Retail Merchandise Manager (Full Time)
Michaels Stores · Edgewater, NJ · 1 mo ago
MarketingFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, no invention, no summarizing away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove things like "Other Duties As Assigned" maybe part of responsibilities? It's a line but we can keep as part of responsibilities. Must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We need to parse the posting.
Let's extract content:
Job location: Store - NWK-EDGEGATER, NJ (maybe NWK-EDGEWATER, NJ). Not a heading.
Paragraph about role: "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."
That's about the role.
Then "Major Activities" list: bullet points (but they are sentences separated by periods). We need to convert to
- . Let's list each activity:
- 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.
Then "Other Duties As Assigned" maybe a line but we can include as a responsibility bullet.
Then "Minimum Type of Experience Required 3+ years retail leadership experience". That's a requirement.
Then "Work Environment" list of abilities: we can treat as Requirements or Qualifications? Probably Requirements (physical demands). We'll list as bullet points under Requirements.
Then "Applicants in the U.S. must satisfy federal, state, and local legal requirements of the job." That's also a requirement (legal). Could be included.
Then "Total Base Pay Range For This Position This position may be eligible for overtime compensation in accordance with state and local laws." That's Pay info: says eligible for overtime, but no specific range. It says "Total Base Pay Range For This Position" but no numbers. It says "This position may be eligible for overtime compensation...". No actual range given. According to rules: do NOT create Pay section unless posting actually states them. It mentions eligibility for overtime but not a range. The phrase "Total Base Pay Range For This Position" is a heading but no actual range. Since no specific numbers, we should not create Pay section because it's not substantive. The instruction: "never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. 'commensurate with experience', 'not specified', 'N/A', 'varies', 'TBD')". Here it's not specified, so we should omit Pay section.
Benefits: later paragraph: "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". That's substantive benefits. So we need Benefits section.
Schedule: The posting includes "Work hours include nights, weekends and early mornings". That's schedule info. So we can create Schedule section with that.
Also there is "Work Environment" which includes physical demands; we could put under Requirements or Qualifications. Since they are abilities needed, we can treat as Requirements.
We also have "Minimum Type of Experience Required 3+ years retail leadership experience". That's a requirement.
We also have "Applicants in the U.S. must satisfy federal, state, and local legal requirements of the job." That's also a requirement.
We also have "Other Duties As Assigned" maybe as a responsibility bullet.
We also have introductory paragraph about the role (About the role). We'll put that in
About the role
with. Responsibilities: the Major Activities list plus maybe other duties. Requirements: experience, legal, physical abilities (work environment). Could also include "Ability to remain standing for long periods..." etc. Qualifications: maybe not separate; we could combine with Requirements. But we need to decide which sections to include. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Schedule. That's five sections. Qualifications and Skills maybe not needed if not explicitly stated. The posting does not list specific skills beyond those in responsibilities. So we omit Skills and Qualifications. Now we need to ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Let's craft:
About the role
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.
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.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- 3+ years of retail leadership experience.
- 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.
Requirements
- 3+ years of retail leadership experience.
- 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.
- Applicants in the U.S. must satisfy federal, state, and local legal requirements of the job.
Schedule
Work hours include nights, weekends, and early mornings.
Now Benefits section:Benefits
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.
We should not include the sentence about "Michaels offers a range of benefits..." maybe we can keep but it's okay. Now check for any duplicated lines: we have not included boilerplate like