Part Time Merchandise Manager

Michaels; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Michaels is seeking a Merchandise Manager for the Livermore store to drive merchandising and operational excellence. This role ensures pricing accuracy, timely promotions, and a customer-ready environment through strong workload planning and inventory control.

You will lead truck execution, planogram implementation, and maintain visual standards while coaching team members and ensuring SOP compliance across store operations.

Qualifications

• Experience leading merchandising and store operations in a retail setting.
• Strong ability to manage inventory, pricing accuracy, and planogram execution.
• Proven track record coaching and developing team members.

Responsibilities

• Assist Store Manager to enforce SOPs and company programs as required by law.
• Oversee truck loading, receiving, sorting, and flow of goods to sales floor.
• Plan workload and prioritize daily tasks with store leadership to meet business needs.
• Maintain Store-In-Stock Optimization (SISO) routines to ensure in-stock levels and replenishment accuracy.
• Lead Planogram (POG) execution and maintain visual merchandising standards.

Skills

Merchandising leadership

Inventory management

Team coaching

Tools

Store operations systems

Job description

Store - BAY-LIVERMORE, CA

The Merchandise Manager drives merchandising and operational execution, including truck processing, inventory routines, planogram sets, and visual standards. This role ensures accurate pricing, timely promotional execution, and a customer-ready store environment through strong workload planning and inventory management.

Major Activities

• Assist Store Manager in leading and managing adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Company programs to ensure compliance with applicable laws and requirements.
• Ensure execution of Company policies and standards, holding team accountable for store conditions and results.
• Provide Manager-on-Duty (MOD) coverage, maintaining floor leadership, service standards, and operational continuity.
• Lead truck execution processes, ensuring timely unloading, accurate sorting, and efficient flow of merchandise to the sales floor.
• Own workload planning and daily task prioritization, partnering with store leadership to align staffing and execution to business needs.
• Execute and maintain SISO (Store-In-Stock Optimization) routines to drive in-stock levels, replenishment accuracy, and sales readiness.
• Oversee Planogram (POG) execution, ensuring merchandising sets are completed accurately and on schedule.
• Establish and maintain visual merchandising standards, including initial product placement and presentation to company expectations.
• Support a clean, organized, and customer-ready store environment, including backroom organization and sales floor recovery.
• Manage key aspects of inventory control, ensuring product accuracy, integrity, and efficient stock movement.
• Execute ad sets, ensuring promotional signage and product placement are compliant and customer focused.
• Complete price changes accurately and on time, maintaining pricing integrity across the sales floor and systems.
• Oversee Ship from Store fulfillment, ensuring orders are picked, packed, and shipped efficiently and accurately.
• Process RTVs (Return to Vendor) and ASN receiving, ensuring compliance, documentation accuracy, and proper inventory adjustments.
• Manage store damages procedures, ensuring proper handling, reporting, and shrink reduction
• Train, coach, and develop team members through structured TM onboarding and ongoing skill-building across assigned departments.
• Partner in maintaining strong Asset Protection practices, reducing shrink