Company Overview

A Sharper Image Landscaping is looking for knowledgeable, passionate, and driven individuals interested in joining a growing team with never-ending advancement opportunities. We strive to be known for the contributions and improvements to our customers’ outdoor living spaces, our employees’ lives, and our overall communities by embodying our values of quality, integrity, and innovation. If you are interested in helping us achieve our mission of fulfilling customers’ landscaping dreams by enhancing the beauty and value of their properties through high-quality competitively priced landscaping services then we invite you to join our team.

Job Overview

As a project and purchasing assistant, you will assist the project manager with purchasing and other tasks in order to prepare for projects. This includes communicating with customers, ordering job materials, and other tasks to ensure timely and quality services. This is a part-time, non-exempt position with hours typically falling within Monday through Saturday 7:30 am-5:00 pm at varying locations.

Responsibilities

**This is a new and developing position. Changes are highly likely**

• Coordinate with Project Manager on project budget, schedules, manpower, materials, equipment, and subcontractors
• Collaborate to manage change requests in order to provide a smooth transition for our clients and employees
• Monitor project progress to ensure projects are on track for completion and manage labor daily 
• Order project materials ahead of time to ensure projects are completed as scheduled
• Communicate with customers as follows:
• Email customer 1 week before project begins
• Meet with customer 1 week before project begins
• Answer questions and provide updates as necessary while project is in progress
• Schedule and complete final walk through with customer
• Collect, analyze and maintain accurate data related to projects and report it in a timely manner
• Actively seek out ways to improve processes and procedures to help us meet our mission and vision
• Other duties as assigned

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation dependent upon experience and qualifications
• Bonus opportunities
• Weekly pay
• Overtime pay
• Paid personal time off
• Health and dental insurance
• Life Insurance
• Accidental Death and Disability Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Company phone and computer
• Employee discounts on nationally-recognized, brand-name products and local retailers
• Professional development opportunities

• 1+ years of purchasing experience or degree in a similar field 
• Bilingual (English and Spanish)
• Knowledge of irrigation, retaining walls, patios, fences, pergolas, fire pits, outdoor kitchens and other general landscaping
• Knowledge of basic geometry
• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and organizational skills
• Strong oral communication, interpersonal and writing skills
• Must possess a valid Colorado Driver’s License and clean MVR
• Ability to behave in a professional and ethical manner
• Effectively use a variety of technology tools including but not limited to Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, Aspire, Paylocity, Quickbooks, Macintosh and iOS Operating Systems.
• Ability to read landscape plans
• Ability to lift heavy objects
• Ability to work in direct sunlight and extreme conditions – temperatures may exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit
• Ability to bend, stoop, twist and kneel continuously throughout the day for extended periods of time
• Work 8+ hours per day with applicable breaks x 6 days/week (some overtime/weekend work required)