MNI Direct Branch Support (Horticulture)

Who we are.

MNI Direct team members are like family. We work safely work together and have fun all while serving our customers passionately! Whether you are experienced in the green industry or looking for a career change we seek individuals who share our core values.

Work Until the Job is Done Rightâ- Always do your best and remember that our motto is quality first.â

Be a Team Playerâ- A positive attitude creates more fulfilling work even when its not fun.ââ

Serveââ - Think first of others. Anticipate and serve their needs no matter how large or small.â

Own Itââ - Take personal responsibility even if that means owning up to making a mistake fix it and move on.ââ

With four branches serving the southeast we focus on plants and providing quality material to the professional landscape trade. We have a 10 year growth plan and would love for you to come grow with us. At MNI Direct you will not be a number come join the family.

Primary Responsibilities

• Be able to perform all the non-exempt roles at the branch and learn the exempt roles.
• Fills in slots that are open for on demand need for vacations and change in personnel.
• Must have the ability to learn and perform various MNI Direct branch job roles and achieve functional competency in a timely manner (within first 6 months)
• Help the branch leadership create a positive and challenging environment which is conducive to high performance and teamwork and a great place to work.
• Support the branch with maintaining an incident-free environment by emphasizing safety daily leading by example involving all team members promoting a safety culture achieving excellent housekeeping and workplace organization and executing clear safety policies
• Assist with inventory control and support through running negative inventory reports investigating the cause and making adjustments as needed.
• Assist with inventory control and support through conducting physical inventory counts printing labels and putting out required inventory signage.
• Assist with day-to-day branch operations including but not limited to loading unloading and auditing material receiving material into inventory and sales counter support.
• Demonstrate the ability to provide supervision support and training to the branch sales and site operations team members.
• Demonstrate the ability to guide and coach the team in developing and maintaining outstanding service to MNI Direct customers (internal and external)
• Demonstrate the ability to provide timely input and analysis of all aspects of the branch and business operations
• Demonstrate the ability to research analyze and evaluate business metrics towards improvement
• Demonstrate the ability to train supervise and oversee safe operations of all facets of branch activities
• Participates in the onboarding mentorship program for new hires.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Required Skills Knowledge & Training

Education

• High School diploma required
• Bachelors Degree required or equivalent experience (Horticulture or Business preferred)
• 3 years of management or leadership experience preferred

Skills and Training

• Strong communication organization and time management skills
• Have excellent general computer skills in Microsoft Office
• Possess expert Customer Service skills
• Ability to visualize problems and develop solutions; especially in customer and personnel matters
• Must be a leader; able to inspire others to achieve outstanding results

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged sitting standing walking and lifting over 50 pounds
• Ability to work a flexible schedule (M-F) and occasional weekends
• Ability to work in severe weather conditions; both heat and cold
• Comfortable with the use of all HME and vehicles the branch holds and maintains