Retail Account Manager - Target

The Bluebird Group - Minneapolis, MN

Full-time - Mid Level

Minneapolis, MN

Real Estate

About the position

The Retail Account Manager at The Bluebird Group will serve as a key liaison between Target and vendor partners, focusing on driving successful business partnerships and optimizing inventory management strategies. This role involves forecasting, analytics, and effective communication to ensure smooth operations and enhance vendor performance.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with both our vendors' operations teams and Target's merchandise planning teams.
• Facilitate and analyze forecasts to optimize the business for both the vendor and Target.
• Drive supply chain initiatives to improve on-time and right-quantity delivery to Target.
• Monitor in-stock needs and provide a proactive strategy to solve stock problems.
• Analyze vendor performance metrics and identify issues and root causes, ultimately solving vendor performance issues.
• Monitor customer purchase orders and create new items in Target's system.
• Provide vendors with weekly sell-through analytics and other information to help optimize the business.
• Maintain accurate records regarding program agreements, pricing, product information, order status, planning issues, and vendor set-ups.
• Ensure that the internal accounting system is up to date with accurate shipping and invoicing information for cash flow purposes.
• Work closely with other Retail Account Managers in complex problem solving and best practice creation.
• Educate vendors on Target and the processes used (planograms, advertising, shipping, GSN set up, etc).

Requirements

• Ability to analyze data, identify issues, and make recommendations.
• Clear and effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong initiative and the ability to work independently with little supervision.
• Effective organization skills and the ability to multi-task.
• Working knowledge of Target's internal item and inventory management systems.
• Functional knowledge of MS Excel (sorting/grouping data, pivot tables, v lookups, etc).

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with Target on the corporate retail or vendor side.
• Experience working within retail is highly preferred.
• Experience with demand planning and forecasting.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• HSA
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401(k)
• Cell Phone Plan or Reimbursement
• Parking/Commuting Stipend