Lawn & Garden - Sales Associates

Do you love to garden? Do you have interest in soil health and what will keep pests away? This is the job for you!

Gertens Retail Store in Inver Grove Heights is seeking SEASONAL full time and part time Sales Associates in our Lawn & Garden Department! You will be responsible for selling product specific to this department such as gardening essentials, bird seed, insect repellent, fertilizer so much more! In this position you will work with customers to find merchandise to fit their needs and recommend products based on knowledge and their wants and needs.

This position offers competitive wage along with a great team, positive environment, growth opportunities, and an employee discount!! No experience? We would love to train you!

Grown with Gertens today!

What will your day look like in the Lawn and Garden Department?

• Keep store and yard neat and organized, following all safety policies to ensure safety of staff and guests.
• Continuing product education to provide the most valuable experience to customers.
• Work well independently, resolve problems, relate well with various types of individuals, exercise good judgment, and work cooperatively in a team
• Delivering an exceptional consumer shopping experience that leaves guests feeling inspired, enabled, affirmed, and eager to return.
• Ensuring accurate pricing and signage for product merchandise.
• Creating and maintaining a warm, inviting, easy-to-navigate shopping environment.
• Processing sales including cashiering, input of orders using POS system, set up and tracking deliveries.
• Helping and affirming customers in finding the product specific to their wants/needs.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Excellent customer service skills, some experience preferred
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Self-Starter, Organized with high attention to detail.
• Must be able to work outdoors in a variety of weather including extreme heat, rain, wind, etc.

*E-Verify:*

Gertens participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.