Global Supply Planning Manager, Apparel
About The Position
A role in Global Supply Planning ensures that supply, capacity, and production plans are developed in alignment with demand plans and manufacturing processes to meet business needs. The role ensures that capacity is available and positioned to manufacture the right product, at the right time, and in the right location, while enabling visibility and problem solving when supply and demand are misaligned. The role serves as a key link between manufacturing partners and internal teams, including Global Sourcing, Planning & Inventory Management, Business Partners, and Supply Chain, translating business needs into executable supply and production plans. As this capability continues to scale, the role offers opportunities for leadership, creative problem solving, and shaping ways of working, with accountability for reliable execution and measurable outcomes. As a Global Supply Planning Manager, Apparel, you will serve as a supply strategy leader, responsible for building and activating supply plans that deliver speed, flexibility, reliability, and growth for Target Owned Brands. You will lead long-range supply planning and capacity strategy, ensuring the right business partner matrix and country-of-production footprint are in place to support enterprise demand over a multi-year horizon. These plans provide the strategic foundation for investment decisions, risk mitigation, and supply continuity. You will also lead in-season supply and production planning, partnering closely with business partners and internal teams to translate demand signals into executable production decisions. Acting as a supply strategy control tower, you will connect Planning, Inventory Management, Sourcing, and suppliers to drive supply-side problem solving, improve visibility, and ensure plans are executed On Time and In Full. This role owns supply planning outcomes, including reliability, flexibility, and adoption of planning routines, and is accountable for delivering measurable business results through KPIs, disciplined execution, and strong cross-functional partnerships. Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job may flex to evolving business needs with agility as this new capability is established.
Requirements
- Four-year college degree or equivalent experiences
- 3+ years relevant sourcing, planning, inventory management, and/or supply planning experience
- Strong strategic, problem solving, and analytical skills. Demonstrates ability to analyze large sets of data and insights to form a perspective to effectively problem solve and drive decisions.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills demonstrating ability to work effectively with local and overseas partners.
- Flexibility, resiliency and nimbleness; comfortable with ambiguity and working in “grey areas” that are constantly changing.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to engage cross-functional team, story tell through data, and keep partners informed.
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills to manage competing deliverables and collaborate with and influence a broad group of partners and stakeholders
Benefits
- Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves.
- Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation.
- Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
