Category Development Lead - Target

About this Position At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 47.000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Consumer Brands continuously drive the evolution in dynamic categories: Laundry & Home Care and Hair. With our trusted brands, including Persil and Schwarzkopf, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth. Dare to make an impact?

What you´ll do

• Category Development Lead is responsible for proactively identifying growth opportunities for Henkel brands and respective categories at Target.
• The person will partner with Henkel stakeholders and Target buying teams to bring shopper-centric thought-leadership that delivers actionable solutions.
• This position actively engages and builds relationships with multiple levels internally and externally.
• Effective time management, organization, and the ability to self-motivate are required in order to prioritize multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• The Target Category Development Lead must possess and consistently demonstrate an analytic aptitude, a high degree of proactiveness, strategic thinking, attention to detail, and operate with the highest level of integrity.
• Provide category and shopper-centric analysis using multiple data points, including but not limited to syndicated data, retailer portals, & custom research.
• Proactively identify trends and opportunities to drive category and Henkel Consumer Brand growth.
• Lead Category reviews and development of assortment & POG analysis and recommendations.
• Analyze and evaluate new item performance and promotional trends across category.
• Track distribution and shelf space metrics for organizational reporting.
• Support line reviews, annual customer planning and monthly business reviews.
• Build strong customer relationships and drive category partnership opportunities.
• Partner with our internal cross functional teams to develop category strategies & stories across DSMP executions.
• Provide insights to inform and support development of channel/customer specific executions.
• Expand shared learning and category insights across team and broader organization for influence internally on strategic planning.
  
  

What makes you a good fit

• 5 years of CPG experience, with 2 years in Category Management and/or Shopper Insights role.
• B.S. or B.A. degree.
• Ability to influence decision makers across all levels of internal and external organizations.
• Ability to proactively identify customer/category insights and translate them into a compelling retailer story and set of actionable recommendations.
• Strong analytical skills and experience leveraging consumer/shopper insights, as well as syndicated scan and panel data (IRI/Circana required, Numerator strongly preferred, Vendor IQ experience a plus).
• Strong proficiency in Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Experience leveraging Power BI platform a plus.
• Proficiency using Space Management applications a plus.
• Strong oral/written communication & project management skills.
  
  

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Globally wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Annual performance bonus
• Comprehensive healthcare including mental health support and 401(k) plan matched by employer
• Family benefits including fertility support, fully paid parental leave, caregiver services
• Vacation days off, sickness leave, holidays, volunteer time off & more
  
  

The salary for this role is $120,000.00 - $160,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and other legally protected characteristics. We welcome all applications.