Category Manager Target

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

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The Essential Home Team has the purpose to "make your house a home!" We will be nimble, and action oriented as we attack opportunities to expand organically and inorganically. Our team members will own their business, spot opportunities to innovate and scale, be focused on what matters, move boldly at pace, actively listen and learn, and speak directly. We will embrace the founder mindset to drive accelerated growth.

About the role

As a Customer Category Manager for Essential Home, you will assist in developing and executing category strategies across the portfolio in Target. You will report to the Category Team Lead and partner with the category team and the Target sales managers in developing and sharing insights to drive superior category results for assigned customers and the Essential Home portfolio.
You will be a crucial team member as we leverage data from Numerator, Nielsen, and other available tools and resources to influence assortment, merchandising, and strategies for assigned channels to grow the categories in which we play.

Your responsibilities

In summary you will...

Support mutual growth and deliver category insights that help drive our overall portfolio and category growth. You will also be responsible for converting in-depth shopping and omni retail environment data into insights and category, retail and customer strategies and recommendations.

* Utilize Numerator, Nielsen, and other available resources and tools to identify category opportunities that present mutual growth opportunities for our brands and the category.
* Provide strategic guidance by identifying and evaluating category performance, assortment, and developing actionable recommendations.
* Create recurring business reviews and customer facing category presentations by providing deep analysis on drivers using insights from multiple data sources including market and industry trends, competitive reviews, with actionable recommendations.
* Develop, update, and monitor weekly reporting for categories our brands play in from Nielsen.
* Develop, update, and monitor weekly category reporting from customer data systems to understand customer and panel-based trends in responsible assigned categories.
* Work closely with internal teams and the local sales team to create category landscapes and narratives to support innovation and company strategies.
* Help sales team to prepare for line reviews from a category perspective.
* Interface with the customer as a category expert during meetings.
* Be able to manage priorities and time across multiple customers and sales managers

The experience we're looking for

* 4-year college degree. MBA preferred.
* 4-5 years of experience and proven knowledge/understanding of Nielsen, Numerator, and assigned customer data systems.
* Direct category experience with Target.
* Must be able to demonstrate ability to independently conduct in-depth data analysis and use the data to develop strong, persuasive selling stories.
* Computer proficient Microsoft Office with strong Microsoft Excel skills.
* Experience with Microsoft PowerBI
* Detailed oriented with strong organizational skills and ability to successfully multi-task.
* Knowledge of Consumer-packaged goods industry in assigned customers.

The skills for success

Category Management, Key Account Management, Account Management, Ecommerce, analyzing sales and Ecommerce data, Field sales; Field sales management, Consumer Insights; Shopper Insights; Customer Insights; Category Analysis, Collaboration and partnership skills; Influencing, Consultative Selling, Perform product planning, Business acumen; financial acumen, commercial acumen, Sales negotiation, Strategy Execution, Operational Excellence.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

US salary ranges

USD$120,000.00 - $180,000.00

US pay transparency

The base salary range for this role will vary based on experience in job and industry, training and education, skills relevant to the position, and other factors permitted by law. In addition to the base salary, the position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, which is subject to change each year. Reckitt offers eligible employees competitive benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick, and Company recognized holidays; a 401(K) plan; generous paid parental leave; adoption and fertility support; tuition reimbursement; product discounts; and much more! If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete your application, please contact NAtalentacquisition@reckitt.com. Reckitt is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.