Merchandise Manager

Energy Innovation Corp; Chula Vista (CA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth track

Hands-on mentorship

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

InnovateNow in Chula Vista, CA, is seeking a Merchandise Manager to own the day-to-day rhythm of our operations, ensuring quality output and timely delivery in a fast-paced, zero-bureaucracy environment.

You will maintain current skills, identify procedural gaps, and drive cross-functional collaboration while coaching teams to improve across three time zones. This role emphasizes customer-centric, deadline-driven performance and ambiguity navigation.

Qualifications

• Portfolio or work samples demonstrating general expertise.
• Experience thriving in a customer-centric, deadline-driven setting.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written.

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day rhythm of general work across the Chula Vista operation.
• Keep skills current through ongoing training and self-directed learning.
• Identify gaps in current procedures and recommend workable fixes.
• Close the loop on every Chula Vista request you touch.
• Keep the temporary schedule realistic when everyone wants everything yesterday.
• Carry the Prioritization thread across three time zones and two tools.
• Spot where Process Improvement breaks before it shows up in a dashboard.
• Bridge Cross-Functional Collaboration and Coaching so neither team works in the dark.

Skills

Portfolio samples

Customer-centric mindset

Deadline-driven

Ambiguity navigation

Quality & consistency

Job description

The right Merchandise Manager will combine Prioritization and Professionalism to solve real problems for the people we serve. A manager seat in CA that values Professionalism, pays $116,000 - $178,000 for 6 years of it, and hands you the wheel early.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day rhythm of general work across our Chula Vista, CA operation
• Keep skills current through ongoing training and self-directed learning
• Identify gaps in current procedures and recommend workable fixes
• Close the loop on every Chula Vista request you touch
• Keep the temporary schedule realistic when everyone wants everything yesterday
• Carry the Prioritization thread across three time zones and two tools
• Spot where Process Improvement breaks before it shows up in a dashboard
• Bridge Cross-Functional Collaboration and Coaching so neither team works in the dark

What You'll Bring

• Comfort working in a fast-paced, zero-bureaucracy environment
• A keen eye for quality and consistency in your output
• A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your general expertise
• A teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself
• A point of view on InnovateNow's space, sharpened by your own reading
• Experience thriving in a customer-centric, deadline-driven setting like InnovateNow
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written

InnovateNow was founded on a hunch that general could be far less awful, and Chula Vista turned out to be the perfect place to prove it. We protect Fridays for learning, so spend them chasing Cross-Functional Collaboration or Process Improvement, your call.

We are offering $116,000 - $178,000, a clear growth track, hands-on mentorship, and the kind of flexibility that keeps CA talent happy.

Updated today and reviewed daily, the general role stays open.