Merchandising Manager

Grocery Outlet; Emeryville (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus Program

Equity

401(k) Profit Sharing

Medical, Dental, Vision & More

Job summary

Grocery Outlet in California seeks a Merchandising Manager to lead on-site merchandising for openings, remodels, and company initiatives. You will partner with multiple teams to execute projects on schedule, train staff, and manage budgets while traveling 80–90% of the time.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree, strong leadership and communication, and proficiency with Excel/Word/Outlook and Google Drive. Base salary ranges from $75,000 to $90,000 plus bonus, equity, and benefits.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership and supervisory ability.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient with Excel, Word and Outlook; comfortable with Google Drive.
• Excellent time management and organizational abilities.
• Bonus if you have 5 years' experience supervising high-volume retail openings/remodels.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site merchandising for new stores, remodels, and initiatives.
• Serve as primary contact for merchandising communication and execution.
• Train and develop Retail Merchandisers in procedures and safety.
• Schedule, plan, and coordinate fixtures installation and budgeting.
• Recruit and hire Retail Merchandising staff; manage payroll tracking.
• Coordinate with Inventory Planning, Purchasing, Logistics, Construction, and Marketing teams.
• Plan travel and ensure open projects stay on schedule.

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory ability

Written communication

Verbal communication

Time management

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Google Drive

Job description

About Grocery Outlet

• Our Mission: Touching lives for the better
• Our Vision: Touching lives by being the first choice for bargain-minded consumers in the U.S.
• Our Values & Behaviors: Achievement, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Family, Fun, Integrity & Service

About The Team

Our Sales and Merchandising team’s mission is to build a strong foundation of Independent Operator talent, coach and develop our Independent Operators, and assist their efforts in maintaining overall productivity and success in their store. Our team is collaborative and authentic as we promote open and respectful relationships between Independent Operators and Grocery Outlet. Successful members of our team use their analytical ability and drive to complete store operations projects on time and provide excellent customer service to team members, GOI employees, operators, and vendors.

About This Role

The Merchandising Manager oversees the on-site retail merchandising team to successfully execute New Store Openings, Remodels, and Company Initiatives. The Merchandising Manager reports to the Director of New Store Merchandising. The Merchandising Manager partners and work in conjunction with the Store Operator, Director of New Store Merchandising, Director of Store Design, Vendors and Buying Department to ensure the assigned projects are completed according to project schedule.

Responsibilities Include

You will ensure all projects are completed successfully by providing leadership, daily planning, project communication, and onsite problem solving and decision making during the execution of new projects.

• Primary contact and resource for all market merchandising communication and execution.
• Train and develop Retail Merchandisers in key company procedures of receiving, merchandising, pricing, safety, and operational systems.
• Safety Captain for the Retail Merchandising Team.
• Recruits and hires the Retail Merchandising team members.
• Coordinates and communicates with the Director of Merchandising to ensure all fixtures are installed according to specifications.
• Tracks and submits the Retail Merchandising bi-weekly payroll.
• Coordinates with Inventory Planning and Purchasing Team’s to obtain the right inventory mix per store.
• Coordinates with Logistics Supervisor to schedule delivery of product and communicate replenishment issues.
• Coordinates with Construction to resolve any open construction issues.
• Coordinates with Marketing to resolve any signage and décor issues.
• Schedules team travel according to company travel policy.
• Plan, prepare, and merchandise new stores for opening store physical inventory process.
• Deliver assigned New Stores, Remodels, and Capital Initiatives projects on planned schedule.
• Conduct team reviews.
• Responsible for managing project budgets
• Model the way, as a professional manager and leader while working in the field representing Grocery Outlet, Inc.

Travel is approximately 80-90% of the time. Our Set Crew team is constantly moving to new locations to help build new stores, and remodel old stores, so flexibility in schedule and travel is a must. If you are excited by the idea of seeing new places, and meeting new people, this is the job for you.

About The Pay

• Base Salary Range: $75,000 - $90,000 Annually
• Annual Bonus Program
• Equity
• 401(k) Profit Sharing
• Medical, Dental, Vision & More!
• Final compensation will be determined based upon experience and skills and may vary based on location.

About You

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Able to demonstrate exceptional leadership and supervisory ability and behavior.
• Able to demonstrate exceptional written and verbal skills.
• Able to demonstrate exceptional typing skills and working knowledge of computers with Excel and Word applications.
• Able to demonstrate exceptional competency with Outlook and able to arrange meetings through Outlook Calendar.
• Able to demonstrate exceptional competency with Google drive and Excel.
• Able to demonstrate exceptional time management, and organizational skills.
• Bonus if you have: 5 years of experience in supervising a high-volume retail store and/or supervising the openings or remodeling of the same.

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