Retail Merchandising Manager - Part-time

Michaels Stores; Olde West Chester (OH); On-site; USD 19,286 - 23,143; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Michaels Stores is looking for a Merchandise Manager in Olde West Chester, Ohio. This role is essential in ensuring effective merchandising and operational execution, covering truck processing, inventory routines, and visual standards to maintain a customer-ready environment.

The ideal candidate should possess strong leadership skills, manage workloads efficiently, and ensure compliance with company standards. Benefits include a comprehensive package with 401(k) options and employee discounts.

Qualifications

• 3+ years retail leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive merchandising and operational execution, including inventory management.
• Oversee truck execution processes for efficient merchandise flow.
• Establish and maintain visual merchandising standards.

Skills

Retail leadership experience

Inventory management

Workload planning

Job description

Location

Store - CIN-WEST CHESTER, OH

Overview

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 through awareness, compliance, and safe operations.

Other Duties As Assigned

Other duties as assigned.

Minimum 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.

Compensation

Base pay range: $14.00 – $16.80 per hour. This position may be eligible for overtime compensation in accordance with state and local laws.

Benefits

Michaels offers a range of benefits, including 401(k) with employer match, 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 partner discount programs. For a summary of benefits, visit the Michaels Benefits at a Glance page or MIKBenefits.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Michaels is an equal‑opportunity employer. We are 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. If a reasonable accommodation is required, please contact Customer Care at 1-800-642-4235 (1800-MICHAEL).

Legal Statements

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

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