Merchandise Manager: Lead Sales, Ops & People

Ulta; Turlock (CA); On-site; USD 57,308,000 - 83,097,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Dental plan

Vision plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Ulta Beauty seeks a Merchandise Manager to lead a high-performing team and drive top-line sales growth in-store. You will oversee operations, scheduling, inventory, and guest service while modeling Ulta Beauty's mission and values across departments.

The role requires passion for operational excellence, engagement with associates, and accountability for store performance metrics and compliance.

Qualifications

• 1-2+ years of fast-paced, retail management, or other relevant work experience.
• Financial management: success with driving top-line sales, interpreting reporting data, managing payroll budgets, and controlling expense.
• Retail management: proven ability with monitoring inventory levels, achieving operational excellence, driving a service culture, and executing merchandising directives.
• Leadership management: experience with attracting, developing, and motivating top talent, swiftly adapting to change and leading others.

Responsibilities

• Promote a culture of accountability to meet or exceed the store’s goals related to retail and service sales, guest loyalty, payroll, omni-channel, and retail shrink.
• Drive profitability through operational excellence, top-line sales growth, and expense control.
• Leverage forecast and payroll budgets to support scheduling and productivity.
• Execute the Guest Engagement Leader program and lead a helpful guest experience to drive business results.

Skills

Customer service focus

Leadership

Operational excellence

Forecasting & payroll

Training & development

Merchandising directives

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Point of Sale system

Microsoft Office

Apple devices

Job description

Ulta Beauty seeks a Merchandise Manager to lead a high-performing team and drive top-line sales growth in-store. You will oversee operations, scheduling, inventory, and guest service while modeling Ulta Beauty's mission and values across departments.

The role requires passion for operational excellence, engagement with associates, and accountability for store performance metrics and compliance.