Product Manager - Inventory Purchasing & Positioning

Target • Minneapolis, MN

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Product Manager - Inventory Purchasing and Positioning is responsible for executing the strategy and this role will lead the delivery of modern inventory systems. Our team and products enable the ability for Inventory Management teams to effectively manage the synchronized flow of inventory into and throughout Target's supply chain network. This role will work closely with supply chain product/business partners, enterprise capacity planning and data science teams. This role will work closely with the engineering teams and lead the development of the prioritized features along with systematic scale and performance enhancements to support business growth. As a Product Manager, you will work in the product model and will collaborate with your product team and key stakeholders to develop a plan and business objectives (OKRs) for your respective product. You will need to build a strong knowledge of your product through product discovery to collect customer feedback and work to collect other relevant data points that explain the value and help you prioritise the direction and desired outcomes for your product. You will work in unison with engineers, operations, data scientists and business partners to deliver a product. You will be the “voice of the product” with your product team and stakeholders to ensure that their needs are met, and you will be responsible to maintain and refine the product backlog (create user stories & acceptance criteria) while prioritising the backlog to focus on the highest impact work for your team and stakeholders. You will encourage the open exchange of information and viewpoints, as well as inspire others to achieve challenging goals and high standards of performance while committing to the organization's direction. You will foster sense of urgency to achieve goals and leverage resources to overcome unexpected obstacles. Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

Requirements

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of product management or product adjacent experience
• Supply Chain first mile product management experience
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Strong communication skill

Nice To Haves

• Data science or AI acumen preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of modern inventory systems.
• Manage the synchronized flow of inventory into and throughout Target's supply chain network.
• Collaborate with supply chain product/business partners, enterprise capacity planning and data science teams.
• Lead the development of prioritized features and systematic scale and performance enhancements.
• Develop a plan and business objectives (OKRs) for your respective product.
• Conduct product discovery to collect customer feedback and relevant data.
• Prioritize the direction and desired outcomes for your product.
• Deliver a product in unison with engineers, operations, data scientists and business partners.
• Act as the “voice of the product” with your product team and stakeholders.
• Maintain and refine the product backlog (create user stories & acceptance criteria).
• Prioritize the backlog to focus on the highest impact work.
• Encourage the open exchange of information and viewpoints.
• Inspire others to achieve challenging goals and high standards of performance.
• Foster a sense of urgency to achieve goals.
• Leverage resources to overcome unexpected obstacles.

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: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree