Senior Buyer
Current• Responsible for managing Seasonal Toys Sporting Goods business - the largest, most productive and most volatile business in Toys and Sporting Goods division• Lead, motivate and inspire cross-functional teams to drive category results• Self-starting innovator with a broad level of ownership across multiple product categories• Manage sales and margin dollar performance against plan• Lead, motivate and inspire cross-functional teams to drive category results• Find the latest trends and improve assortments • Use creativity and problem-solving skills to develop business strategies that deliver profitable sales for Target while providing great value, quality and style for our guests• Drive results by evaluating financial and business indicators, and translating data into actionable information• Creatively plan profitable product assortments, with the freedom and the support to drive growth in an enterprise marketplace – stores, ecommerce, online and mobile• Influence, negotiate and work with vendors in the marketplace• Manage category and brand relationships across an array of vendors with varied business size, skill sets and market share
