Job Description:

CIBA Solutions is a boutique category management company in Eden Prairie, MN servicing large national branded vendors, emerging brands, and nationwide retailers. We specialize in planogramming, digital marketplace evaluation, category captainships, advisorships, and consumer research. The atmosphere here is fast, ever evolving, and requires a certain mindset. Our ideal team member will be a self-starter, curious, inquisitive to learn, an initiator, with gumption and tenacity. Every member of our team jumps in to help until the work is done, no matter the job title. Join us and make an impact! CATEGORY MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide presentation and communication of category performance by gathering and analyzing a broad range of data metrics, tools, and analytics to identify opportunities to our customers and clients. These include:Market opportunities on brand contribution & product performance.Be the voice of the consumer by providing trend analysis & consumer insights.Assortment plans that develop retailer business plans that deliver stronger ROI.Lead merchandising strategy that influences tactical planogram creation.GUEST AND MARKET INSIGHTSCreates driven presentations with actionable insights and strategies to our retailers and clients.Utilizes a broad range of data metrics, tools, and analytics to identify opportunities Identifying POS & Shopper trends within the marketplace.PRESENTATIONUse CIBA technology and market-based tools to recommend winning assortments and shelf space optimization.Fact based merchandising ideation and implementation.Develops creative presentations with an eye toward storytelling, focused on flow, visualizations, and headlines.TEAMWORKEngages with customers & clients to understand objectives that deliver on mutually beneficial solutions.Building Merchant & Team relationships founded on trust & NDA adherence.GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS5-10 years of Target Retail ExperienceBe a Hand Raiser (volunteer to go get it), be organized & have attention to detail. "Under Promise & Over Deliver"Ability to pivot quickly, multi-tasking projects and learn in a ambiguity environment. Ability to work in a high paced industry that is ever changing, work independently as well in a collaborative team.Skills & Ability to multitask across multiple projects and daily tasks.IRINielsenNumerator Syndicated Resources, JDA Blue Yonder Prospace and Consumer Panels.Category Management Association (CMA) Best Practices & ApproachStrong presentation skills using Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint