Careers

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 hr@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 sales to the garden center industry, online sales and fulfillment, production, operations, propagation, pest management, and more.

Competitive Benefits include:

401K with company match
Medical, Dental & Vision
Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
Voluntary Disability, Life, Accident & Critical Illness Insurance

Come Grow with Us and Join Our Team of Dedicated Professionals!

Outside Sales Representative - Independent Garden Center/ReWholesale

Flowerwood Nursery

Reports to: VP of Business Development

Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt

About the Role: As an Outside Sales Representative, you will:

Build and nurture long-term partnerships with independent garden centers and re-wholesale customers
Serve as a trusted advisor, helping customers select the right product mix for their markets
Collaborate directly with our production teams to influence product quality, availability, and strategy
Conduct customer visits, strategy meetings, and regular follow-ups to support business growth
Represent Flowerwood at trade shows, customer events, and sales meetings
Bring insight, energy, and ideas that help us continuously improve

If you’re energized by serving customers, strengthening businesses, and contributing to something special, you’ll thrive here. We are currently looking for sales professionals to cover the following multi-state territories:

*The territories below are multiple-state territories with the OSR living in the primary state for each territory, which is listed first*

Territory

North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia

Territory

Texas and Louisiana

Territory

Tennessee and Kentucky

Territory

Alabama, Mississippi, and western Florida

Territory

Georgia and Florida (except western Florida)

Ideal Experience & Background:

Experience in horticultural nursery sales, retail garden center management, or re-wholesale nursery management
Strong understanding of independent retail and re-wholesale markets
Knowledge of shrubs, trees, perennials, annuals, and tropicals
A degree in Horticulture or related field (or equivalent hands-on nursery experience)

Core Qualities:

Passion for delivering legendary customer service
Relationship-driven and comfortable calling, visiting, and strategizing with customers
Curious and eager to learn about each customer’s business and how to help them succeed
Self-starter with strong organizational skills
Willingness to learn every single day

Position Requirements

Must reside centrally within the assigned multi-state sales territory area
Willingness to travel regularly to customer locations
Willing to visit Flowerwood nursery locations supporting your accounts
Reliable transportation
Ability to submit required call reports and activity reports (weekly/monthly/as needed)
Availability to attend trade shows, customer events, and company meetings

Ability to communicate clearly and articulately via phone, text, email, and in-person.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.

Work Environment:

Travel to stores on a regular basis; minimal weekly time in home office.