Merchandise Manager

Manufacturing Advantage; Eugene (OR); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits worth having

Job summary

Manufacturing Advantage, based in Eugene, OR, is seeking a Merchandise Manager to drive outcomes from its base in Eugene. The role targets high-impact Problem Solving initiatives with a compensation range of $95,000 to $150,000 yearly, reflecting ownership and a results-driven culture.

You will own the middle stages of projects, partner across departments, and collaborate with vendors and customers to move initiatives forward while maintaining quality standards.

Qualifications

• Manager-level experience in a freelance setting.
• Proven accountability in delivering outcomes.
• Coaching and cultural awareness experience.
• Familiarity with tools/frameworks for cultural awareness.
• Strong time-management and action orientation.
• Understanding of industry best practices.
• Coaching skills developed in freelance environments.

Responsibilities

• Read a Problem Solving system you didn't build and improve it anyway
• Meet established deadlines while upholding Manufacturing Advantage quality standardsCollaborate with cross-functional teams across Manufacturing Advantage to hit shared goals
• Own the boring middle of a project, not just the kickoff
• Partner sideways with teams who rarely sit in the same room
• Move general decisions forward when consensus stalls
• Represent Manufacturing Advantage professionally with vendors, partners, and customers
• Refuse to let Problem Solving debt quietly accumulate on your watch

Skills

Manager-level freelance experience

Accountability

Coaching

Cultural Awareness

Time management

Industry best practices

Coaching skills

Job description

Joining Manufacturing Advantage as a Merchandise Manager means Eugene becomes your base and Problem Solving becomes your lever for $95,000 - $150,000-level impact. Trade 8 years of Facilitation for $95,000 - $150,000 and you also get general ownership and a Manufacturing Advantage crew that wants you to win.

Key Responsibilities

• Read a Problem Solving system you didn't build and improve it anyway
• Meet established deadlines while upholding Manufacturing Advantage quality standardsCollaborate with cross-functional teams across Manufacturing Advantage to hit shared goals
• Own the boring middle of a project, not just the kickoff
• Partner sideways with teams who rarely sit in the same room
• Move general decisions forward when consensus stalls
• Represent Manufacturing Advantage professionally with vendors, partners, and customers
• Refuse to let Problem Solving debt quietly accumulate on your watch

What You'll Bring

• Experience at the manager level inside a freelance role
• Fluency in Accountability earned the hard way, not just from a tutorial
• Fluency across Coaching and Cultural Awareness, with strong opinions on both
• Familiarity with Cultural Awareness and related tools or frameworks
• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action
• Solid understanding of general best practices and industry standards
• Practical Coaching skills sharpened in a freelance setting

Manufacturing Advantage is a detail-loving engineering shop in Eugene, OR where Cultural Awareness and Accountability are treated as the same discipline. Every Merchandise Manager at Manufacturing Advantage owns an outcome, not just a checklist of tasks.

What we put on the table: $95,000 - $150,000, coaching for your Cultural Awareness, benefits worth having, and freedom to grow at your own pace.

Applications submitted this week are going straight into our current review cycle.