Greenhouse/Nursery General Manager

Role and Responsibilities:

• Oversees and works with the Greenhouse Manager
• Manage growers to enforce and improve growing protocols.
• Create, analyze and report monthly profitability results.
• Develop production plans, with input from Sales, Management and Suppliers, so as to maximize sales, output and profitability of the facility.
• Works with sales and management in production planning and order fulfillment.
• Ensure labor cost objectives are met, help improve productivity and efficiency, and reduce costs where possible.
• Create and manage budget plans in line with sustaining and growing the business.
• Maintain high quality control standards and ensure order fulfillment
• Hire and train key staff and provide coaching to the members of the team to help them achieve peak performance as individuals and as team members.
• Analyze and review production trends.
• Coordinate with shipping and logistics team to ensure consistent effective delivery of young plants.

Key Skills:

• Must be able to manage conflicts.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, and must be good at math.
• Must be familiar with green house environmental computers.
• Must be able and willing to work with IT department to understand and improve proprietary systems.
• Bi-Lingual in English and Spanish preferred.

Candidate Profile Education And Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as management in the Horticulture industry.
• Must have experience working with young plants.
• Any additional relevant growing or management training.

• Must have strong communication, leadership, planning and organization skills.