Buyer - Women's Performance (All in Motion + Joylab)

Target • Minneapolis, MN

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Buyer - Women's Performance (All in Motion + Joylab) works in Target’s Buying organization, collaborating with diverse vendors to select product assortments for stores and online. The role helps determine localization, calibrate market positioning, and manage brands across a wide SKU count. The Buyer uses knowledge of guests, the market, and competitors to plan profitable, locally relevant assortments and support omni-channel growth.

The Buyer influences and negotiates with vendors, identifies business gaps and opportunities, and responds to business results by translating financial metrics and data into actionable strategies. The role leads cross-functional teams toward sales and margin goals and partners with product designers, category managers, and vendors to guide product development and sourcing. The position also supports promotional planning across channels in collaboration with Associate Buyers, Senior Merchandise Specialists, Planning, Site Merchandising, the Pricing and Promotion Center of Excellence, the Item Center of Excellence, and other partners.

This position operates in a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day arrangement, working onsite at the assigned Target HQ Minnesota location and virtually as role, team, and tasks require. Work duties may not be performed outside the country of the primary work location unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Job duties may change due to business needs.

Requirements

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
• At least 1 year of merchandising experience.
• Strong strategic and analytical skills to grow a business.
• Strong collaboration skills to partner with cross-functional teams.
• Flexibility, resilience, and comfort working in changing and ambiguous situations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with vendors to select product assortments for in-store and online channels.
• Determine where to localize assortments and calibrate market positioning.
• Act as a brand manager across a wide SKU count.
• Plan profitable, locally relevant assortments using guest shopping behavior, assortment requirements, and competitive insights.
• Influence and negotiate with vendors to achieve results and identify gaps and opportunities.
• Translate financial metrics and data into actionable strategies, adapting to business results.
• Lead cross-functional teams to drive category results and progress toward sales and margin goals.
• Partner with product designers, category managers, and vendors to guide product development and appropriate sourcing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to support promotional planning across channels.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and their dependents may receive comprehensive health benefits, which may include medical, vision, dental, and life insurance.
• 401(k).
• Employee discount.
• Short-term disability.
• Long-term disability.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid national holidays.
• Paid vacation.
• Financial, education, and well-being benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level