Love plants and want to contribute your strong work ethic to a great company? Apply to join the Flowerwood Team; send your resume and cover letter to jobs@flowerwood.com
A third-generation family-owned wholesale nursery selling only to the trade with locations in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, Flowerwood provides high-quality commodities and improved new plant varieties throughout the Southern and Mid-Atlantic states.
Positions/roles include online sales and fulfillment, production, operations, propagation, pest management, and more. We look forward to hearing from you!
Outside Sales Representative
Job Summary: This position focuses on providing customers with plants and information with in-store visits to increase their turns and profitability as well as providing nursery operations with information to meet the consumer demand.
Area of Coverage: Northern Texas & Western Oklahoma
Job Responsibilities:
- Service stores in defined area of coverage, making weekly in-person visits.
- Review pre-written orders and provide feedback before the communicated deadline.
- Work with merchandising groups in the stores to help promote Flowerwood Nursery.
- Assist with resolving issues at the store level including inventory issues, shipping, plant quality, etc.
- Submit feedback from the field weekly due on Mondays.
- Submit a call sheet of customers visited due on Mondays before 7AM CST.
- Attend trade shows when requested and support brand education if requested.
- Build relationships with plant buyers at independent garden centers and re-wholesale companies.
- Build relationship with inside sales teams at locations to optimize coverage.
- Communicate with Sales Manager on a regular basis concerning goals and initiatives in the retail and re-wholesale within defined area.
- Assist with other tasks related to the nursery.
Qualifications:
- Thorough knowledge of plants offered by Flowerwood Nursery including the Southern Living Plant Collection and the Encore Azalea
- Previous customer/sales experience is preferred
- Ability to drive to customer locations
- Previous nursery and/or garden retail experience a plus
- Strong communication – clear and articulate speech
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
Work Environment:
Travel to stores on a regular basis, minimal weekly time in home office.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Dental insurance
- 401(k)
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Employee discount
