Part Time Merchandise Manager

About the role

The Merchandise Manager at Michaels in St Louis, MO is responsible for driving merchandising and operational execution, ensuring accurate pricing, timely promotional execution, and a customer-ready store environment.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 3+ years retail leadership experience.

Qualifications

• Ability to remain standing for long periods of time.
• Ability to move throughout the store.
• Ability to bend, lift, carry, reach, and stretch.
• 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.

Benefits

Michaels offers a range of benefits to support team members and their families, including 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.

Pay

$16.00 starting pay.

Schedule

Nights, weekends, and early mornings.

Skills

Strong leadership skills, attention to detail, ability to manage multiple tasks, and excellent communication and problem-solving abilities are essential.

Benefits

Michaels offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) with employer match, an Employee Assistance Program, and a range of other perks and programs designed to support team members and their families.

Company Information

Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, Michaels is the leading destination for creating and celebrating in North America. With over 1,300 stores in 49 states and Canada, Michaels is committed to providing a positive and inclusive workplace for all team members. For more information, please visit www.michaels.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. 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).