Ulta Beauty hiring Merchandise Manager in Warrenton, Oregon, United States | LinkedIn (2024)

THE IMPACT YOU CAN HAVE:

As a Merchandise Manager at Ulta Beauty, you are responsible for leading through Ulta Beauty’s mission, vision, and values and contributing to a high-performing team that consistently delivers top-line sales growth for a store through operational excellence. You will support the Operations Manager by leading a talented team of Beauty Advisors and Task Associates to complete operational tasks and have accountability for the shipment process, replenishment, omni-channel, price changes, and markdowns. This is an opportunity tobuild deeper levels of operational excellencewhile stretching into new areas of challenge and professional fulfillment. Explore your professional capabilities and make a meaningful difference for our guests, our associates, our company, and your career.

You’ll accomplish all of this by:

• Promoting a culture of accountability to meet or exceed the store’s goals related to retail and service sales, guest loyalty (including credit), payroll, omni-channel, and retail shrink as set by Ulta Beauty for the store.
• Utilizing the company’s task management system to prioritize and ensure the execution of all operational focuses inclusive of shipment, replenishment, omni-channel, price changes, and markdowns.
• Forecasting and adjusting the store’s payroll to maximize productivity, achieve sales and payroll goals, and complete operational task workload on time and within the payroll budget.
• Reviewing, analyzing, and reacting to financial and operational reporting.
• Executing the Guest Engagement Leader program flawlessly through business ownership, associate coaching, and leading a helpful and friendly guest experience.
• Performing makeup applications, skincare analysis and product demonstrations.
• Attracting, hiring, and retaining a diverse team of top talent.
• Creating an inclusive environment and supporting all aspects of associate professional development, including training, coaching and succession planning.
• Protecting company assets and minimizing loss by ensuring all store standards and operating procedures are met, including workplace safety, inventory control, and loss prevention.
• Supporting continuous improvement by influencing the adoption of company initiatives and technology, communicating expectations, and ensuring the execution of all store tasks.
• Ensuring adherence to all Ulta Beauty policies, procedures, and standards.
• Communicating and providing feedback to store and field leadership.

THE ESSENTIALS FOR SUCCESS:

Qualified candidates will be retail leaders who possess 1-2+ years of fast-paced retail management or other relevant work experience. Additional requirements include:

Education

• High school diploma is preferred.

Experience

• Financial management: success with driving top-line sales, interpreting reporting data, managing payroll budgets, and controlling expense.
• Retail management: proven ability with monitoring inventory levels, achieving operational excellence, driving a service culture, and executing merchandising directives.
• Leadership management: experience with attracting, developing, and motivating top talent, swiftly adapting to change and leading others through the change-curve, developing collaborative relationships with others, and leading and influencing a team.

Skills

• Proficient with basic technology (e.g., Point of Sale system, Microsoft Office programs, and Apple devices).
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to react under pressure, use good judgment in ambiguous situations, and be flexible/adaptable.

SPECIAL POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Work a flexible, full-time schedule to include days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be able to work shifts beginning at 5:00 a.m.
• Must be available to work shifts on Sundays and Mondays.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Continuous mobility throughout the store during shift.
• Continuous and/or frequent bending, pulling, pushing, crouching, stooping, reaching, and twisting during shift.
• Continuous coordination and manipulation of objects during shift.
• Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 40 lbs. during shift.
• Frequent use of a computer, telephonic devices, and related office supplies.