Buyer - Outdoor Living Garden Lifestyle

Target • Minneapolis, MN

9d • $73,000 - $132,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

A Buyer helps create omni-channel growth by planning profitable and locally relevant assortments, using knowledge of guest shopping behavior, assortment requirements, and competitors. The role works with diverse vendors to select product mixes for in-store and online channels, determine where to localize, calibrate market positioning, and act as a brand manager. The Buyer owns a wide SKU count and uses flexibility, creativity, and business judgment to respond to results and identify opportunities.

The Buyer influences and negotiates with vendors, translates financial metrics and data into actionable strategies, and leads cross-functional teams to drive category results and progress toward sales and margin goals. The role partners with product designers and/or category managers and vendors to guide product development and source appropriately for the category. Partners include Associate Buyers, Senior Merchandise Specialists, the Pricing and Promotion Center of Excellence, Planning, Site Merchandising, the Item Center of Excellence, and other experts supporting promotional planning across channels.

This position operates in a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day arrangement, with work performed both onsite at the assigned Target HQ Minnesota location and virtually, depending on role, team, and daily tasks. Work duties cannot be performed outside the country of the primary work location unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

Requirements

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
• At least 1 year of merchandising experience.
• Strong strategic and analytical skills to grow a business.
• Strong collaboration skills to partner with cross-functional teams.
• Flexibility and resilience, and comfort working in constantly changing, ambiguous situations.

Responsibilities

• Plan profitable and locally relevant assortments for omni-channel growth.
• Work with vendors to select product mixes for in-store and online channels.
• Determine where to localize assortments and calibrate market positioning.
• Influence and negotiate with vendors to achieve results and identify gaps and opportunities.
• Respond to business results and translate financial metrics and data into actionable strategies.
• Lead cross-functional teams to drive category results and manage progress toward sales and margin goals.
• Partner with product designers and/or category managers and vendors to guide product development and source appropriately for the category.
• Collaborate with expert partners to support promotional planning across channels.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and dependents may receive comprehensive health benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and life insurance.
• 401(k).
• Employee discount.
• Short-term disability.
• Long-term disability.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid national holidays.
• Paid vacation.
• Financial, education, and well-being benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level