General Manager

BEST Human Capital & Advisory Group

$130K *
Food & Beverages
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 7 years of leadership experience in grower operations
  • In-depth industry knowledge of horticulture, greenhouse, landscaping, or nursery sectors
  • Exceptional organizational and time-management skills
  • Intermediate to advanced proficiency in MS Office applications
  • Strong background in management, supply chain, logistics, agriculture, marketing, sales, and finance
  • Excellent leadership and collaboration skills with the ability to influence diverse groups
  • Previous General Manager experience in a nursery or greenhouse is preferred

Responsibilities

  • Lead the team effectively within the first 60 days
  • Utilize LEAN principles for daily operations management
  • Achieve annual sales and profit goals through team management
  • Conduct bi-weekly executive meetings
  • Facilitate communication and conflict resolution among departments
  • Oversee crop production operations to meet quality standards
  • Ensure compliance with worker protection and safety standards
  • Manage budget creation and adherence for the entire business
  • Analyze budget data on a weekly basis
  • Supervise the production management process and forecasting activities
  • Initiate and oversee capital projects such as expansions or technology upgrades

Benefits

  • Health and retirement benefits
  • Incentives based on performance
  • Opportunity for professional growth in a pivotal leadership role
  • Engagement with trade show events every two years
Full Job Description
Job Description
POSITION OVERVIEW:

The General Manager (GM) will be responsible for communications,customer relations, operations, production, human resources,finances, and planning at our nursery. The GM will act as a leaderto the entire organization, reporting directly to ownership andtaking responsibility for the organization's performance.

Location:Montgomery, Alabama

Reports To:Ownership

Supervise Others: Yes, all members of staff, including directreports from department heads.

Travel:10%, Trade show events every two years.

Compensation: $130KK (dependent on experience) plusincentives & health/retirement benefits

RESPONSIBILITIES:

People Management
• Assume full responsibility to lead the team within 60 days ofstart date
• Use LEAN principles to manage all day-to-day activities of anexperienced team of department heads
• The GM will be responsible for achieving annual sales andprofit goals as well as the management and motivation of the teams
• Run bi-weekly EC meeting
• Help departments communicate and solve differences
• Assist in proper distribution of labor
• Hire department managers, if needed
• Supervise all operations involved with producing the crop ontime and to the agreed upon standards
• Maintain required records and see that worker protectionstandards are followed.
• Understand the potential safety hazards in work areas, and actto make employees jobs' safe
• Communicate safety concerns promptly to maintenance if youcan't fix the problems yourself
• Maintain a zero-tolerance attitude for unsafe work conditionsand practices
• You are expected to lead by example and equip people to besuccessful in their jobs

Financial Management
• Create and adhere to budgets for all areas of business
• Weekly analysis of budget adherence
• Oversight of P&L statement

Production Management
• Oversee grow recipes, ensuring that they are completed in atimely and accurate manner and that they are updated quickly whenthe situation dictates
• Oversee the management of irrigation, nutrient levels, andenvironmental control systems
• Oversee the development & successful execution ofproduction goals for ALL departments
• Oversee the timely completion of production forecasting &sales forecasting and ensure that they account for each other andthat those forecasts are clearly executed in daily practices
• Oversee & manage productivity and process efficiency in ALLdepartments by strategically advising when necessary
• Initiate and manage capital projects as needed i.e. expansion,greenhouse building, acquisition of new technology etc.

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS:
• A minimum of 7 year's leadership and grower operationsexperience. REQUIRED
• Industry knowledge of specific characteristics and culturewithin the horticulture, greenhouse, landscaping and or nurserysector. REQUIRED
• Exceptional organization, time-management, customer follow-upup and administrative skills
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills with MS Office (Word,Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Combination of knowledge and experience showing prior expertisein management, supply chain and logistics, agriculture, marketing,sales, and finance.
• Excellent leadership skills, ability to collaborate withmultiple teams and on numerous projects, and the ability toinfluence both small (3-7 leaders) and large (entire company) groupsfor best results.
• Previous Nursery and/or greenhouse GM experience. Preferred

The GM position is an exceptional opportunity for the rightcandidate who wishes to be a valued contributor to the next round ofgrowth. If you are interested in talking with us, we are interestedin you!

Please apply for this position or send your resume to Ben,Harrison, or Todd at [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] if you haverequisite consultative experience in nursery production,organizational leadership and this role fits your career objectives.

All inquiries are confidentially Protected and Appreciated

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