Mid Level Merchandising Manager Jobs
Mid level merchandising manager jobs go to professionals ready to own product assortments end to end, mentor coordinators, and drive category decisions with limited day-to-day oversight. Hiring runs across Retail, Manufacturing, and Food & Beverage, with a mix of on-site, hybrid, and remote roles available, and employers like PUMA, Puig, and J.Crew competing for merchandising managers at this level now.
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At Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM), we’ve been hiring friends since 1937—people who share our passion for helping customers feel right at home. If you share our vision, we invite you to be one of us! People love working here! Named one of Furniture Today’s Best places to work, and here a few reasons why: A FUN, stable work environment, with no layoffs in our history. A safe place to work and shop, development opportunities leading you to the career of your dreams and a culture that encourages volunteering and serving our communities.
Pay Range: $53,635 - $66,507 annually
Job Description: Your Piece of the Puzzle
Join a team that brings our showroom to life. As NFM’s Assistant Visual Merchandising Manager, you’ll help shape an inspiring, cohesive, and on-brand visual experience that elevates the customer journey. Working closely with the Visual Display Manager, you’ll support daily operations, guide creative execution, and ensure our showroom reflects the style, energy, and standards that define NFM.
Job Duties: A Day in the Life
- Manage: Inventory across décor categories while applying forward thinking merchandising strategies that support product sell through
- Maintain: Brand consistency by supporting promotional campaigns, CSR initiatives, and in store activations
- Assist: In planning and executing visual resources to meet expectations for quality, timelines, and budgets
- Collaborate: With partners across the business to deliver cohesive, customer focused visual moments
- Inspire: Team members through training, coaching, and hands on guidance that strengthens skills and elevates execution
- Optimize: Showroom real estate to support creative brand strategy and drive business results
Your work will directly impact our ability to help people create a lifestyle they love, for the people they love—because that’s what we love.
Qualifications: Can You Check These Boxes?
- Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising, Marketing, design, art, related field or equivalent experience preferred
- 3 - 5 years of visual display or related experience, preferably in a retail home furnishings or fashion-related business
- 2 years of supervisory/management experience
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize and meet deadlines
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work with little to no supervision
- Good color vision and the ability to coordinate colors and styles
- Computer knowledge to include Microsoft Office Applications
- Ability to work nights, weekends and/or early morning hours based on business needs
- Pre-employment screening includes, but isn’t limited to, motor vehicle record and criminal background check
Benefits: What’s in It for You?
As a full-time member of our NFM Family, you will enjoy:
- Same day pay - access to your earned pay on-demand, when you need it the most
- Competitive pay - generous annual increases up to 7%
- Inclusive culture – Because everyone who works or shops at NFM should feel right at home
- Health, dental, vision, life Insurance, short and long term disability
- Paid holidays (upon hire) and paid time off (after 90 days)
- Staff discount on merchandise (Collectively, NFM staff have saved almost $2 million on purchases in the last 12 months)
- Virtual and in-person career development opportunities at all levels
- Paid community volunteer opportunities
- Tuition Reimbursement
- You’ll start saving for your retirement immediately in NFM’s 401(k) and you’re eligible for company match after one year. NFM’s 401(k) also offers Berkshire Stock as an investment option
Nebraska Furniture Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM), we’ve been hiring friends since 1937—people who share our passion for helping customers feel right at home. If you share our vision, we invite you to be one of us! People love working here! Named one of Furniture Today’s Best places to work, and here a few reasons why: A FUN, stable work environment, with no layoffs in our history. A safe place to work and shop, development opportunities leading you to the career of your dreams and a culture that encourages volunteering and serving our communities.
Pay Range: $53,635 - $66,507 annually
Job Description: Your Piece of the Puzzle
Join a team that brings our showroom to life. As NFM’s Assistant Visual Merchandising Manager, you’ll help shape an inspiring, cohesive, and on-brand visual experience that elevates the customer journey. Working closely with the Visual Display Manager, you’ll support daily operations, guide creative execution, and ensure our showroom reflects the style, energy, and standards that define NFM.
Job Duties: A Day in the Life
- Manage: Inventory across décor categories while applying forward thinking merchandising strategies that support product sell through
- Maintain: Brand consistency by supporting promotional campaigns, CSR initiatives, and in store activations
- Assist: In planning and executing visual resources to meet expectations for quality, timelines, and budgets
- Collaborate: With partners across the business to deliver cohesive, customer focused visual moments
- Inspire: Team members through training, coaching, and hands on guidance that strengthens skills and elevates execution
- Optimize: Showroom real estate to support creative brand strategy and drive business results
Your work will directly impact our ability to help people create a lifestyle they love, for the people they love—because that’s what we love.
Qualifications: Can You Check These Boxes?
- Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising, Marketing, design, art, related field or equivalent experience preferred
- 3 - 5 years of visual display or related experience, preferably in a retail home furnishings or fashion-related business
- 2 years of supervisory/management experience
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize and meet deadlines
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work with little to no supervision
- Good color vision and the ability to coordinate colors and styles
- Computer knowledge to include Microsoft Office Applications
- Ability to work nights, weekends and/or early morning hours based on business needs
- Pre-employment screening includes, but isn’t limited to, motor vehicle record and criminal background check
Benefits: What’s in It for You?
As a full-time member of our NFM Family, you will enjoy:
- Same day pay - access to your earned pay on-demand, when you need it the most
- Competitive pay - generous annual increases up to 7%
- Inclusive culture – Because everyone who works or shops at NFM should feel right at home
- Health, dental, vision, life Insurance, short and long term disability
- Paid holidays (upon hire) and paid time off (after 90 days)
- Staff discount on merchandise (Collectively, NFM staff have saved almost $2 million on purchases in the last 12 months)
- Virtual and in-person career development opportunities at all levels
- Paid community volunteer opportunities
- Tuition Reimbursement
- You’ll start saving for your retirement immediately in NFM’s 401(k) and you’re eligible for company match after one year. NFM’s 401(k) also offers Berkshire Stock as an investment option
Nebraska Furniture Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Mid Level Merchandising Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a mid level merchandising manager job?
Position your application around ownership and outcomes: highlight categories or product lines you managed independently, vendor relationships you led, and decisions you made without heavy supervision. Employers at this level want evidence that you can run a project from planning through execution. Tailor your resume to show measurable impact, such as sell-through improvements or margin gains, rather than listing tasks.
Which companies hire mid level merchandising managers?
Companies hiring mid level merchandising managers right now include PUMA, Puig, and J.Crew, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Retailers, wholesale distributors, and consumer brands of all sizes hire at this level, particularly those managing multiple product categories or expanding their buying and planning functions.
Are there remote mid level merchandising manager jobs?
Yes, though many roles still require some on-site or travel presence due to vendor meetings and floor work. About 20% of mid level merchandising manager openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, concentrated largely in e-commerce and digitally native brands where product management workflows run well outside a physical store environment.
How do I move up to a mid level merchandising manager role?
Growth from entry level into mid level comes from deepening your ownership over time: taking on a full category rather than supporting one, building direct vendor relationships, and demonstrating that your decisions drive measurable results. Expanding into adjacent skills like assortment planning, open-to-buy management, or cross-functional collaboration with marketing and supply chain accelerates that progression.
Which industries hire the most mid level merchandising managers?
Mid Level merchandising manager roles concentrate in Retail, Manufacturing, and Food & Beverage, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors drive hiring at this level because they manage complex, high-volume product assortments that require experienced professionals who can own category performance rather than simply execute buying tasks.