Senior Category Manager—Retail Insights & Planning

Advantage Solutions; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, V

Job summary

JLB in Minneapolis seeks a Category Manager to lead complex category work for Target, synthesizing data from multiple sources to deliver clear, tailored presentations to the Target buying team. This role combines analytics, presentation, and leadership to guide short- and long-term initiatives, anticipating business needs and opportunities.

Strong project management, problem-solving, and communication skills are essential, with responsibility for reporting, planograms, digital insights, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, or related discipline.
• 6+ years of experience in retail or brand background.
• 3+ years in Category Advisor or Captainship preferred.
• Target-specific Category Management experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day relationships with Target and cross-functional teams; lead client meetings and strategic discussions.
• Own end-to-end reporting; integrate multiple data sources for weekly reports and insights.
• Conduct competitive marketplace analyses and provide strategic recommendations to the Target merchant team.
• Execute category and seasonal reviews; develop executive summaries and compelling recommendations.
• Own the planogram process from transition to final versions; write planograms and optimize merchandising.

Skills

Category management

Data analytics

Presentation

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Planogram writing

JDA

PowerPoint

Excel

POS systems

Job description

JLB in Minneapolis seeks a Category Manager to lead complex category work for Target, synthesizing data from multiple sources to deliver clear, tailored presentations to the Target buying team. This role combines analytics, presentation, and leadership to guide short- and long-term initiatives, anticipating business needs and opportunities.

Strong project management, problem-solving, and communication skills are essential, with responsibility for reporting, planograms, digital insights, and