America's Gardening Resource, Inc., an employee-owned company, is America’s leading direct marketing source of innovative gardening products.
Seasonal Retail Work
We are hiring many seasonal positions in our retail stores. Join our employee family for competitive wages, generous discounts, the BEST customers and coworkers, and an energetic culture. Come to one of our retail job fairs, listed below, or fill out an application at 128 Intervale Road, Burlington. You can also download an application. For more about working in our Vermont stores, read The Dirt on Working at Gardener's Supply.
Retail Job Fairs
3-5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 4 and 11
Gardener's Supply (Williston store)
472 Marshall Avenue, Williston, VT Map to store
Job Hotline: 660-3518
More Seasonal Positions in Our Vermont Stores
Nursery Lead (Burlington): Supervise the day-to-day operations of the nursery with primary responsibility for service standards, plant health, efficient operations and interdepartmental functions. This person will help control costs by keeping nursery plants healthy. The ideal candidate has at least two years of direct customer service experience; advanced gardening and horticultural knowledge; and experience supervising a team, individual or tasks. This person must have strong communication skills and be able to stay organized, focused and calm in a fast-paced environment.
Design and Installation Associates: must have a minimum of one year of landscaping
experience, be able to lift 60 pounds, have a valid Vermont Driver’s License and clean driving
record, and have excellent customer service skills. Openings will start on or around the middle
of April. (Williston store only)
Customer Service Associates: must have a minimum of one year of customer service
experience and must love working with the public. Gardening experience is a plus. Full-time
and part-time openings will start on or around the middle of April.
Perennials Associates: must have a strong working knowledge of perennials, combined
with excellent customer skills. Openings will start around the beginning of May. (Williston
store only)
Nursery Associates: must have a minimum of one year of nursery experience, excellent
customer service skills and a strong working knowledge of trees, shrubs, and woody
ornamentals. Full-time and part-time openings will start on or around the middle of April.
Yard Associates: must be able to lift 60 pounds and have excellent customer service skills.
Experience with skid steers, bobcats and heavy equipment is a plus. Full-time and part-time
openings will start around the beginning of April.
Seasonal Gardening Associates: must have a minimum of one year of landscaping or
gardening experience; able to lift 60 pounds. Full-time openings start in May.
Annuals Associates: must have a strong working knowledge of annuals, vegetables and
herbs combined with excellent customer service skills. Openings will start around mid- to late
April. (Williston store only)
Live Goods Receiving Associate: must have strong organizational and communication
skills; inventory control and plant knowledge preferred. Full-time position is available from
April to June, possibly beyond. (Williston store only)
Commercial Sales Associates: must have a minimum of one year of nursery experience,
excellent customer service skills and a strong working knowledge of trees, shrubs, and woody
ornamentals. Landscaping experience preferred. Must be able to lift 60 pounds. Full and
part-time openings will start at the beginning of April. (Williston store only)
Seasonal Warehouse Work
We are hiring now for seasonal warehouse jobs. For more information, please call the Job Hotline at: 660-3JOB. If you are interested in applying, please fill out an application at 128 Intervale Road, Burlington. You can also download an application.
Database Developer/Administrator
Our IT team is looking for someone with a solid understanding of software development concepts and methodologies, relational database design, object-oriented programming and N-Tier architecture. You will be working in an environment that values industry-recognized best practices to build and deploy secure, extensible, scalable and maintainable applications. You will be expected to work with other members of the IT team and different business areas to translate requirements into smart solutions using Microsoft’s technology stack (Dynamics AX, .Net, SQL Server, SharePoint, Exchange, and IIS). The team will count on you to perform the database administration tasks for our SQL and Oracle servers to keep them running at peak performance.
Assistant Buyer
We’re seeking an Assistant Buyer who will use their strong computer, analytical and organizational skills to support the Buyer maximize sales and profits. Our ideal candidate has at least an intermediate proficiency in Excel and Word and has the ability to quickly learn new systems. This person should also have strong communication and organizational skills, an affinity for merchandising process and product-sourcing, absolutely thrives on managing scores of details and playing a valuable supporting role. Purchasing experience is a real plus. Catalog/Direct Marketing or merchandising experience is helpful.
Inventory Planner
We are seeking an Inventory Planner to join our Merchandising/Inventory Control team who will manage our product orders and maintain inventory levels to support all our businesses. They will use forecasted demand tools, prior history and order flow/completion to anticipate and meet our customer demands and meet our corporate fill-rate goals. This person will also be responsible for managing the drop ship process for all GSC drop ship SKUs across all product categories. Our ideal candidate has purchasing experience in a direct-marketing environment, with international purchasing experience. In addition, the candidate has a four-year college degree, or equivalent life experience.
Design and Installation Supervisor
Based at our store in Williston, VT, the Design and Installation (D&I) Supervisor will oversee the landscape design and installation team and deliveries of soil, mulch and plants. This person will work closely with the Commercial Manager to improve sales, profit and customer experience. The ideal candidate has a minimum of two years' customer service experience; three or more years in landscape design or a related degree; advanced gardening knowledge; and experience supervising a team or individual. In addition, the candidate must have good communication skills and be able to remain organized, focused and calm in a fast-paced environment.
