Experienced Landscape Designer

Merrifield Garden Center Corp • Falls Church, VA

406d

About The Position

The Experienced Landscape Designer at Merrifield Garden Center is responsible for designing, selling, and overseeing various landscaping projects, including hardscaping elements like patios and outdoor kitchens. This role involves direct interaction with clients to understand their landscaping needs and translating those into detailed designs and proposals. The designer will work closely with a team of specialists to ensure the successful execution of projects, maintaining high customer satisfaction throughout the process.

Requirements

• 5+ years of proven sales experience in landscape design.
• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Positive, respectful, can-do attitude.
• Highly motivated, self-driven individual with extreme attention to detail.
• Knowledge of plants and gardening, including local and native plant options.
• A good driving record and the ability to use their own vehicle for transportation to job sites.
• Ability to work individually or in a team environment.
• Ability to stand or be physically active for hours at a time.
• Ability to lift and move plants and heavy bagged products.
• Ability to work without close supervision.
• A degree in landscape design, landscape architecture, horticulture, or a related field is highly desirable.
• Experience with computer-based design systems is a plus.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in residential and/or commercial landscape design.
• Familiarity with hardscaping projects such as patios, walkways, driveways, and walls.

Responsibilities

• Designing, selling, and overseeing all types of landscaping jobs, including landscape construction projects.
• Meeting prospective clients at their homes to discuss landscaping plans and verbally sharing initial concepts during the walk-through.
• Formulating a design for the client based on the initial meeting, which may include a detailed landscape drawing.
• Developing and presenting proposals to clients.
• Meeting clients at the nursery to show them plants outlined in the design and presenting different options based on their feedback.
• Coordinating with other team members and suppliers to determine project details and scope.
• Project managing the installation process.
• Following up with customers during the planning process, installation process, and after the job is complete to ensure complete satisfaction.
• Maintaining a sales pipeline of potential clients and following up via phone call, email, or in-person visits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees