Enterprise Clearance Strategy Lead

Target • Minneapolis, MN

2d • $95,000 - $171,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Enterprise Clearance Strategy Lead will be responsible for shaping and scaling Target’s enterprise Clearance capability. This role involves building strategies, tools, and processes to achieve optimal financial outcomes and align with the company's price perception and operational goals. The position will focus on developing long-range planning processes that integrate with in-season execution, positioning Clearance as a strategic organizational lever. Key activities include influencing priorities across Product, Data Science, and Analytics, integrating tools like IVY with planning systems, and accelerating automation for program setup, forecasting, and in-season tracking. The lead will also ensure the continuous evolution of optimization tools to meet business needs. Additionally, the role supports Enterprise Clearance initiatives by simplifying and automating processes, defining playbooks and guardrails, and ensuring consistency in Clearance planning and execution from long-range planning (LRP) through in-season actions. This includes influencing critical clearance price initiatives that affect guests and teams across the enterprise. The position also plays a key role in enterprise level EOS planning efforts, supporting cross-functional teams during high-impact seasonal transitions and ensuring strategic intent translates to effective execution. Success in this role depends on the ability to lead through influence, drive cross-functional alignment, and utilize data to identify risks and opportunities, employing strategic problem-solving, strong communication, and a collaborative mindset in a dynamic environment. Target will provide robust onboarding, development resources, and opportunities for growth as a strategic thought partner.

Requirements

• Four-year degree or equivalent work experience
• 6+ years previous merchandising experience (ex: Enterprise Price, Merch, PIM, finance, etc.)
• Experience leading complex projects and enterprise strategies
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to maximize relationships
• Excellent communication, influencing, and leadership skills
• Entrepreneurial spirit with strong analytical, decision-making, project management, planning and organizational skills

Responsibilities

• Shape and scale Target’s enterprise Clearance capability.
• Build strategies, tools, and processes for optimal financial outcomes and alignment with price perception and operational goals.
• Develop long-range planning processes that sync with in-season execution.
• Position Clearance as a strategic lever across the organization.
• Drive capability building by influencing priorities across Product, Data Science, and Analytics.
• Lead the integration of tools like IVY with planning systems.
• Accelerate automation efforts for program setup, forecasting, and in-season tracking.
• Ensure optimization tools evolve to meet dynamic business needs.
• Support Enterprise Clearance initiatives, including simplifying and automating clearance processes.
• Define playbooks and guardrails for Clearance.
• Bring consistency to Clearance planning and execution from LRP through in-season actions.
• Influence critical clearance price initiatives that impact guests and teams.
• Play a key role in enterprise level EOS planning efforts.
• Support cross-functional teams during high-impact seasonal transitions.
• Ensure strategic intent translates to effective execution.
• Lead through influence, drive cross-functional alignment, and use data to identify risks and opportunities.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits and programs (medical, vision, dental, life insurance)
• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Short term disability
• Long term disability
• Paid sick leave
• Paid national holidays
• Paid vacation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree