Job description

Lake Street Supply is a small but growing company committed to improving city life in meaningful and sustainable ways with a focus on environmental products and systems. We are looking for a hard-working, organize person to assist in managing day-to-day operations as well as expanding and improving growing aspects of our business including soils, organics and urban agriculture. We offer a casual but active workday with a kind staff and loyal customer base. Our location is in Chicago and convenient to buses, trains, and expressways.

Responsibilities:

• Create and/or implement management systems pertaining to customer support, employee management, and equipment maintenance
• Provide expertise to customers and staff re: soils, compost, organics, etc.
• Improve merchandising of products, especially soils and organics
• Contribute to product line development
• Assist with point-of-scale and phone-in business
• Create and maintain safety/security protocols
• Participate fully as a member of the team, including helping with customer loading and other projects/duties as they rise

Qualifications:

• Degree in horticulture and/or business
• Experience with or knowledge of horticulture
• Exposure to construction materials
• Background/interest in urban agriculture
• Retail or sales experience
• Organized, assertive, hard-working, eager for responsibility
• Able to work long, early seasonal hours in a bustling workplace
• Comfortable in sales role
• Ability to carry up to 75 pounds and climb up and down skids up to 4 feet tall

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