Ice Cream Category Manager - Target

Company: ENGINEERINGUK
Location: Minneapolis
Posted on: May 5, 2025

Job Description:

You will need to login before you can apply for a job.View more categories View less categories Sector Manufacturing ,Science and Pharmaceutical Role Manager Contract Type Permanent Hours Full TimeIce Cream Job Title: Ice Cream Category Manager - Target

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Terms & Conditions: Full Time

The Ice Cream division at Unilever is preparing to stand on its own, aiming to become an independent, EUR 8.3 billion publicly listed company by the end of 2025. We're on a mission to create the ultimate snacking company. A place where growth, innovation, founder and ownership mentality, and performance are cultivated and rewarded. And where we craft extraordinary ice cream experiences - transforming ordinary moments into lasting memories. Because we know, life tastes better with ice cream.

ABOUT THE MAGNUM ICE CREAM COMPANY:

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is all about growth. Growing our business. Growing our customers' businesses. Growing our people's careers. Growth begins with empowerment. So we free our people to be innovative, responsible entrepreneurs, driven and equipped to give our consumers more amazing products and unforgettable moments - and having fun doing it.

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall's, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry's, loved in 76 countries, we are the world's largest Ice Cream company leading the industry. We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream for generations.

We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of The Magnum Ice Cream Company as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen before the end of 2025.

We dream big but keep things simple to act fast.

If you want to grow with us, make an impact, and shape the future of Ice Cream, this is the place for you!

JOB PURPOSE:

As a Target Ice Cream Associate Category Manager, you will deliver objective strategic thought leadership and insights to drive category solutions focused on accelerating Ice Cream Category growth at Target. As a Category Captain, you will partner at multiple levels within Target & Unilever to develop, plan, and coordination "best in class" category strategies for Ice Cream Category. This position is responsible for leading and executing the development of Category Management foundations throughout the organization and across the Frozen Division at Target. As Target continues to elevate their position in the marketplace this position will play a critical role in unlocking white space opportunities and driving growth.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Bachelor's Degree required, preferred with 3-5 years' experience in Category Management, Customer Management, Insights or Sales Strategy
  
  
  • CPG Experience required, Target experience preferred
    
    
    • Extensive knowledge of syndicated data sources (Circana, ACNielsen, Household Panel, Loyalty Card Data, Numerator)
      
      
      • Deep understanding of Retailer (Target Corp. preferred) Assortment Discipline/Assortment Precision & Modular execution processes
        
        
        • Strong analytical interpretation, problem solving and influencing skills
          
          
          • Expertise in linking analytics via traditional data sources with cutting edge capabilities and tools to develop insights into action
            
            
            • Understanding of Guest Insights and how to identify future opportunity spaces
              
              
              • Proven people management experience
                
                
                • Excellent planning, analytical, communication skills required;Strong PowerPoint, Excel and presentation skills
                  
                  WHO YOU ARE:
                  
                  
                  • Functional Expertise: Drive Best in Class Category Management principles while execution flawless deliverables.
                    
                    
                    • Turn Insights into Action: Provide Category expertise and recommendations, for assigned categories, while turning insights into actionable recommendations.
                      
                      
                      • Think Guest First: The speed consumers are now accustomed to shopping and the implication the shopping journey has on the Guest...mode of fulfillment (on-line, delivery, dive-up)
                        
                        
                        • Think Social First: Understanding how the Guests/Consumers is discovering new items and the role the digital shelf plays in the shopping experience.
                          
                          
                          • Your actions demonstrate people first: Creating culture and people development are your passion areas. You thrive on developing & motivating people to perform at their best and welcome the responsibility to set the tone for those around you
                            
                            
                            • You are a born leader: You will lead a team to deliver thought leadership and accelerated category growth strategy while taking pride in the detail of retail
                              
                              
                              • You embrace change: Defining the future, solving problems with limited direction, and the thought of breaking down barriers excites you. You have strong intuition to anticipate opportunities and can elevating analyses beyond data translate into action.
                                
                                
                                • You like strategy and love execution: You'll integrate multiple sources of insight to define where to play and how to win over the short and long term. You're able to develop plans for execution and engagement with appropriate customer contact points, timing, & content based on industry research and Unilever knowledge
                                  
                                  
                                  • You know the value of relationships: You will penetrate multiple cross-functional teams and the customer to link business opportunities and proactively make both strategic and tactical recommendations.
                                    
