Home (https://careers.loreal.com/en\_US/content/Home) / Job Search (https://careers.loreal.com/en\_US/jobs/SearchJobs) / 196768 ACCOUNT MERCHANDISING ANALYST – Target Minneapolis, MN, Minnesota Apply now (https://careers.loreal.com/en\_US/jobs/ApplicationMethods?jobId=196768) Back Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Sales Full - Time 17-Jan-2025 Job Title: ACCOUNT MERCHANDISING ANALYST – Target Location: Minneapolis, MN Department: Consumer Products Division Reports to: Account Cosmetics Lead Who We Are: For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beauty in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity. At L'Oréal Consumers Products, our mission is to democratize the best of beauty, and for us, beauty has to be sustainable. Our division holds the world’s #1 beauty brands with L’Oréal Paris, the #1 makeup brand with Maybelline New York, the #1 natural brand with Garnier, as well as NYX Professional Makeup. Mission and defining characteristics. Support the cross functional Target team to enable strong business performance. Ability to manage complexity, communicate effectively, maintain organization, troubleshoot problems and attention to detail essential. Ownership of cosmetics wall and support permanent merchandising execution across cosmetics. Must be able to complete basic planogram building and maintenance. Main Tasks JDA POG BUILDING AND REPORTING + Support permanent merch execution, liaising with SMSB, fixture suppliers, Target POG team and Target S.E.M. (signing team) + Develop display graphic start work form and manage proofing and timely execution of all graphics with each transition. + Own customer specific analytics for the cosmetics team, sharing relevant insights with brand and sales team to help lead planogram strategy decisions. + STRATEGY + Develop cosmetics planogram strategy, optimizing for distribution, space to sales, and modular activity. + Ensure brand vision is translated to GTM and activations plans at wall + Provide distribution add/delete analysis and recommendations based on performance and brand strategy. Main Interfaces + Primary: Account Planning Lead & Sales Teams, SMSB, Target POG team, Internal Category management teams. + Demand Planning, Category Management, Corporate Brand Teams Measures of Success + Manager feedback & Team 360° feedback + Accuracy of POG build, data entry and reporting + Expertise and timely entry in key systems both internal and external + Collaboration with the cross functional teams Qualifications + Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously. + Strong organizational skills to meet deadlines and manage priorities. + Meticulous approach to managing and organizing information. + Strong interpersonal and communication skills + Ability to work independently and maintain a high level of initiative. + Excellent problem solving and analytical skills. + JDA experience preferred, proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint + Knowledge of (or ability to learn) national account systems + Understanding of retail trends, product placement and display strategies + Knowledge of consumer behavior and purchasing patterns Don’t meet every single requirement? At L'Oréal, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways! You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles! We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We would love to find out more about you as a candidate and do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting [email protected] . If you need assistance to accommodate a disability, you may request an accommodation at any time. Our Safe Together Plan: Your safety is our highest priority. We will proceed with caution and adhere to enhanced protection standards to ensure our sites are safe for all employees. We must all operate with the shared responsibility for each other’s health & safety in mind.