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Associate Category Manager – Target
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🇺🇸 United States
On-site
Manager or above
2 weeks ago
- POS
- PowerPoint
- Excel
2 weeks ago
Job Location: Minneapolis, MN
Job Duration: 6 Months on W2
Summary:
- The Associate Category Manager collaborates with the Category Manager to blend shopper and category insights with top-notch analytics, crafting strategies that boost share and drive growth for Target in the Dairy aisle.
- You will work across multiple levels within Target and *** to develop and influence an omnichannel category strategy—both online and at the shelf.
- Together with the Category Manager, you will drive category growth by identifying opportunities and testing recommendations using top industry tools.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive category management principles through the application of strong data analytics and consumer/shopper insights.
- Use multiple data sources to develop reports that include sales/share reporting, opportunity gap analysis, assortment assessment, planogram analysis, post promotion analysis, item tracking, pricing studies, financial performance, sales, and other performance trackers.
- Become our customers’ first call for by synthesizing learnings from various syndicated data sources to create clear and impactful category insights and recommendations.
- Co-develop strategic business plans and strategies for achieving category volume, contribution, and share objectives.
- Conduct detailed category decompositions and deliver insights-to-action by identifying trends, opportunities, and challenges to core business areas in an extremely fast paced environment.
- Drive planogram development and implementation to support the Category Strategic Growth Plan.
- Work with teams across functions (Consumer Insights, eCommerce, Center of Excellence) to develop tailored solutions that support customer key initiatives.
- Bachelor's degree, with 2-3 years’ experience in Category Management, Customer Management, Insights or Sales Strategy.
- Client experience required; Target experience preferred.
- Knowledge and interpretation of syndicated data sources: Circana, Nielsen, POS/Panel, Loyalty Card Data, Numerator.
- Ability to develop strong relationships with external & internal partners to drive results.
- Understanding of Target’s Assortment and Planogram execution processes.
- Ability to link analytics from traditional data sources with new capabilities and tools to develop insights into action.
- Strong working knowledge and execution of shelving standards and associated shelving software tools. (JDA, POG Gen, etc.)
- Excellent planning, analytical, and communication skills are required, along with proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.
- Own weekly and monthly reporting, including weekly category scorecards, pricing, digital performance, ad recaps; monthly Circana share reporting.
- Support category reviews and transitions/revisions by preparing new-item recaps, seasonal analysis and post-revision results.
- Execute planogram activities, including product library updates, prefill information, sales-by-store analysis, create and manage planogram folders, and own Shel IQ execution.
- Support key team and buyer priorities including weekly buyer status follow ups, store walks, data pulls, promotional recaps.
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