Merchandise Associate Jobs
Merchandise Associate jobs are open across retail, wholesale, e-commerce, and grocery, from entry-level to senior, with specializations in visual merchandising, inventory management, and planogram execution. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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At TJX Companies, every day brings new opportunities for growth, exploration, and achievement. You’ll be part of our vibrant team that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration, and prioritizes your development. Whether you’re working in our four global Home Offices, Distribution Centers or Retail Stores—TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Homegoods, Homesense, Sierra, Winners, and TK Maxx, you’ll find abundant opportunities to learn, thrive, and make an impact. Come join our TJX family—a Fortune 100 company and the world’s leading off-price retailer.
Job Description:
Opportunity: Grow Your Career
Responsible for delivering a highly satisfied customer experience proven by engaging and interacting with all customers, embodying customer experience principles and philosophy, and maintaining a clean and organized store environment. Adheres to all operational, merchandise, and loss prevention standards. May be cross-trained to work in multiple areas of the store in order to support the needs of the business.
- Role models established customer experience practices with internal and external customers
- Supports and embodies a positive store culture through honesty, integrity, and respect
- Accurately rings customer purchases/returns and counts change back to customer according to established operating procedures
- Promotes credit and loyalty programs
- Maintains and upholds merchandising philosophy and follows established merchandising procedures and standards
- Accurately processes and prepares merchandise for the sales floor following company procedures and standards
- Initiates and participates in store recovery as needed throughout the day
- Maintains all organizational, cleanliness, and recovery standards for the sales floor and participates in the maintenance/cleanliness of the entire store
- Provides and accepts recognition and constructive feedback
- Adheres to all labor laws, policies, and procedures
- Supports and participates in store shrink reduction goals and programs
- Participates in safety awareness and maintains a safe environment
- Other duties as assigned
Who We’re Looking For: You.
- Possesses excellent customer service skills
- Able to work a flexible schedule to support business needs
- Possesses strong communication and organizational skills with attention to detail
- Capable of multi-tasking
- Able to respond appropriately to changes in direction or unexpected situations
- Capable of lifting heavy objects with or without reasonable accommodation
- Works effectively with peers and supervisors
- Retail customer experience preferred
Benefits include: Associate discount; EAP; smoking cessation; bereavement; 401(k) Associate contributions; child care & cell phone discounts; pet & legal insurance; credit union; referral bonuses. Those who meet service or hours requirements are also eligible for: 401(k) match; medical/dental/vision; HSA; health care FSA; life insurance; short/long term disability; paid parental leave; paid holidays/vacation/sick; auto/home insurance discounts; scholarship program; adoption assistance. All benefits are provided in accordance with and subject to the terms of the applicable plan or program and may change from time to time. Contact your TJX representative for more information.
In addition to our open door policy and supportive work environment, we also strive to provide a competitive salary and benefits package. TJX considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. TJX also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.
Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.
Address:
306 Hiawatha Blvd W M202Location:
USA TJ Maxx Store 0078 Syracuse NY This position has a starting pay range of USD $16.00 to $16.50 per hour. Actual starting pay is determined by a number of factors, including relevant skills, qualifications, and experience.At TJX Companies, every day brings new opportunities for growth, exploration, and achievement. You’ll be part of our vibrant team that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration, and prioritizes your development. Whether you’re working in our four global Home Offices, Distribution Centers or Retail Stores—TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Homegoods, Homesense, Sierra, Winners, and TK Maxx, you’ll find abundant opportunities to learn, thrive, and make an impact. Come join our TJX family—a Fortune 100 company and the world’s leading off-price retailer.
Job Description:
Opportunity: Grow Your Career
Responsible for delivering a highly satisfied customer experience proven by engaging and interacting with all customers, embodying customer experience principles and philosophy, and maintaining a clean and organized store environment. Adheres to all operational, merchandise, and loss prevention standards. May be cross-trained to work in multiple areas of the store in order to support the needs of the business.
- Role models established customer experience practices with internal and external customers
- Supports and embodies a positive store culture through honesty, integrity, and respect
- Accurately rings customer purchases/returns and counts change back to customer according to established operating procedures
- Promotes credit and loyalty programs
- Maintains and upholds merchandising philosophy and follows established merchandising procedures and standards
- Accurately processes and prepares merchandise for the sales floor following company procedures and standards
- Initiates and participates in store recovery as needed throughout the day
- Maintains all organizational, cleanliness, and recovery standards for the sales floor and participates in the maintenance/cleanliness of the entire store
- Provides and accepts recognition and constructive feedback
- Adheres to all labor laws, policies, and procedures
- Supports and participates in store shrink reduction goals and programs
- Participates in safety awareness and maintains a safe environment
- Other duties as assigned
Who We’re Looking For: You.