                                    
                                    • You are a story teller: You will leverage insights to create actionable selling stories and category strategy. You will leverage creative thought processes to tackle category issues and opportunities.
                                      
                                      Pay: The pay range for this position is $99,760 to $149.640. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.
                                      
                                      Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.
                                      
                                      Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.
                                      
                                      Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
                                      
                                      What We Can Offer You
                                      
                                      Meet the Women of Customer Development - Culture for Growth - Top Notch Employee Health & Well Being Benefits - Every Voice Matters - Global Reach - Life at Unilever - Careers with Purpose - World Class Career Development Programs - Check Out Our Space - Focus On Sustainability
                                      
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                                      Unilever is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
                                      
                                      For more information about your Federal rights, please see Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal and Pay Transparency Non discrimination Provision.
                                      
                                      Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.
                                      
                                      If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at NA.Accommodations@unilever.com. Please note: This email is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses. The Protected Veterans or Individuals with Disabilities AAP narratives are available for inspection by any employee or applicant for employment Monday through Friday during normal business hours at establishment.CompanyBe part of the most successful purpose-led business in the world. Have the opportunity to see the true impact that you're having in the work you do - every small thing counts. The personal contribution you make means you feel good about what you do and proud that you have a career with a higher purpose. Be empowered to make a positive impact, by bringing your purpose into action.Be a force for good. Unleash your curiosity and pioneering spirit to make our business win and grow. Use your confidence to challenge the status quo for the better, while you learn, grow and make a positive impact ."Diversity & Inclusion is one of the things that we want Unilever to be famous for.This means making sure our business is fair, attracting and retainingthe very best talent and helping them unlock their full potential."Dove, Lipton, Ben & Jerry's, Magnum, Lynx, Knorr, Surf. Our world-famous brands are totally different - and as people, so are we. Be surrounded by individually different but like-minded people who share your values, commitment and desire to start or pursue a career across different cultures and levels of seniority where you do good things every day. Bring your real self to work, here we combine our differences to achieve greater things.Develop into your best self. Get inspired by leaders and peers and create life-shaping experiences for yourself. Unilever offers an inspirational working environment where you will be mentored and nurtured by bright minds and purpose-led leaders. Use your skills and knowledge, and the tools we provide you to experience all that Unilever can offer across brands and around the world. You have the ability to craft a flexible - and global - career.Our policies & flexible workingAt Unilever, we have a range of market-leading, family-friendly and flexible working policies, which enable our employees to balance their day-to-day responsibilities.These policies and practices include:
                                      • Agile working, which gives employees the possibility to work remotely and flex their own hours, whilst ensuring business needs are met.
                                      • Flexible working arrangements including, but not limited to, part-time and job share opportunities.
                                      • Enhanced leave policies - all employees taking maternity or shared parental leave have up to 16 weeks' paid leave and some eligible employees can have up to 39 weeks' paid leave. In addition, our Maternity & Paternity Services portal provides online resources to support employees at all stages of parenthood, as well as tailored guidance for line managers.
                                      • Practical support including, nursery benefits and back-up care for parents and carers.
                                      • A constant focus on wellbeing for employees, including regular health checks, mental health support and our Employee Assistance Programme.We have a strong culture of mentoring, training and learning across the organisation, with a range of resources and initiatives available:
                                        • Mentoring and coaching
                                        • Leadership and general business skills training, including unconscious bias
                                        • Learning for all, via access to internal and external resources
                                        • Workshops which support personal and team development.Our ambition: unlocking talent through disability inclusionThe World Health Organization estimates that there are one billion people in the world currently living with a disability. That's about 15% of the global population, or 1 in 7 of us. And the statistics suggest that people living with disabilities are among the most marginalised populations in the world in terms of employment and educational opportunity.Removing the barriers facing people living with disability is a priority for our business. It isn't just the right thing to do - we believe that creating equality of opportunity will unlock a huge pool of talent. It also gets to the heart of the ambition to 'leave no one behind' - and could contribute to the five Sustainable Development Goals which explicitly reference disability and to the wider sustainable development agenda.In 2018, we set ourselves global commitments to achieve by 2025:
                                          • to be the number one employer of choice for people with disabilities, and
                                          • to increase the number of employees with disabilities to 5% of our total workforce.These are ambitious targets. They involve transforming the way we recruit and train our people. And they mean adapting both the way we work and our workplaces, so that we can support people with disabilities to reach their full potential."We cannot be an inclusive organisation unless we ensure that we have created the conditionsand the culture for people with a disability to thrive."We are keen to find out about your talent, and offer the support you need.Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
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