Retail Manager- Merchandise (Early Morning Freight)

Michaels; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Employee Assistance Program

Health, dental & vision coverage

Telemedicine services

Flexible spending accounts

Commuter benefits

Tuition assistance

Adoption assistance

Employee discounts

Partner discounts

Job summary

Michaels is hiring a Retail Manager - Merchandise (Early Morning Freight) in California to oversee merchandising and operational execution across stores, including truck processing, planogram sets, pricing, and promotional activity. You will lead a team, manage inventory routines, and ensure a customer-ready environment.

The role requires 3+ years of retail leadership experience, strong planning, and the ability to work early mornings, nights, and weekends to support store operations and

Qualifications

• 3+ years retail leadership experience.
• Experience leading merchandising and store operations.
• Strong workload planning and inventory management skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist Store Manager in SOPs and Company programs.
• Ensure adherence to policies, store conditions, and results.
• Provide Manager-on-Duty coverage and floor leadership.
• Lead truck execution, unload and sort merchandise for the floor.
• Own workload planning and daily task prioritization with leadership.
• Execute Store-In-Stock Optimization routines to improve in-stock levels.
• Oversee Planogram execution and visual merchandising standards.
• Maintain clean, organized, customer-ready store environments.
• Manage inventory control, pricing changes, and promotions.
• Oversee Ship-from-Store fulfillment and RTV/ASN processes.

Job description

Retail Manager- Merchandise (Early Morning Freight)

11239 Ventura Blvd

United States of America

Sub Category: Store Department Management

Store - LA-STUDIO CITY, CAThe 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 through awareness, compliance, and safe operations.

Other duties as assigned

Minimum Type of Experience Required

• 3+ years retail leadership experience

Work Environment

• Ability to remain standing for long periods of time
• Ability to move throughout the store
• Regular bending, lifting, carrying, reaching, and stretching
• Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull merchandise and fixtures, up to 25-50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to climb ladders or step stools to stock and retrieve products.
• Ability to perform repetitive motions, including scanning items, stocking shelves, and operating POS equipment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with frequent customer interactions.
• Work hours include nights, weekends and early mornings

Applicants in the U.S. must satisfy federal, state, and local legal requirements of the job.

Total Base Pay Range for this Position:

$19.25 - $23.80This position may be eligible for overtime compensation in accordance with state and local laws.

At The Michaels Companies Inc., our purpose is to fuel the joy of creativity and celebration. As the leading destination for creating and celebrating in North America, we operate over 1,300 stores in 49 states and Canada and online at Michaels.com and Michaels.ca .The Michaels Companies, Inc. also owns Artistree, a manufacturer of custom and specialty framing merchandise. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, Michaels is the best place for all things creative. For more information, please visit www.michaels.com .

Michaels offers a range of benefits to support team members and their families. Depending on position and eligibility, team members may have access to a 401(k) with employer match, an Employee Assistance Program, medical, dental, and vision coverage, telemedicine services, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits, tuition assistance, adoption assistance, and various voluntary insurance options. All team members enjoy everyday perks such as employee discounts and access to partner discount programs. For a summary of benefits, visit the Michaels Benefits at a Glance page. For additional information regarding benefits, visit MIKBenefits.com

Michaels is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are here for all Team Members and all customers to create, innovate and be better together.

Applicants and Employees in Unincorporated Los Angeles County: Michaels reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: engage with customers, including minors, including unsupervised minors, and other Team members, especially in high stress situations; accessing company information, assets, property, and products, including cash, checks, and credit card information; and appropriately handling such information, including confidential and personal information of customers and Team Members. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Michaels is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with this commitment, Michaels will assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if a reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the job, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Customer Care at 1-800-642-4235 (1800-MICHAEL).

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