Manager Global Supply Planning Operations

Target • Minneapolis, MN

2d • $73,000 - $132,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Global Supply Planning Operations leads cross-functional projects and initiatives that advance Global Supply Planning’s strategic and operational priorities. The role translates business objectives into structured project plans, mobilizes cross-functional teams, drives execution, manages risks and dependencies, and ensures initiatives deliver measurable outcomes.

Serving as a project leader and integrator, the manager partners across Global Supply Planning, Planning & Inventory Management, Sourcing, Technology, Data, and other organizations to address complex operational challenges. The manager establishes scope, milestones, roles, governance, and decision-making mechanisms, creates visibility into progress, and escalates issues when needed.

The role combines project leadership with process improvement and analytical problem solving. It uses data and reporting to identify opportunities, measure outcomes, and support decisions, while strengthening Global Supply Planning’s operating routines, processes, and tools. The manager leads multiple workstreams and initiatives simultaneously and influences teams without formal authority. The position is performed onsite in an office four days per week at Target’s Downtown Minnesota campus.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 4–7 years of experience in project/program management, supply chain, operations, business transformation, consulting, or related roles.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional projects from definition through implementation, including managing scope, milestones, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Ability to lead project teams and drive outcomes without formal authority, navigate competing priorities, and create alignment across stakeholders.
• Experience establishing project governance, facilitating working teams, managing action and decision logs, and communicating progress to leadership.
• Strong problem-solving and systems-thinking skills, including the ability to structure ambiguous or complex business challenges.
• Ability to translate strategy and business needs into executable plans and sustainable operating processes.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations and leadership-level updates.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort using data to identify opportunities, evaluate performance, and measure outcomes.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to balance day-to-day execution with broader project objectives.
• Ability to operate independently while partnering effectively with global teams as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with reporting, BI platforms, planning systems, SQL, data lakes, or similar analytical tools; deep technical expertise is not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional projects and workstreams from definition through implementation, defining scope, deliverables, milestones, workplans, ownership, and success measures.
• Mobilize and lead project teams across Global Supply Planning, Planning & Inventory Management, Sourcing, Technology, Data, and partner organizations; establish roles and working norms and align teams on outcomes.
• Establish project governance, including working-team routines, leadership updates, decision forums, action tracking, and escalation paths.
• Proactively manage project risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, and changes in scope.
• Build relationships with business partners and leaders across functions and geographies; prepare project communications, executive updates, recommendations, and decision materials.
• Influence without formal authority and navigate differing priorities to drive alignment.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and standardize processes and ways of working; develop and implement scalable processes, operating routines, SOPs, playbooks, and governance mechanisms.
• Partner with stakeholders to move solutions from design into execution, developing implementation approaches, readiness plans, communications, documentation, and adoption mechanisms.
• Structure ambiguous business problems, identify root causes, evaluate alternatives, and facilitate decisions using business context, stakeholder perspectives, and quantitative insights.
• Use data and analytics to inform priorities, evaluate opportunities, establish baselines, and measure outcomes; partner with analytics and technology teams on reporting and measurement requirements.
• Identify recurring operational pain points and lead sustainable solutions that reduce manual effort, clarify ownership, improve execution, and increase organizational effectiveness.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and their dependents may have access to comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and life insurance benefits and programs.
• 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: Manager