Now Hiring - City Escape Garden & Design, LLC - Tree & Shrub Sales Specialist in Chicago, IL

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Tree & Shrub Buyer/Sales Responsibilities: * Meets annual sales goal as jointly established by City Escape and you. Maintains annual Shrink Percentage of 2% or less. Documents loss on Shrink Tracking Form. * Ensures proper watering, fertilizing and pruning merchandise to ensure its livelihood and maintains it in sell-able condition. * Communicates product concerns as they arise, identifies cause: grower quality or care quality opportunities. Works with management to determine disposition of said merchandise. * Demonstrates knowledge of merchandise being sold with every customer interaction to have a positive impact on sales performance. Self-educates to continue growing knowledge & skill. * Knows on hand inventory: Stock overages & shortages. Notes customer requests for future buys. * Participates in purchasing w/management to ensure a supply that meets business and customer demand/requests. Compares pricing across vendors to drive profitability. * Stays in tune with industry trends & standards. Actively seeks potential new vendors. * Forges positive relationship with tree & shrub vendors to ensure best selections are received. * Timely resolves merchandise receiving errors and damages for proper credit. * Merchandises yard for ease of shop ability. Keeps like items grouped together. Rotates merchandise; considers bloom time/season and sell through. Creates and places marketing to ensure that is educational to customer and helps drive positive sales. Ensures all merchandise is tagged/priced at all times. * Actively sells delivery & installation of Trees & Shrubs. Uses Tree & Shrub Guarantee as a selling point. Communicates with management to schedule deliveries & installations. Additional Job Functions: * Ability to receive and oversee product shipments. * Ability to work in a non-temperature controlled environment. Experience/Skills Required: * Proven track record of delivering financial results. * Strong communication skills. * High level of integrity, trust, maturity, and professionalism. * Knowledge of Trees and Shrubs * Passion for plants * Degree or Certificated in Horticulture preferred. Job Type: Full-time Pay: From $23.00 per hour Benefits: * Dental insurance * Employee discount * Health insurance * Paid time off * Vision insurance Schedule: * 8 hour shift * Day shift Work Location: In person