Sr Buyer, Pet Care

Target • Minneapolis, MN

1d • $95,000 - $171,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Buyer, you will help create omni-channel growth by planning profitable, locally relevant assortments based on guest shopping behavior, assortment requirements, and competitor activity. You will influence and negotiate with vendors to achieve results, identify business gaps and opportunities, and respond to performance by translating financial metrics and data into actionable strategies. You will lead cross-functional teams to drive category results and manage progress toward sales and margin goals. In partnership with product designers and/or category managers and vendors, you will guide product development and source appropriately for the category. You will also work with expert partners across the business to support promotional planning across channels.

The role is part of Target Merchandising, which works across product categories to create a localized shopping experience online and in Target’s stores. Buying involves working with diverse vendors to select product assortments for stores and online, determine where to localize, calibrate market positioning, and act as brand managers. The position is hybrid/flex, with work performed both onsite at the assigned Target HQ location in Minnesota and virtually, depending on role, team, and daily tasks. Work duties must be performed within the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target.

Requirements

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
• At least 4 years of Merchandising experience.
• Strong strategic and analytical skills to grow a business.
• Strong collaboration skills to partner with cross-functional teams.
• Flexible and resilient, and comfortable working in constantly changing, ambiguous situations.

Responsibilities

• Plan profitable and locally relevant omni-channel assortments based on guest shopping behavior, assortment requirements, and competitors.
• Influence and negotiate with vendors to achieve results.
• Identify business gaps and opportunities.
• Translate financial metrics and data into actionable strategies, and react flexibly to business results.
• 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 Associate Buyers, Senior Merchandise Specialists, the Pricing and Promotion Center of Excellence, Planning, Site Merchandising, the Item Center of Excellence, and other partners on promotional planning across channels.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and their dependents may receive comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, and life insurance.
• 401(k).
• Employee discount.
• Short-term disability.
• Long-term disability.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid national holidays.
• Paid vacation.
• Additional benefits spanning financial, education, and well-being programs may be available.

What This Job Offers

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