Associate Category Manager – Target

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Volt is immediately hiring an Associate Category Manager

As an Associate Category Manager you will:

Responsibilities:

• Drive category management principles through the application of strong data analytics and consumer/shopper insights.
• Use multiple data sources to develop reports that include sales/share reporting opportunity gap analysis assortment assessment planogram analysis post promotion analysis item tracking pricing studies financial performance sales and other performance trackers.
• Become our customers first call for by synthesizing learnings from various syndicated data sources to create clear and impactful category insights and recommendations.
• Co-develop strategic business plans and strategies for achieving category volume contribution and share objectives.
• Conduct detailed category decompositions and deliver insights-to-action by identifying trends opportunities and challenges to core business areas in an extremely fast paced environment.
• Drive planogram development and implementation to support the Category Strategic Growth Plan. Work with teams across functions (Consumer Insights eCommerce Center of Excellence) to develop tailored solutions that support customer key initiatives.

Space Planning

• In January need to complete nearly 4000 planograms within a 45-week window.
• Around March well have another 4000 planograms to complete for our seasonal Fall revisions.

Data & Analysis

• Every Monday this person will pull POS reporting for our Target buyers and highlight key business drivers.
• Theyll also pull the prior weeks ad recap and pricing details for Target.
• At the beginning of each month theyll pull IRI share results and highlight key changes.

This is a fulltime contract remote opportunity.

The ideal candidate will have:

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with 2-3 years experience in Category Management Customer Management Insights or Sales Strategy.
• CPG experience required.
• Knowledge and interpretation of syndicated data sources: Circana Nielsen POS/Panel Loyalty Card Data Numerator.
• Ability to develop strong relationships with external & internal partners to drive results.
• Understanding of client Assortment and Planogram execution processes.
• Ability to link analytics from traditional data sources with new capabilities and tools to develop insights into action.
• Strong working knowledge and execution of shelving standards and associated shelving software tools. (JDA POG Gen etc.)
• Excellent planning analytical and communication skills are required along with proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.
• Own weekly and monthly reporting including weekly category scorecards pricing digital performance ad recaps; monthly Circana share reporting.
• Support category reviews and transitions/revisions by preparing new-item recaps seasonal analysis and post-revision results.
• Execute planogram activities including product library updates prefill information sales-by-store analysis create and manage planogram folders and own Shel IQ execution.
• Support key team and buyer priorities including weekly buyer status follow ups store walks data pulls promotional recaps.

Pay rate: $34.00 - $35.00 per hour.

*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidates education work experience work location specific job duties certifications etc.

Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.

Benefits: Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health dental vision term life short term disability AD&D 401(k) Sick time and other types of paid leaves (as required by law) Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

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