Sr. Buyer - Coffee & Tea

Roundel

Minneapolis (MN)

Hybrid

USD 95,000 - 171,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits
401(k)
Employee discount
Paid vacation

Job summary

Target Corp, based in Minneapolis, is seeking a Senior Buyer for Coffee & Tea to shape local assortments and omnichannel growth. You will partner with vendors, designers, and category teams to source the right products and optimize guest value.

The role requires a four-year degree and 4+ years of merchandising experience. You will lead cross-functional teams, translate data into action, and operate in a hybrid setup based at MN HQ.

Qualifications

  • Strong strategic and analytical skills to grow a business.
  • Excellent collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to translate market data into actionable assortments.

Responsibilities

  • Lead cross-functional teams to drive category results.
  • Negotiate with vendors to achieve profitable assortments.
  • Spearhead omni-channel growth with locally relevant products.

Skills

Merchandising experience
Analytical skills
Cross-functional collaboration
Consumer insights

Education

Four-year degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Sr. Buyer - Coffee & Tea### Sr. Buyer - Coffee & TeaApply: 1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis,MN 55403-2542: Full time: Posted Today: R0000479922The pay range is $95,000.00 - $171,000.00Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.**About us:**Target Merchandising is evolving at an incredible pace. We are constantly reimagining how this $70 billion retailer offers the innovative, guest-inspiring items that Target is known and loved for. Our goal is to deliver exceptional value, quality and style to elevate Target as the premier retailer in a competitive global marketplace. Through intelligent and progressive business strategies that make the most of Target’s resources and partnerships worldwide, Merchandising works across product categories to create a localized shopping experience online and in our 1800 stores. Are you a creative problem solver who loves to see your work translate into real results? Can you collaborate effectively, execute a plan efficiently and positively influence how Target chooses and presents the right product in the right place at the right price? If so, you will have success on one of our dynamic teams.A role in **Buying** means working with several diverse vendors to choose the best product mix, both in-store and online. We help determine where to localize, while calibrating market positioning and acting as brand managers. Here, you’ll own a wide SKU count so that your work is varied and challenging. Through cross-functional collaboration, instinct and creativity, you will be the expert on the guest, the market and the competition.A **Senior Buyer** helps create omni-channel growth by planning profitable and locally relevant assortments using your grasp of guest shopping behavior, assortment requirements and competitors. You will influence and negotiate with vendors to achieve results and identify gaps and opportunities. Your flexibility in reacting to business results and your ability to translate financial metrics and data into actionable strategies will be critical. You will lead cross-functional teams to drive category results while managing progress toward sales and margin goals. Your partnerships with product designers and/or category mangers and vendors will help guide product development as you source appropriately for your category. You will interact with Associate Buyers, Senior Merchandise Specialists, the Pricing and Promotion Center of Excellence, Planning, Site Merchandising, the Item Center of Excellence and many other expert partners in support of your promotional planning work across channels.**About you:*** Four-year degree or equivalent experience* 4+ years of Merchandising experience* Strong strategic and analytical skills to grow a business* Strong collaboration skills to partner with cross-functional team* Flexible, resilient and comfortable working in “grey areas” that are constantly changing* Deeply consumer-obsessed and industry-aware, with the ability to anticipate emerging trends and translate insights into a compelling assortment vision that is distinctly Target.* Strong ability to build influential partnerships and drive alignment to deliver business results. This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota. **Benefits Eligibility**Please paste this url into your preferred browser to learn about benefits eligibility for this role: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou\\_E**Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)**In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel. Application deadline is : 11/14/2026
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