A role in BUYING means working with several diverse vendors to choose the best product mix, both in-store and online. We help determine where to localize, while calibrating market positioning and acting as brand managers. Here, you’ll own a wide SKU count so that your work is varied and challenging. Through cross-functional collaboration, instinct and creativity, you will be the expert on the guest, the market and the competition.

As an ASSOCIATE BUYER, you’ll execute multiple sourcing tasks, new vendor onboarding, advertising plans, space allocation strategies, pricing and category productivity analysis. You’ll manage secondary market purchases, watch market trends, evaluate competitors, plan assortments and coordinate end-to-end promotional activities for the Buyer to review. In addition, you’ll onboard and integrate vendors into Target systems, execute multiple transition tasks and help Buyers with system input of item descriptions and markdown updates, and you’ll generate reports to analyze weekly and monthly category metrics.

In Partnership with the Planning and Inventory Management Team, you’ll also support the Buyer in guiding product development and executing the financial plan for your categories. You’ll be aligning programs with cross-functional partners, manage communications with vendors and maintaining your team updated to maximize categories sales and profitability. Your strategic perspective will be integral to Buyers selecting items and assortment.

ABOUT YOU:

• A four-year degree or equivalent work experience
• Strong financial, strategic and planning skills
• Entrepreneurial spirit with strong analytical, decision-making, and organization skills
• A performance-driven individual who demonstrates strong initiative and has superior leadership skills
• Flexibility and resiliency; comfortable working in “grey areas” that are constantly changing
• Comfortable taking risks, working through change and supporting creative chances
• 1+ years merchandising experience preferred
• Must have an eye for style, trend curve framework

Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) serves guests at over 1,800 stores and at Target.com. Since 1946, Target has given five percent of its profit to communities, which today equals millions of dollars a week.