Enterprise Clearance Strategy Lead

Target • Minneapolis, MN

1d • 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 broader price perception and operational goals. The work spans developing long-range planning processes that sync with in-season execution, positioning Clearance as a strategic lever across the organization. The lead will drive capability building by 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. Responsibilities include evolving optimization tools, supporting Enterprise Clearance initiatives to simplify and automate processes, defining playbooks and guardrails, and ensuring consistency in Clearance strategy planning and execution from long-range planning (LRP) through in-season actions. The role also involves influencing critical clearance price initiatives, supporting enterprise level EOS planning efforts, and partnering with cross-functional teams during seasonal transitions to ensure strategic intent translates to effective execution. Success relies on leading through influence, driving cross-functional alignment, and using data to identify risks and opportunities. The role requires strategic problem-solving, strong communication, and a collaborative mindset in a dynamic environment. Target offers robust onboarding, development resources, and the opportunity to grow 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 to simplify and automate clearance processes.
• Define playbooks and guardrails for Clearance.
• Bring consistency to how Clearance strategies are planned and executed 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.

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