Business Planning Manager, Target & Drug

Sales Support & Analysis
Assist the AVP in developing and executing joint business plans as needed.
Analyze sales performance, category trends, and promotional effectiveness to identify opportunities for growth.
Prepare weekly/monthly sales reports, forecasts, and scorecards.
Customer Relationship Management
Support planning and execution of line reviews, seasonal resets, and promotional events.
Maintain accurate product and pricing data within customer portals (e.g. Partners Online).
Serve as a liaison between internal teams (marketing, supply chain, finance) and customer buying teams on key initiatives to support the broader business goals.
Project Management
Coordinate cross-functional initiatives to ensure timely delivery of new item launches, marketing campaigns, and supply chain programs.
Track deadlines, deliverables, and approvals to keep projects on schedule.
Operational Excellence
Monitor inventory levels and supply chain performance to minimize out-of-stocks and overstocks and provide on-going reporting/tracking.
Collaborate with logistics and replenishment teams to ensure accurate forecasting and order fulfillment.
Collaborate with sales merchandising teams to ensure proper execution of in-store initiatives.
Work with internal teams and customer contacts to ensure accurate and timely payments.
5-7 years of experience in sales, sales analytics, business planning, or a similar role required.
Fluency with Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables and VLOOKUP), PowerPoint, and Word required.
Experience with Power BI and syndicated data (Circana/IRI, Nielsen) preferred.
Experience creating reports and dashboards and using the findings to recommend actions required.
Experience in consumer-packaged goods (CPG) strongly preferred.
Experience working with Target preferred.
Experience with retail systems (e.g., Retail Link, Target POL, Item360) preferred.
Demonstrated experience owning cross-functional projects from start to finish, setting priorities, and moving work forward even when requirements change.
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to present findings to internal teams and interact professionally with customer contacts as needed.

Skills
Power BI, Excel, Project Management

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
Hybrid