FT Merchandise Manager (Early Mornings)

Store - LETHBRIDGE, AB

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

Minimum Type of 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.
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