Customer Category Manager

Management Level:

87

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

We're hiring: Customer Category Manager, Category Captain at Target

Location: Remote with availability to travel to Target HQ weekly or as business needs require

Summary:

Tyson Foods, a world-class food company and recognized leader in protein with a broad portfolio of iconic products and brands, including Tyson®, Jimmy Dean®, Hillshire Farm®, Ball Park®, Wright®, State Fair®, aidells® and ibp® is looking for a Customer Category Manager to serve as the Category Captain for the Target team across multiple frozen and refrigerated categories.

You will lead complex category work, analyze data from many sources, and present clear, tailored findings to the Target buying/space planning teams. The job combines analytics, presentation, and leadership skills to guide short- and long-term initiatives.

Role responsibilities:

• Relationships: Independently manage day-to-day relationships with Target’s Buying and Space & Presentation teams. Lead weekly business unit status meetings providing project updates, topical category, and shopper trend updates.
• Reporting: Own the full reporting process. Combine data sources into detailed monthly reports and strategic insights plus handle ad hoc requests proactively.
• Marketplace insights and competitive shops: Analyze competitive and retailer trends in merchandising, pricing, brand, and SKU selection.
• Report on market share, competitor performance, and industry trends with actionable recommendations.
• Macro and micro trends: Research trends, apply them to current and forward-looking initiatives, and share applicable insights.
• Manage Planogram/Assortment updates (2 -4 times a year)
• o Planogram process: While planograms are built/maintained by an analyst. You will oversee the planogram process end to end ensuring Target’s needs and timelines are met.
• Influence and build category strategies leveraging account specific shopper and category data and insights to drive growth, improve on-shelf execution, and meet assortment goals.
• Review category and item-level performance data to provide clear, actionable recommendations on driving the most productive assortment across planogram segmentations.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in category management or a related field.
• 3+ years in category management, category captaincy, or retail analytics
• Category Captainship experience preferred.
• Ability to build strong relationships and be seen as a “trusted advisor.”
• Extensive knowledge of syndicated data sources (Circana, POS/panel, Numerator).
• Experience with Target Partners Online resources (VIQ, DOMO, Hubble)
• Familiarity of Target’s assortment and planogram execution processes.
• Working knowledge of JDA/Blue Yonder Space Planning software.
• Excellent planning, analytical, and communication skills, plus strong PowerPoint, Excel, PowerBI and presentation skills.

Internal Management & Management Support Applicants:

Automatic notification to your current manager will be initiated upon selection for interview. This applies to all candidates who are level 79 or above.

All professional team members are expected to demonstrate responsible use of approved AI tools, including safeguarding sensitive information, adhering to company policies, and validating AI-generated outputs. Individual Contributors should demonstrate the ability to integrate AI into daily work, improve efficiency through AI-enabled solutions, evaluate outputs critically, and apply professional judgment when using AI. People Leaders should demonstrate the ability to drive responsible AI adoption, enable effective use of approved solutions, identify opportunities to improve team performance through AI, and ensure accountability for the quality and accuracy of AI-supported outcomes.

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No

Referral Payout Eligible:

Yes

Pay Range/Rate:

$102,000.00 - $170,000.00

Incentives:

Annual Incentive Plan:

Yes

Long-Term Incentive Plan:

No

For Professional Management levels, internal applicants should either upload a resume to their application OR complete their application fully showing current and past work experience in the sections provided.

Any listed amounts represent the base pay range. Additional compensation may be available for this position based on various factors such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonuses. Pay is just one part of Tyson’s total compensation package.

 

Tyson will develop an offer based on a candidate's or team member’s relevant skills and capabilities, the market data for the role described in this requisition, internal equity, and other information relevant to the candidate and role.

The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

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