Category Manager: Data-Driven Retail Growth (Hybrid)

Market Performance Group; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Deep Dive is a department within Market Performance Group seeking a Category Manager hybrid in Minneapolis. You will deliver category strategy, manage data and insights, and partner with Target to optimize assortment, pricing, and promotions.

Strong communication, leadership, and analytical skills are required. This role offers competitive salary, benefits, and growth opportunities within MPG's omnichannel retail services.

Qualifications

• Experience leading category-management or category-captain work with Target, including use of shopper and sales insights to develop assortment, shelf-layout, promotion, and growth recommendations for an entire product category.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience with Target systems.
• Able to prioritize tasks based on understanding of business needs.
• Intellectual curiosity to formulate constructive questions and solutions to drive the business.
• Communicates clearly, concisely, and in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Utilize category management skills and understanding to deliver against brand volume, market share, and profit objectives.
• Develop and manage all consumption, shipment, and consumer-based information disseminated to Target’s buying team.
• Work with data to develop recommendations for products, pricing, promotion and merchandising.
• Support insights and recommendations on new items, promotional planning, and pricing initiatives.
• Collaborate with Target’s buying team to drive launch strategy.
• Identify unmet consumer needs and participate in cross-functional teams to address them.
• Communicate industry trends to key stakeholders.
• Plan, create and perform extensive POG building; maintain confidentiality of restricted customer information.
• Manage and develop direct reports; foster learning and growth.

Skills

Category management

Communication

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Target systems

Planogram software

Job description

Deep Dive is a department within Market Performance Group seeking a Category Manager hybrid in Minneapolis. You will deliver category strategy, manage data and insights, and partner with Target to optimize assortment, pricing, and promotions.

Strong communication, leadership, and analytical skills are required. This role offers competitive salary, benefits, and growth opportunities within MPG's omnichannel retail services.