Category Management Manager, Target & Category Leadership

Unilever • Minneapolis, MN

3d

About The Position

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. We work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our collaborative and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centres around creating workplaces that foster equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our business. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future. WHO ARE WE: The Category Management team drives category growth at the intersection of shopper insight, category strategy, and retail execution. We partner closely with customer teams and cross-functional stakeholders to build categories, shape assortments and shelving, and translate insight into action that delivers mutual growth. We are hiring a Category Management Manager – Target, Category Leadership to serve as the primary Category Management lead for Home Care North America at Target. This role owns day-to-day category management responsibilities in addition to providing category leadership within the Unilever enterprise through strong commercial judgment, insight-driven recommendations, and trusted customer partnership. ________________________________________ Who You Are & What You’ll Do You are a Category Management leader. You bring strong executional fundamentals paired with the ability to step back, identify patterns, and focus on the actions that will have the greatest impact. You are a trusted category partner to the retailer. You build credibility through deep category expertise, consistent follow-through, and a clear understanding of retailer priorities - earning the right to influence both tactical execution and longer-term category direction. You are insight-driven and decision-oriented. You use data and category management tools to create clear, compelling narratives that support decisions and drive action. You are comfortable creating new paths. You can make informed recommendations with imperfect information and know when insights should be elevated beyond the account.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in Category Management, Analytics, or Strategy within a CPG or retail environment.
• Strong experience working with syndicated, shopper, and customer data to support category recommendations and decisions
• Solid understanding of category growth drivers and how they translate into retail execution
• Ability to distill complex data into clear, concise storytelling tailored to multiple audiences
• Experience working directly with retail customers and cross-functional partners
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to lead focused, outcome-driven discussions
• A proactive, ownership-oriented approach to work.
• Willingness to challenge assumptions constructively in pursuit of better outcomes.
• Commitment to inclusive collaboration, integrity, and continuous learning.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with JDA / Space Planning tools a plus

Responsibilities

• Own Category Management responsibilities for Green Home Care at Target, including assortment, shelving, and ongoing category performance management.
• Develop and implement actionable category growth strategies by integrating category, shopper, and performance insights that support the customer and internal teams.
• Serve as a trusted category leader to the merchant and customer stakeholders, shaping both near-term execution and longer-term category direction.
• Maintain and evolve category management reporting to ensure insights are focused, decision-oriented, and commercially relevant.
• Identify emerging trends, risks, and opportunities within the customer, and elevate insights with implications beyond the account to inform broader category and cross-functional thinking.
• Collaborate closely with internal partners like Category Strategy, Operations and Planning and Brand to align customer execution with overall category strategy and business priorities.

Benefits

• Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed