About this role
Manager Design Operations
Bachman’s is committed to creating a caring environment while inspiring a passion for bringing beauty to life.
Join Bachman’s as a Manager Design Operations and lead the team behind our beautiful floral and planted creations. In this key leadership role, you'll guide daily operations, optimize production processes, and develop a talented design team to meet customer demand and exceed quality expectations. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy building successful teams, we'd love to hear from you. Position Duties:
- Lead and supervise daily Design production, assigning work and ensuring quality and efficiency.
- Manage labor allocation across multiple business units to meet production demands.
- Plan, forecast, and communicate team production schedules.
- Schedule staff and control labor expenses to achieve budget goals.
- Support employee performance through coaching, training, and development.
- Conduct performance reviews, provide feedback, and recognize team achievements.
- Foster a positive, engaged, and productive team environment.
- Oversee department operations, ensuring adequate materials, supplies, and workspace.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and collaboration across departments.
- Frequently lift 10-30 lbs, occasionally lift 50 lbs.
- Standing on feet most of the day.
- Ability to push/pull loaded carts on a daily basis.
- Temperature variations.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Requires minimum 5 years’ experience and extensive knowledge of Floral Design, products and techniques, to be able to fill all types of design orders at the highest quality level. Floral Designer IV level.
- Must be able to respond positively and lead teams through stressful situations and peak business time periods.
- Requires supervisory training with experience in hiring, scheduling, managing performance including disciplining and maintaining employee morale in a productive environment.
- Requires deep understanding of spoilage principles and activities.
- Requires exceptional communication skills to effectively lead and communicate with individuals on work direction and performance issues.
- Requires the ability to resolve interdepartmental issues involving inventory, labor, schedules, employee issues and special-order coordination.
- Requires planning ability to develop and execute seasonal peaks, and everyday activities.
- Must have operational skills to lead and organize an effective and efficient physical working space.
- Requires reading and math skills to research and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of the business and operations to deliver business goals.
- Requires technology skills including email, excel and Bachman’s sales and inventory systems.
- Must be able to take on special projects requested by Executive Committee
Benefits:
- Employee Discount
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision
- Life and AD&D
- Disability, Accident, Critical Illness Insurance
- 401(K)
- ID Watchdog
- Pet Insurance
- Wellness
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- PTO
- Paid Holidays (6/year)
Don’t settle, come grow with us!
Bachman’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer