Planning and Inventory Management Owned Brand Flexibility Lead (Minneapolis)

Target•Minneapolis, MN

23h•$95,000 - $171,000•Hybrid

About The Position

A role in Planning means being in charge of the financials and forecasting for one of Target’s businesses. Here, you’ll conduct comparative analysis of holiday or other seasonal performance reports and provide the insights that inform the Inventory team’s work to ensure that product supports projected sales. Acting as the hub between Merchandising and Supply Chain, you will create a financial link between these two essential groups and have a voice in some of the most important decisions from a financial strategy standpoint. In this role, you will be the primary Principal in leading the coordination of the transformation of both our financial metrics and business management/forecast processes for the Planning Organization. In close partnership with Merch Finance, Merch Capabilities and the Merch Roundtable, you will take on the key coordination of developing a program plan for the simplification of existing Forecast routines and establishing the program and learning plan for the successful transition from Retail to Cost Accounting. As a Planning and Inventory Management Ops Lead for Owned Brand Flexibility, you will lead the development and adoption of investment and operational standards for flexible business models across Owned Brand businesses to improve speed-to-market, inventory productivity, and responsiveness to business needs. Drive scalable processes, governance, and cross-functional alignment that enable responsive inventory decisions, and support evolving business needs.

Requirements

Four-year degree or equivalent experience
6-10 years of relevant experience in Planning and Inventory Management.
Experience in owned brand business models desired.
Strong communication, collaboration and facilitation skills that can be tailored to different audiences
Ability to think in terms of future state, challenging the status quo, and envisioning paths from current to future state
Ability to lead and manage multiple parallel efforts within a complex, highly matrixed organization
Comfortable navigating and leading through ambiguous situations, diverse set of stakeholders and being able to influence Sr. Leadership and subject matter experts
Experience developing or launching new business capabilities preferred

Responsibilities

Lead development of standardized pre-season and in-season investment and operational routines to drive growth in flexibility strategies, partnering closely with cross functional partners in CTB Sourcing, GSP, Product development, and Merchandising.
Drive growth in and scale flexible owned brand models (speed programs, monthly buys, western hemisphere production, warehousing) across the enterprise.
Standardize processes for forecasting, investments, vendor commitments, RFD and calendar alignment.
Lean into automation for efficiency purposes.
Establish KPIs, governance, and performance reporting
Lead training and change management across PIM teams, with partnership from CFT partners
Define infrastructure needed for make-to-order and make-to-stock business models
Optimize in-season execution, PO timing, POP accuracy and Planning-to-IM handoffs