Associate Merchandise Planner
Michaels StoresIrving, Texas, United States
Posted April 8, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
At The Michaels Companies Inc., our purpose is to fuel the joy of creativity and celebration.
Job Description
Support Center - IrvingThe Associate Merchandise Planner will be a key business partner with Category Manager and Category Director (CM/CD) to ensure achievement of department goals in terms of sales, gross margin and inventory.
Requirements
- Analysis: Provide CD/CM with analysis and recommendation to optimize sales, margin and inventory in season recommendations to optimize seasonal plans
- Ensure corporate inventory initiatives are included in dept strategies
- In season management and execution of basic assortment exit strategies for resets
- Partner with Financial Planner to develop and execute SKU rationalization goals
- Purchase Planning: Using MFP (Michaels Financial Planning) to create weekly sales, margin and inventory plans at subclass level for seasonal and trend programs
- Assortment Planning: Ensure assortments are completed within specific time frames
- Reset support: Develop and implement MD strategy following reset financial timeline
Benefits
- health insurance (medical, dental, and vision)
- paid time off
- tuition assistance
- generous employee discounts
