+ Apply Now + Start applying with LinkedIn + **Please wait...** **National Account Manager, Target Stationery** Null, USMinneapolis, USMinneapolis, US BIC Remote Description: Join BIC World, a community of brands dedicated to creating ingeniously simple and joyful products that have been part of hearts and homes for over 75 years. We are committed to growing our iconic and innovative brands by reimagining everyday essentials in new, sustainable, and responsible ways. Our culture encourages a "roll up your sleeves and get the job done" mindset, ensuring self-starters, problem solvers, and innovative thinkers can truly thrive. At BIC World, you are empowered to take ownership of your career and use your unique perspective to make a meaningful, global impact on our mission. The **National Account Manager, Target Stationery** is responsible for managing BIC's Stationery business at Target, driving profitable growth while delivering strong customer relationships and operational excellence across one of the company's most strategically important retail partnerships. This highly strategic role manages approximately **$30M Office & Industrial Supplies (OIS)** business and plays a significant role in the Target Team's overall financial performance. Success requires strong commercial acumen, cross-functional collaboration, and operational execution to deliver customer commitments and achieve annual business objectives. The National Account Manager partners closely with Sales, Marketing, Category Management, Finance, Customer Service, and Supply Chain to execute customer strategies, align business plans, manage forecasting and inventory, support promotional activities, and proactively resolve operational issues. Given the significant volume, promotional intensity, and seasonality of the stationery business, this role serves as a key cross-functional coordinator to ensure seamless execution and exceptional customer service. A primary responsibility of this role is leading the planning and execution of the annual **Back-to-School (BTS)** season-the largest and most critical selling period for the category, representing approximately **70% of annual sales** . This includes coordinating planning activities, supporting launch readiness, monitoring in-season performance, and partnering across functions to ensure flawless execution for both Target and BIC. The ideal candidate is a strategic, results-oriented sales professional who thrives in a fast-paced retail environment, leverages data to drive decisions, and effectively influences cross-functional partners to achieve business objectives. **What You'll Do:** **Business Management & Financial Delivery** + Manage revenue, profit, and market share objectives for the Target Stationery business while supporting sustainable, profitable growth. + Develop and execute annual customer business plans aligned with BIC's commercial objectives and Target's category strategies. + Lead customer planning and execution for Back-to-School, ensuring alignment across forecasting, inventory, replenishment, merchandising, promotional strategy, and customer readiness. + Analyze business performance, identify growth opportunities, and make data-driven recommendations to improve sales, profitability, and operational performance. + Manage trade investment and promotional spending to maximize return on investment. **Customer Relationship Management** + Build and maintain strong relationships with Target buyers, merchants, planners, and cross-functional customer partners. + Support the development and execution of Joint Business Plans (JBPs) that align BIC's objectives with Target's strategic priorities. + Influence customer decisions through fact-based selling, category insights, and collaborative problem-solving. + Serve as the primary day-to-day commercial contact for the Target Stationery business, ensuring responsive communication and strong customer partnership. **Cross-Functional Collaboration & Operational Execution** + Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Category Management, Finance, Customer Service, Supply Chain, Demand Planning, and Logistics to execute customer commitments. + Collaborate with Supply Chain to proactively manage forecasting, inventory, replenishment, promotional planning, and issue resolution to maximize service levels and customer satisfaction. + Coordinate cross-functional planning efforts to ensure organizational readiness for key customer initiatives and seasonal events. + Influence internal stakeholders to drive alignment and deliver timely, effective solutions in a matrixed organization. **Back-to-School Leadership** + Lead the planning and execution of the annual Back-to-School selling season, representing approximately 70% of the annual Stationery business. + Coordinate annual planning, assortment execution, demand forecasting, inventory readiness, promotional activation, launch planning, and in-season business management. +