Sr. Buyer - Coffee & Tea

Target • Minneapolis, MN

4d • $95,000 - $171,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior 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 influences and negotiates with vendors to achieve results and identify gaps and opportunities. It requires reacting to business results and translating financial metrics and data into actionable strategies. The Senior Buyer leads 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, the role guides product development and sourcing for the category. The position also works with Associate Buyers, Senior Merchandise Specialists, Pricing and Promotion Center of Excellence, Planning, Site Merchandising, Item Center of Excellence, and other partners on 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 must be performed within the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target.

Requirements

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of merchandising experience.
• Strong strategic and analytical skills to grow a business.
• Strong collaboration skills to partner with cross-functional teams.
• Flexibility, resilience, and comfort working in constantly changing 'grey areas.'
• Deep consumer focus and industry awareness, with the ability to anticipate emerging trends and translate insights into a compelling, distinctly Target assortment vision.
• Ability to build influential partnerships and drive alignment to deliver business results.

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 and identify business gaps and opportunities.
• Translate financial metrics and data into actionable strategies, and respond 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 expert partners on promotional planning across channels.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and their dependents may receive comprehensive health benefits and programs, 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

What This Job Offers

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