- Possesses excellent customer service skills
- Able to work a flexible schedule to support business needs
- Possesses strong communication and organizational skills with attention to detail
- Capable of multi-tasking
- Able to respond appropriately to changes in direction or unexpected situations
- Capable of lifting heavy objects with or without reasonable accommodation
- Works effectively with peers and supervisors
- Retail customer experience preferred
Benefits include: Associate discount; EAP; smoking cessation; bereavement; 401(k) Associate contributions; child care & cell phone discounts; pet & legal insurance; credit union; referral bonuses. Those who meet service or hours requirements are also eligible for: 401(k) match; medical/dental/vision; HSA; health care FSA; life insurance; short/long term disability; paid parental leave; paid holidays/vacation/sick; auto/home insurance discounts; scholarship program; adoption assistance. All benefits are provided in accordance with and subject to the terms of the applicable plan or program and may change from time to time. Contact your TJX representative for more information.
In addition to our open door policy and supportive work environment, we also strive to provide a competitive salary and benefits package. TJX considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. TJX also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.
Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.
Address:
306 Hiawatha Blvd W M202Location:
USA TJ Maxx Store 0078 Syracuse NY This position has a starting pay range of USD $16.00 to $16.50 per hour. Actual starting pay is determined by a number of factors, including relevant skills, qualifications, and experience.Merchandise Associate Jobs by Experience Level
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Who's Hiring
- TJ Maxx554
- Marshalls514
- HomeGoods386
- Food Lion62
- Sierra40
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in merchandise associate jobs.
- High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred by most employers
- Experience with planogram or schematic reading and execution
- Ability to lift, carry, and stock products up to 50 pounds regularly
- Familiarity with retail inventory systems and stock replenishment processes
- Reliable availability including nights, weekends, and holiday retail periods
- Basic proficiency with handheld scanners and point-of-sale or receiving systems
Tips for Your Merchandise Associate Job Search
Tailor your resume to planogram work
Hiring managers for merchandise associate roles scan resumes for planogram compliance, reset execution, and shelf-set accuracy. Name the specific retail systems or schematic tools you've used rather than listing generic inventory tasks.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists merchandise associate openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter openings by store format
Big-box, specialty, and grocery employers expect different merchandise associate skills. Search for the format you know best first, since your experience with high-SKU big-box resets won't read the same as boutique visual display work.
Prepare examples of loss-prevention habits
Interviewers frequently ask how you handle shrink, damaged goods, and backstock discrepancies. Have a specific situation ready that shows you caught an error or flagged a process problem before it became a loss.
Quantify your floor reset speed and accuracy
Merchandise associate job descriptions often list overnight or timed resets as core duties. If you can accurately state how many sections or linear feet you typically reset per shift, include that detail on your resume.
Follow up after your store walkthrough interview
Many merchandise associate interviews include a floor walk where the manager watches how you read a planogram or organize a display. Send a follow-up note that references one specific observation you made during that walk.
Merchandise Associate Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most merchandise associates?
The companies hiring the most merchandise associates right now include TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods, with the largest share of openings in Florida, California, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Retail chains, wholesale clubs, and grocery distributors consistently post the highest volume of merchandise associate roles.
How many merchandise associate jobs are remote?
About 29% of merchandise associate openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, since most roles require physical floor presence. The sub-areas most likely to include remote components are merchandise planning, digital catalog coordination, and vendor communication roles tied to e-commerce operations.
How do you become a merchandise associate?
Most merchandise associate positions are entry-accessible with a high school diploma and a willingness to learn floor operations. Start by gaining experience in any retail stocking or customer-facing role, then learn to read planograms by studying vendor schematics. Highlight any inventory, receiving, or reset experience on your resume, and apply to retailers whose store format matches what you already know.
Can I get hired as a merchandise associate with little or no experience?
Yes, many retailers hire merchandise associates with no prior retail background if you can demonstrate physical stamina, reliability, and attention to detail. Emphasize any work involving organization, counting, or following structured procedures, even from non-retail jobs. Seasonal or temporary merchandise roles are a common entry point, and strong performance in those positions frequently leads to permanent offers.
What does the merchandise associate interview process look like?
Most merchandise associate interviews involve a phone screen followed by an in-person or on-site meeting with a store manager or department lead. Candidates are often asked situational questions about handling heavy workloads, working overnight resets, and resolving planogram discrepancies. Some employers include a brief floor walk to assess how you approach a display or read a schematic before making a hiring decision.
Where can I find and apply to merchandise associate jobs?
You can find and apply to merchandise associate jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your experience level and store format preference, then apply directly to each listing that fits. Applying early to newly posted openings gives you the best chance of moving quickly through the process.
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