Owned Brand Product Design Director, Pets & Baby

Target•Minneapolis, MN

1d•$135,000 - $243,000

About The Position

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here. A role with the Design team means a big opportunity to start from scratch and create something truly original. Are you a design expert who can support your business by staying one step ahead of industry trends, new materials and techniques? Can you demonstrate the utmost attention to detail and create products that are unprecedented in the marketplace for their design and quality for the price? Then you’ll have success on our Design team who owns the design and development of all Target-owned brands, from apparel to home goods, and beauty to essentials. In close partnership with our merchant and sourcing counterparts, you’ll drive brand cohesion and continuity, ensuring that our products meet the merchant line plans, assortment strategies, price points and overall creative direction. As Product Design Director, you will develop big ideas and creative concepts that achieve Target's overall product strategy as well as our quality and financial objectives. You will have a chance to create profitable and exclusive products to join our industry-leading lineup of owned-brand merchandise, and you will help manage designer partnerships for one of the world's leading retailers. Under Product Design & Development leadership, and in partnership with peers, you will be responsible for the brand and product vision by leading the development of creative concepting and product strategy. Through your strong point of view on style and quality, you’ll take the lead as you provide vision for brand concept and lead your team through the execution of product design. In partnership with your Divisional Merchandise Manager, you will align business priorities and assortment architecture and build the resources needed to deliver on assortment needs. In addition, you’ll drive financial results by providing design solutions for business opportunities that are differentiated from the market place and unique to Target, including business shifts, key initiatives, new product concepts and seasonal focuses. Likewise, you’ll manage the integrity of Target brands by delivering appropriate "point of view" and "point of difference" while preserving consistency across Divisions within each brand. You’ll also ensure product assortment is appropriate for the designated Target guest segments and deliver on our overall product strategy. This includes leading the aesthetic execution of product, including: color, fabric/finish standards, print and pattern, expression of fit and trim/findings, and any other materials. You will also be responsible for leading your division through seasonal trend research and product design and development processes while leveraging cross-company synergy within Target to evolve and champion the design role. Finally, you’ll lead, develop and manage team members by setting clear objectives, providing ongoing performance feedback, and evaluating potential.

Requirements

Four-year degree in Design, Fine Arts or related degree, or equivalent experience
15+ years of experience in product design and development in a retail or wholesale environment, with a successful track record
15+ years of experience in a specified category
Domestic and oversea market travel experience
Outstanding communication, presentation, negotiation, and influencing skills
Demonstrated leadership ability of product development teams
Demonstrated ability to identify trends and creative ability with strong commercial sense
In-depth knowledge of design and product development processes, including textiles and garment manufacture and demonstrated expertise in color, fabric, pattern, fit and garment execution
Experience understanding the consumer
Successful team leadership overseeing team size of ten or more Team Members in the Target General Merch Inc operating company are prohibited from working more than thirty (30) days per calendar year in any of the following states: AL, AR, DE, FL, IN, IA, LA, MD, MS, MO, NC, OK, PA, SC, TN and VA. If hired, you will be prohibited from working remotely from any of the states listed above for more than thirty (30) days per calendar year.

Responsibilities

Lead Creative Direction & Style
Define and drive a clear design point of view for Pets and Baby, elevating aesthetic, style, and product storytelling
Translate cultural, guest, and category signals into compelling design direction and product concepts
Push teams to challenge conventions and explore new ideas, materials, forms, and expressions
Ensure excellence in design detail across materials, finishes, color, and form
Translate Concept to Product
Lead development of concepts that translate into scalable, commercially successful product
Partner with Product Development and Engineering to maintain design integrity through execution
Build clear narratives that connect design intent to final product outcomes
Identify new product ideas and category opportunities that support growth
Drive Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with Merchandising, Sourcing, Engineering, and Brand to align design with category priorities
Collaborate with Product Insights to ground design in guest understanding and behavior
Work closely with the Cloud Island Apparel team to build cohesive, style-led product stories across Baby
Engage and influence senior partners by bringing them along from concept through final product
Serve as a voice for design excellence and style across the broader organization
Lead & Develop Talent
Lead, coach, and develop a team of designers
Build a culture of creativity, confidence, and continuous growth
Re-energize and elevate team capability, unlocking potential and strengthening design execution
Foster an environment where experimentation and bold thinking are expected
Shape Organizational Impact
Contribute as a key member of the Product Design leadership team
Advocate for elevated design standards and creative thinking
Help define how Target competes in style-driven categories and supports enterprise growth priorities

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.
We care about and invest in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family.
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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