Company description

CULTIVATING WELLNESS THROUGH THE GIFTS AND BEAUTY OF NATURE AND THE MAGIC OF BLOOMS ON WHIDBEY ISLAND

Luxury Florist Annemarie Schweiger creates custom floral and plant arrangements, interweaving flowers, crystals, and various elements of nature into her unique designs and boutique selections. Admire the delicacy and artistry of blooms from distinct arrangements created just for you.

Job description

🌸 Bloom with Exquisite Blumen 🌸

Exquisite Blumen is a new Whidbey Island floral wellness boutique opening in the heart of Langley, and we need your help! The boutique will launch in late spring 2025 as a retail shop in Langley Village and an online store. Part-time assistance is needed for owner Annemarie Schweiger during the pre-launch phase, with the option to transition to full-time and manage the store once open. You will be pivotal in enforcing the high standards of exceptional service that we plan to provide the discerning clientele of Exquisite Blumen, and maintaining the vendor relationships that will sustain our wide range of beautiful floral wellness products.

Responsibilities (training provided):
- Provide high-level administrative support to the owner as needed
- Run errands as needed (mileage reimbursed)
- Help set up the physical space at the new retail store
- Meticulously update inventory records
- Coordinate with vendors and receive shipments as needed
- Become proficient with Wix POS & website
- Design and send compelling, beautiful newsletters
- Assist with the creation of beautiful social media content
- Learn talking points for all the products sold, including a diverse array of flowers, plants, wellness products, tea, crystals, and books
- Communicate gracefully and swiftly with customers & community members (in person, over the phone, via email, through text, through social media)
- Maintain health of in-store product displays, including flowers
- Write product descriptions as needed
- [After shop launch] Welcome all customers as they enter shop
- [After shop launch] Ring up customers, package orders

Qualifications:
- A thoughtful, action-oriented individual
- Respectful of all people
- Able to lift up to 40 pounds occasionally as needed
- Able to carry lightweight items up stairs
- Have own transportation (reliable car able to hold several large boxes)
- Able to work independently or as part of our friendly team
- Customer service experience
- Proficiency in retail POS cashier systems, able to switch between website ordering and POS checkouts (detailed training provided)
- Website, computer, social media experience (detailed training provided)
- Light bookkeeping as needed (receipt tracking, spreadsheet updating)
- Experience meeting the needs of multiple customers at once
- Exemplary verbal and written communication skills
- Warm and polished demeanor; able to remain calm in stressful situations
- Passion for life & the beauty of nature!

Details:
Part-time position with opportunity to go full-time when the shop opens.
Mostly on-site work in Langley and Clinton, some remote work as needed.
Hourly wage: $22-$24/hour, depending on experience.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

Application instructions

Deadline

March 15, 2025