Benefits:

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job Summary: Karin’s Florist, a beloved floral destination since 1956, is seeking a skilled professional to manage both floral processing and purchasing responsibilities. This role ensures flowers are fresh, high-quality, and ready for design and delivery by overseeing all processing operations, including unpacking, cleaning, sorting, tagging, and organizing. Additionally, you will source premium flowers and hard goods, maintain vendor relationships, and identify trends to keep our offerings innovative and appealing. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for quality and detail, this position is for you!

ESSENTIAL SKILLS/ABILITIES:

Purchasing & Inventory Management

Source and purchase fresh flowers and hard goods while maintaining established cost-of-goods targets.

Research and introduce new floral varieties and products to keep offerings innovative; present recommendations to leadership.

Build and maintain strong relationships with wholesalers and growers; negotiate competitive pricing and secure quality products.

Conduct price comparisons and competitive bids to ensure value on flowers and hard goods.

Monitor and manage inventory levels to ensure timely restocking, minimize waste, and support profitability.

Take regular inventory counts; restock supplies and prep containers as needed.

Collaborate with designers and leadership on weddings, events, and seasonal campaigns to ensure product availability and quality.

Floral Processing & Quality Control

Receive floral shipments; verify invoices, inspect for quality, and report any discrepancies or issues.

Process all incoming flowers promptly, ensuring proper hydration, tagging, and sorting for special orders and designer arrangements.

Rotate stock daily and remove expired or damaged flowers to maintain freshness.

Maintain clean, organized, and properly labeled floral coolers and work areas; clean and sanitize buckets, vases, and tools regularly.

Pull and organize flowers for the daily tag list; communicate any missing or subpar products to designers and supervisors immediately.

Ensure freshest flowers are accessible for designers and ready for upcoming orders.

Leadership & Coordination

Provide daily workflow direction to the processing team to ensure efficiency and adherence to quality standards.

Coordinate with designers and the general manager to maintain inventory readiness.

Complete end-of-shift checkouts with the supervisor for task verification and cooler walkthrough.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Proven experience in floral buying, retail sales, or a related field.

Strong organization and negotiation skills.

Ability to manage budgets and maintain cost of goods within established targets.

Excellent communication and customer service skills.

A keen eye for detail and a passion for floral design and quality

Familiarity with wholesale flower markets and suppliers is preferred.

Ability to work a flexible schedule to include Saturdays, and holidays are required.

To apply: email HR@karinsflorist.com with cover letter and resume. Please put “Floral Buyer & Processing Lead” in the email subject line.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. This is a full-time position. We offer competitive pay, benefits and paid vacations and holidays.

Karin’s Florist provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to, including but not limited to, race, sex, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity or expression, national origin or ethnicity, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, or veteran status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.