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Inventory Manager

Loen Nursery is a field and container grown nursery with wholesale locations in Woodburn, Cipole, and Aurora, OR as well as a retail location in Sherwood, OR. We are seeking skilled and inspired plant people for positions in numerous departments. For viewing more open employment opportunities with us, please visit: https://order.loennursery.com/t-employment.aspx
Wholesale Nursery Inventory Manager
Requirements:
  • Provide accurate accounting of plants/trees/shrubs, tools, machinery, and other horticultural supplies
  • Provide detailed information about plants/trees/shrubs to sales, office staff, and owner
  • Taking active inventory of the wholesale nursery in a scheduled fashion per plant category/section in the nursery
  • Provide detailed information in the inventory log, dated entries, notes, etc. for the wholesale team to use in proprietary orders and situations. Ex.) Vegetative vs flowering stage information, size, quality, cut back, etc.
  • Train section managers and field inventory workers as to best practices for accurate and efficient inventory/quality assurance in the pulling and prepping of plants/trees/shrubs for shipping
  • Track inventory counts actively in and out per plant cultivar
  • Collection of information on plant movement, intake, and loss in corroboration with growers and section managers
  • Track vendor vouchers and information tags to also include in applicable reports
  • Manage counts on transferred plants between wholesale locations and re-inventoried plants to be put back in correct locations
  • Delegate tasks to section managers, nursery labor staff and direct correct sorting and placing of plants/trees/shrubs
  • Work alongside receiving manager to ensure inventories are correct
  • Tagging and tracking plants/trees/shrubs in the field, logging tags, and reviewing with growers/section managers
  • Removal of unsaleable plants/trees/shrubs from inventory and throughout the nursery
  • Correction of negative quantities within the inventory software and throughout the nursery
  • Keep accurate counts of fast moving/high value product, on a weekly basis in the busy season
  • Maintain planting/digging dates for production throughout the growing season
  • Working with growers to activate plants/trees/shrubs that are ready for sale, typically every other week
  • Manage section workers and growers on recording information on section block signs Ex.) Fertilizer dates, pruning/cut back dates, active quantities, plant names, etc.
  • Place, organize, and track plants/trees/shrubs that are tagged for orders, those that need to be pulled and prepped for shipping, those that have been sold
Qualifications:
  • 2 to 4 year degree in horticulture/agriculture/forestry or related field/work experience
  • Experience working in nurseries, garden centers, farm environment, etc.
  • Highly organized and efficient, good with numbers, lists, and data entry
  • Skilled in Excel and inventory software
  • Positive attitude, empathy, and a love for nature
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to direct/lead others
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus
If interested in the position, please visit us at our website - https://order.loennursery.com/t-employment.aspx
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $38,000.00 to $45,000.00 /year