Sr Merch Planner Owned Brand Bras (Minneapolis)

Target • Minneapolis, MN

14d • $95,000 - $171,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

A role in Planning is responsible for financials and forecasting for a Target business. The Senior Merchandise Planner provides in-season decision support, collaborates on assortment planning, recommends localization and channel strategies, and leads demand forecasting. The role supports divisional strategy through category expertise and partnerships with cross-functional teams and vendors.

The planner leads the open-to-buy process, determines category-level investment and the financial validity of assortments, conducts root-cause analysis of supply and demand forecast variations, and supports chase-cancel decisions while communicating implications to vendors. The role also includes scenario planning, building unit plans, leading initial set planning and operationalization, interpreting forecast results, and conducting what-if analysis to guide recommendations. The planner validates unit promotion planning forecasts, drives maintenance, risk analysis and decision-making with the Pricing & Promotion Center of Excellence, and manages event forecast creation and flow. They analyze item lifecycles and recommend end-of-season management.

This position requires in-office presence in downtown Minneapolis Monday through Thursday, with the option to work from home on Friday. Work duties cannot be performed outside the country of the primary work location unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

Requirements

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
• 6–10 years of relevant experience.
• 6+ years of Merchandising experience.
• Strong strategic, financial, and analytical skills, including the ability to translate data from multiple sources into insights and recommendations.
• Strong collaboration skills to partner with cross-functional teams.
• Flexible and resilient, and comfortable working in constantly changing grey areas.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-season decision support.
• Collaborate on assortment planning.
• Recommend localization and channel strategies, including cluster types and profiles.
• Lead demand forecasting.
• Support divisional strategy through category expertise and partnerships with cross-functional teams and vendors.
• Lead the open-to-buy process and determine category-level investment and the financial validity of assortments.
• Conduct root-cause analysis of variation between supply and demand forecasts to support chase-cancel decisions, and communicate implications to vendors.
• Conduct scenario planning and build unit plans.
• Lead initial set planning and operationalization to optimize assortments.
• Interpret forecast results and conduct what-if analysis to guide recommendations.
• Validate the unit promotion planning forecast.
• Drive maintenance, risk analysis, and decision-making with the Pricing & Promotion Center of Excellence.
• Manage event forecast creation and flow, analyze item lifecycles, and recommend end-of-season management.

Benefits

• Eligible team members may receive comprehensive health benefits and programs, potentially including medical, vision, dental, and life insurance.
• 401(k).
• Employee discount.
• Short-term disability.
• Long-term disability.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid national holidays.
• Paid vacation.
• Financial, education, and well-being benefits and programs.

What This Job Offers

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