Customer Category Manager- Remote
Core
Lead complex category work and serve as Category Captain for Target's frozen and refrigerated categories, analyzing data to guide short- and long-term initiatives.
Role type
Senior Customer Category Manager (Category Captain)
Builds
Category strategies, assortment plans, and shopper insights for Target's frozen and refrigerated departments
Domain
Retail / Food & Beverage
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Category management, retail analytics, data analysis, strategic planning, planogram oversight, competitive analysis, relationship management
Preferred skills
Category Captainship experience, knowledge of syndicated data sources (Circana, POS/panel, Numerator), Target Partners Online resources (VIQ, DOMO, Hubble), JDA/Blue Yonder Space Planning software
Technologies
Excel, PowerBI, PowerPoint, DOMO, VIQ, Hubble, JDA/Blue Yonder
Responsibilities
Manage day-to-day relationships with Target's Buying and Space & Presentation teams; own the full reporting process combining data sources into detailed monthly reports; analyze competitive and retailer trends in merchandising, pricing, brand, and SKU selection; oversee the planogram process end to end; influence and build category strategies leveraging account specific shopper and category data; review category and item-level performance data to provide actionable recommendations on assortment.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC