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As a Target Digital Category Manager, you will deliver objective strategic thought leadership and insights to drive category solutions focused on accelerating digital growth at Target. You will partner at multiple levels within Target & Unilever to develop, plan, and coordination “best in class” category strategies for Digital execution driving Guests to Target. This position is responsible for leading the development and sharing of Category Management foundations and directives throughout the organization and across the Beauty Division at Target.  As Target continues to elevate their position in the marketplace, as a digital leader, this position will play a critical role in unlocking white space opportunities and driving growth.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do

• Think Digital First: The speed consumers are now accustomed to shopping and the implication it has on the tradition shopping journey.  Mode of fulfillment (on-line, delivery, dive-up)

• Think Social First:  Understanding how the Guests/Consumers is discovering new items and the role the digital shelf plays in the shopping experience.

• Your actions demonstrate people first: Creating culture and people development are your passion areas. You thrive on developing & motivating people to perform at their best and welcome the responsibility to set the tone for those around you

• You are a born leader: You will lead a team to deliver thought leadership and accelerated category growth strategy while taking pride in the detail of retail

• 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.

• 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.  You’re able to develop plans for execution and engagement with appropriate customer contact points, timing, & content based on industry research and Unilever knowledge

• 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.

• 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

• Bachelor’s Degree required, MBA preferred with 7 years’ experience in Category Management, Customer Management, Insights or Sales Strategy

• CPG Experience required, Target experience preferred

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

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

• Strong analytical interpretation, problem solving and influencing skills

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

• Understanding of Guest Insights and how to identify future opportunity spaces

• Proven people management experience

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

Pay: The pay range for this position is $96,000 to $143,900. 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, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. 

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