How to hire a flower shop manager

How to hire a flower shop manager, step by step

Here's a step-by-step flower shop manager hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a flower shop manager job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new flower shop manager
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the flower shop manager you need to hire. Certain flower shop manager roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a flower shop manager to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a flower shop manager that fits the bill.

   This list presents flower shop manager salaries for various positions.

   Type of Flower Shop Manager	Description	Hourly rate
   Flower Shop Manager		$31-56
   Team Leader	Team leaders are responsible for managing a team for a specific project or work component. They primarily guide the team members and ensure that they are still working towards the set goals... Show more	$17-60
   Sales Leader	A Sales Leader's responsibility is more than just leading. Most of the tasks involve monitoring the progress of sales, creating strategies to attain financial gains, managing the workforce, and as well as suggesting and enforcing particular options that would be beneficial for the sales and the company... Show more	$15-66

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Customer Service
   • Experimental Design
   • Sales Floor
   • Inventory Control
   • Flower Shop
   • Logistics
   • Floral Design
   • Windows
   • Freight Flow
   • Customer Orders
   • Stock Room
   • Store Sales
   • DOT
   • POS

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage gift registry for 48 stores consisting of 13,000 annual registries, $9.8MM in sales.
   • Propose and develop the XML publisher for the PO dispatch process.
   • Participate in organizational performance management processes.
   • Participate in organizational performance management processes.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your flower shop manager job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A flower shop manager salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, flower shop managers' average salary in alaska is 49% less than in texas.
   • Seniority. Entry-level flower shop managers earn 44% less than senior-level flower shop managers.
   • Certifications. A flower shop manager with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a flower shop manager's salary.

   Average flower shop manager salary

   $88,728yearly

   $42.66 hourly rate

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   Entry-level flower shop manager salary

   $66,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 23, 2026

4. Writing a flower shop manager job description

   A good flower shop manager job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a flower shop manager job description:

   Flower shop manager job description example

   What you'll need to have
   
   * 5 years of experience working in a retail and/or logistics role on a tactical and operational level, including previous management experience of leading others with a proven record of successful leadership of people and business.
   * Experience working through others, setting priorities, delegating responsibility and giving open and honest feedback.
   * Experience setting and implementing action plans, providing clear direction and follow-up on stated goals.
   * Experience with meeting agreed budgets and goals and working on plans over several years.
   
   Your responsibilities
   
   Contributes to a seamless customer experience with a safe, effective and efficient goods flow process by taking direct responsibility for the following:
   
   * Secures a living capacity plan and an effective, qualitative, and efficient goods flow process. This includes, goods receiving, replenishment, and order fulfillment and enables an excellent customer shopping experience through maintaining the Self Service warehouse, product quality, and on time order fulfillment.
   * Secures the highest goods availability to enable customer order fulfillment at the lowest possible cost, in collaboration with external service providers and internal partners.
   * Contributes to the development of local business and logistics action plans and ensures their implement goods flow processes.
   * Secures close cooperation and strong communication with various transport planning departments in order to optimize the Inbound and Outbound deliveries.
   * contribute to achieving long-term profitability in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way.
   * Contributes to achieving long-term profitability in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way by take relevant actions to lower environmental impact.
   * Contributes to an environment where the IKEA culture is a strong and living reality that embraces the diversity of co-workers and customers.
   
   Together as a Team
   
   We're the team behind the scenes that make the IKEA products available to the many people. As a diverse mix of co-workers we use our supply process expertise to balance range and space capacity with forecasting and ordering to provide customers with high availability while minimizing costs. If you've wonder who's responsible for finding effective and efficient ways of picking up the products for our customers, that's us. We're passionate about working together to improve the customer experience at IKEA!
   
   Apply now!
   
   JOB TYPE - Permanent, Salaried
   
   BENEFITS ELIGIBLE? Yes
   
   HOURS - Salaried role. Retail environment, must have open availability Monday through Sunday
   
   The salary range for this role is $81,827 - $118,600
   
   We offer competitive benefits and perks, such as medical and Rx*, dental, vison, 401k, meal deal, store discount, autism coverage, parental leave, pet insurance, education assistance and more.

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right flower shop manager for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your flower shop manager job on Zippia to find and recruit flower shop manager candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit flower shop managers, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new flower shop manager

   Once you've found the flower shop manager candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   To prepare for the new flower shop manager first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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