Sr. Buyer–Ready-to-Wear- A New Day Wovens

Target • Minneapolis, MN

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Buyer helps create omni-channel growth by planning profitable and locally relevant assortments, informed by guest shopping behavior, assortment requirements, and competitors. The role owns a wide SKU count and works with diverse vendors to select the product mix for stores and online, determine localization, calibrate market positioning, and act as a brand manager.

The Senior Buyer influences and negotiates with vendors to achieve results and identify gaps and opportunities. The role responds to business results and translates financial metrics and data into actionable strategies, leading cross-functional teams to drive category results and manage progress toward sales and margin goals. In partnership with product designers and/or category managers and vendors, the Senior Buyer guides product development and sources appropriately for the category.

The role also partners with Associate Buyers, Senior Merchandise Specialists, the Pricing and Promotion Center of Excellence, Planning, Site Merchandising, the Item Center of Excellence, and other expert partners to support promotional planning across channels. This position operates in a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day arrangement, working onsite at the assigned Target HQ location in Minnesota and virtually depending on role, team, and task needs. Work duties may not be performed outside the country of the primary work location unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Job duties may change based on business needs.

Requirements

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
• At least 4 years of merchandising experience.
• Strong strategic and analytical skills to grow a business.
• Strong collaboration skills to partner with cross-functional teams.
• Flexibility and resilience, with comfort working in changing and ambiguous situations.

Responsibilities

• Plan profitable, locally relevant assortments using guest shopping behavior, assortment requirements, and competitor insights.
• Work with vendors to select product mixes for stores and online, determine localization, and calibrate market positioning.
• Influence and negotiate with vendors to achieve results and identify business gaps and opportunities.
• Respond to business results and translate financial metrics and data into actionable strategies.
• Lead cross-functional teams to drive category results and manage progress toward sales and margin goals.
• Partner with product designers and/or category managers and vendors to guide product development and source appropriately for the category.
• Collaborate with Associate Buyers, Senior Merchandise Specialists, the Pricing and Promotion Center of Excellence, Planning, Site Merchandising, the Item Center of Excellence, and other partners on promotional planning across channels.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and their dependents may receive medical, vision, dental, and life insurance, among other health benefits and programs.
• 401(k).
• Employee discount.
• Short-term disability and long-term disability.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid national holidays.
• Paid vacation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior