Retail Merchandise & In-Stock Leader

Michaels; Rutland (VT); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Employee Assistance

Medical coverage

Dental/Vision

Telemedicine

FSAs

Commuter benefits

Tuition assistance

Adoption assistance

Voluntary insurance

Employee discounts

Partner discounts

Job summary

Michaels is seeking a Merchandise Manager for the Burlington, VT store to drive merchandising and operational execution, including truck processing, inventory routines, planogram sets, and visual standards.

You will ensure accurate pricing, timely promotions, and a customer-ready store through strong workload planning, staff leadership, and adherence to SOPs. This is a full-time role with nights/weekends as needed.

Qualifications

• 3+ years retail leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist Store Manager in leading SOP adherence and company programs to ensure compliance with laws and requirements.
• Ensure execution of company policies and standards, and hold team accountable for store conditions and results.
• Provide Manager-on-Duty 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 Store-In-Stock Optimization routines to drive in-stock levels, replenishment accuracy, and sales readiness.
• Oversee Planogram 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 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.

Job description

Michaels is seeking a Merchandise Manager for the Burlington, VT store to drive merchandising and operational execution, including truck processing, inventory routines, planogram sets, and visual standards.

You will ensure accurate pricing, timely promotions, and a customer-ready store through strong workload planning, staff leadership, and adherence to SOPs. This is a full-time role with nights/weekends as needed.