Retail Merchandising Manager: Visuals, In-Stock & Ops

Michaels of Canada; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Employee Assistance Program

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Telemedicine services

Flexible spending accounts

Commuter benefits

Tuition assistance

Adoption assistance

Employee discounts

Job summary

The Michaels Companies Inc. is seeking an Assistant Store Manager in the United States to support store leadership by enforcing SOPs and company programs, ensuring compliance with laws and requirements, and advancing overall store performance.

You will cover Manager-on-Duty shifts, lead merchandise flow, plan workload with leadership, maintain in-stock levels, execute planograms, uphold visual standards, and coach teammates. This role demands resilience for nights, weekends, and early mornings.

Qualifications

• 3+ years retail leadership experience
• Ability to work nights, weekends and early mornings

Responsibilities

• Assist Store Manager in leading and managing adherence to 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.

Skills

SOP adherence

Store leadership

Inventory control

Customer service

Job description

The Michaels Companies Inc. is seeking an Assistant Store Manager in the United States to support store leadership by enforcing SOPs and company programs, ensuring compliance with laws and requirements, and advancing overall store performance.

You will cover Manager-on-Duty shifts, lead merchandise flow, plan workload with leadership, maintain in-stock levels, execute planograms, uphold visual standards, and coach teammates. This role demands resilience for nights, weekends, and early mornings.