to us for a follow-up. While we appreciate your interest in obtaining employment with Bloomworks, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.