National Account Associate - Target

National Account Associate - Target

We are the Wellbeing Collective, an exciting new Global Business Unit within Unilever built with a start-up mindset. In North America these include OLLY, Liquid I.V., SmartyPants, Welly, Onnit and Nutrafol. Each of these companies has a fantastic variety of benefit-led products, with strong innovation and growth potential. Our mission, with our science-backed and disruptive portfolio, is to improve the health and wellbeing of millions of consumers and become a leading Health and Wellness organization.

As part of the Wellbeing Collective (WBC), we have one customer facing account team across OLLY, ONNIT, SmartyPants and Welly. Each of these companies has a fantastic variety of benefit-led products, with strong innovation and growth potential. Being part of the WBC offers the opportunity to represent more brands, and provide one voice to our customers, while also developing best in class capabilities. This is a remarkable group of people who have come together to work across several of the different operating companies.

The role of National Account Associate is to provide analytical & executional support on the Wellbeing Collective brands at Target. The position is responsible for proactively analyzing information on current business trends, identifying opportunities or risks, and executing the day-to-day tasks of a Target business. The position also entails communicating key information to Wellbeing Collective leadership and this role reports to the Sales Director Target.

Key responsibilities include :

• Maintain and manage weekly reporting tools and dashboards for key customers and internal teams
• Utilize customer insights, IRI, and syndicated data to provide actionable insights that help in the development of strategies that grow our business and share
• Monitor competitive brands and products, to understand shopper trends and potential threats to Wellbeing Collective business
• Assist in pulling, interpreting and providing insights around key sales data. Manage tracking of new item launches at retail to ensure speed to shelf and item success in the market.
• Assist deduction management with third-party partners through administration of Target's online deduction (VMI) process
• Full item management responsibility on Target POL / IMN and Target.com
• Maintain monthly updates to our checkbook and ensure promotions are entered into Targets system
• Calculating Target inventory needs based on WOS issues as well as managing retailer inventory via item-level forecast adjustments & clearance inventory management
• Conduct post promotional and efficiency analysis.
• Assist sales lead with display / salesplan bids via display performance recapping, & POG shelf creation
• Build strong relationships with key partners, both internally and externally, to maximize Wellbeing Collective sales at Target
• Collaborate across analyst team within Target to learn and share best practices
• Live our team values of BE YOURSELF, BE DISRUPTIVE, BE PASSIONATE, BE SUPPORTIVE and make life better for all of us!

The candidate enjoys working with numbers and charts. They have a meticulous eye for detail and have a growth mindset. They also like challenges and finding creative solutions. They are reliable, proactive, highly organized, self-driven and a team player. They are eager to learn and not afraid to ask questions. They believe in taking the lead in the marketplace versus following and want to work as an integral part of a team that makes great things happen.

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Location : Minneapolis, MN (Remote)

Hours : Full time, exempt (salaried)

Manager : Sales Director - Target

Please note : Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

The salary range for this position is $59,680.00 - $89,520.00 dependent on experience and location.

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