Hybrid Associate Retail Account Manager

at The Bluebird Group

• Job title: Associate Retail Account Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Minneapolis, United States

About the role

• Retail Account Manager working in Minneapolis, MN with Target's operations teams and vendor partners. Collaborating on demand planning, supply chain initiatives, and vendor performance analytics.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with both our vendors’ operations teams and Target’s merchandise planning teams
• Demand Planning/Forecasting – facilitate and analyze forecasts to optimize the business for both the vendor and Target
• Drive supply chain initiatives to improve on time/ right quantity delivery to Target
• Monitor in-stock needs and provide a proactive strategy to solve the stock problem
• Analyze vendor performance metrics and identify issues and root-causes, ultimately solving vendor performance issues or problems
• Monitor customer purchase orders
• Create and maintain new items in Target’s system
• Provide vendors with at least 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
• Educate vendors on Target and the processes used (planograms, advertising, shipping, GSN set up, etc)

Requirements

• Four-year college degree preferred
• Ability to analyze data, identify issues and make recommendations
• Functional knowledge of MS Excel (sorting/grouping data, pivot tables, v lookups, etc)
• 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
• Experience working with Target on the corporate retail or vendor side preferred
• Working knowledge of Target’s internal item and inventory management systems
• Experience with demand planning and forecasting

Benefits

• Parking/Commuting Stipend (for those working in our Minneapolis office)
• Cell Phone Plan or Reimbursement
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• HSA (with employer match)
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) (with employer match)