Category Leadership Associate, Target

Job description

This role will support the delivery of objective insights to drive category solutions focused on accelerating Hair Care Category growth at Target. Supporting the Hair Care Category Captain, you will partner at multiple levels within Target & Unilever to develop, plan, and coordinate “best in class” category strategies for Hair Care Category.  This position is responsible for assisting with the execution of Category Management foundations throughout the organization and across the Beauty Division at Target.  As Target continues to elevate their position in the marketplace, this position will play a critical role in unlocking white space opportunities and driving growth.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do

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Functional Expertise: Drive Best in Class Category Management principles while executing flawless deliverables.

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Turn Insights into Action: Provide Category expertise and recommendations, for assigned categories, while turning insights into actionable recommendations.

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You are a born leader: At Unilever, everyone has a responsibility to take the lead, and everyone has an opportunity to make a difference. Leadership is about impact and behavior, not job titles and work levels – it is everyone’s business, not just manager’s business.

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You embrace change: Defining the future, solving problems with limited direction, and the thought of breaking down barriers excites you. You have strong intuition to anticipate opportunities and can elevating analyses beyond data translate into action.

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You like strategy and love execution: You’ll integrate multiple sources of insight to define where to play and how to win over the short and long term.

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You know the value of relationships: You will penetrate multiple cross-functional teams and the customer to link business opportunities and proactively make both strategic and tactical recommendations.

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You are a story teller: You will leverage insights to create actionable selling stories and category strategy.  You will leverage creative thought processes to tackle category issues and opportunities.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

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Bachelor’s Degree required, preferred with 2+ years of experience in Category Management, Customer Management, Insights or Sales Strategy

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CPG Experience required, Target experience preferred

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Extensive knowledge of syndicated data sources (Circana, ACNielsen, Household Panel, Loyalty Card Data, Numerator)

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Deep understanding of Retailer (Target Corp. preferred) Assortment Discipline/Assortment Precision & Modular execution processes

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Strong analytical interpretation, problem solving and influencing skills

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Expertise in linking analytics via traditional data sources with cutting edge capabilities and tools to develop insights into action

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Understanding of Guest Insights and how to identify future opportunity spaces

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Proven people management experience

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Excellent planning, analytical, communication skills required; Strong PowerPoint, Excel and presentation skills

Pay : The pay range for this position is $68,000 to $102,000. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.

Bonus : This position is bonus eligible.

Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.

Benefits : Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

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Unilever is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. 

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.

 

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