Project Manager

Company Description

Founded in 1963, Dewar Nurseries is a family-owned wholesale nursery with more than six decades of experience growing quality plants and lasting partnerships.

From our roots in Central Florida, we’ve grown to serve major retailers and garden centers across more than 25 states, offering a diverse assortment of flowering plants, tropicals, edibles, roses, and specialty varieties.

While our business continues to grow and evolve, our foundation remains the same: a commitment to quality, innovation, strong relationships, and the people behind every plant we grow.

At Dewar Nurseries, we’re proud of where we started, excited about where we’re growing, and committed to making the world a more beautiful place—one flower at a time.

Role Description

This position provides direct support to company leadership while helping coordinate projects, priorities, and day-to-day initiatives across the organization. The Project Manager will play an important role in bringing greater organization, structure, and follow-through to company operations by managing projects, tracking deadlines and action items, coordinating across departments, and helping develop and implement procedures as needed.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, and adaptable, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in an environment where needs may shift from day to day. A strong fit will be someone who takes initiative, communicates effectively with both leadership and team members, and is comfortable helping move projects from planning through completion. This individual should value the collaborative nature of a family-owned business and have the professionalism, sound judgment, discretion, and flexibility needed to become a trusted resource to the leadership team.

Responsibilities

• Manage executive calendars, meetings, scheduling priorities, and follow-up items.
• Coordinate company projects and initiatives from planning through completion, ensuring deadlines, responsibilities, and next steps are clearly communicated.
• Track project timelines, action items, and deliverables, following up with team members as needed to keep priorities moving forward.
• Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas and supporting materials, document key decisions, and help ensure action items are completed.
• Serve as a liaison between company leadership and departments to support communication, organization, and alignment on priorities.
• Identify opportunities to improve organization and efficiency and assist with developing and implementing company procedures and processes.
• Prepare reports, correspondence, project updates, and other materials for company leadership.
• Assist with planning and coordinating company events, meetings, operational initiatives, and other special projects.
• Manage office supply inventory and coordinate purchasing and other office-related needs.
• Handle confidential and sensitive company information with professionalism and discretion.
• Provide administrative support to leadership as needed, including correspondence, document preparation, data entry, scanning, mailing, and other day-to-day responsibilities.
• Adapt to changing priorities and take ownership of new projects and responsibilities as business needs evolve.

Qualifications

• Bilingual in English and Spanish (required)
• At least 1 year of administrative or executive support experience
• Bachelor's degree (preferred)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional organizational and time-management abilities
• Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask
• Positive, professional attitude with excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritize competing responsibilities in a fast-paced environment
• Self-starter who takes initiative and anticipates needs before they arise
• Resourceful problem solver with sound judgment
• Comfortable handling confidential information with discretion
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and general office technology
• Dependable, adaptable, and eager to learn