Sourcing Manager

Target • Minneapolis, MN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sourcing Manager works on Target’s centralized Food & Beverage team, sourcing owned-brand food and beverage products. The role builds sourcing and business-partner strategies at the program, vendor, and facility levels to deliver value, quality, and efficiency. It develops costing knowledge and negotiation skills, assesses manufacturing and quality processes, and optimizes supply-chain efficiency in partnership with internal teams.

The Sourcing Manager partners with Product Development and Design, Merchandising, Planning, Responsible Sourcing, and Food Safety to develop and source food programs. The role delivers costing goals and financial results by developing negotiation plans, understanding negotiation levers and business financials, and balancing cost, quality, and efficiency to improve sales and profitability. It also evaluates the global and domestic economic landscape and vendor and factory capabilities, develops sourcing strategies aligned with business opportunities and financial plans, and builds vendor relationships to deliver high-quality products at value.

This role is performed on-site four days per week at Target’s Downtown Minneapolis headquarters campus. Travel may be required as needed. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

Requirements

• Four-year degree.
• 3–5 years of merchandising, sourcing, or inventory management experience, including vendor engagement or management.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Ability to think strategically and conceptually.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse internal and external groups globally to achieve business results.
• Strong negotiation and vendor-management skills.
• Strong analytical and financial skills.
• Accountability to manage a broad range of products in different stages of development.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Food and beverage experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Source outstanding food and beverage products for Target guests.
• Build sourcing and business-partner strategies at the program, vendor, and facility levels.
• Develop costing knowledge, negotiation skills, and an understanding of manufacturing and quality processes.
• Optimize supply-chain efficiency by aligning with best practices and collaborating with partner teams.
• Build cross-functional relationships with Product Development and Design, Merchandising, Planning, Responsible Sourcing, and Food Safety teams.
• Deliver costing goals and financial results for the business.
• Develop negotiation plans and use negotiation levers to optimize value and outcomes across business categories.
• Understand business financials and balance cost, quality, and efficiency to improve sales and profitability.
• Evaluate the global and domestic economic landscape at country-of-production and vendor/factory-matrix levels.
• Assess vendor and factory capabilities and develop sourcing strategies aligned with strategic opportunities and Target’s financial plans.
• Develop vendor relationships to deliver high-quality food and beverage products at value.
• Manage a broad range of products in different stages of development.
• Travel as needed.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and dependents may have access to comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, and life insurance.
• 401(k).
• Employee discount.
• Short-term disability.
• Long-term disability.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid national holidays.
• Paid vacation.
• Other financial, education, and well-being benefits may be available; eligibility applies.

What This Job Offers

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