Sr Buyer - Produce

Target • Minneapolis, MN

3d • $95,000 - $171,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 company, and one of America’s leading retailers. At the heart of our continued success is a bold, creative, and innovative Marketing organization that fuels one of the world’s most beloved brands. Target Marketing is known for inspiring and delighting guests — connecting them to the products, experiences, and moments that make Target unique. We study our guests deeply to uncover emerging needs and insights, shaping every interaction to build brand love. Our team of marketing and merchandising experts insists on a clear, cohesive understanding of our business objectives, guest behaviors, and strategic priorities. Through collaboration with both internal partners and external agencies, we bring to life award-winning creative work and uniquely engaging promotional marketing. By leveraging our collective expertise and nurturing a culture of openness, curiosity, and support, we deliver an experience that only Target can provide. About the Role: Sr. Buyer Produce - Fruit As a Produce Buyer, you’ll drive omnichannel growth by developing profitable guest centric strategies & assortments rooted in insights, innovation, quality and emerging trends. You’ll leverage a deep understanding of guest behavior and the competitive landscape to craft strategies that fuel category performance, drive market share gains and long term growth. In this merchandising and sourcing role, you will own your produce category, building differentiated assortments that balance sales, margin, market share, freshness and supply chain complexity. You’ll play a key role in delivering the Best at Home Eating experience by curating high quality, trend forward and exclusive offerings that set Target apart. You’ll work cross functionally across your Business Unit, Quality Management, Marketing, Supply Chain, Pricing and Store Operations influencing partners and aligning strategies to drive results and deliver the Best at Home Eating experience across all channels.

Requirements

• Thrives in a fast paced, dynamic environment and effectively engages cross functional partners
• Demonstrates strong accountability, adaptability and comfort with ambiguity
• Exceptional communicator who simplifies complex information into clear actionable insights
• Strategic thinker who translates vision into execution and drives outcomes without direct authority
• Proven ability to lead cross functional initiatives and influence diverse stakehol ers
• Passion for produce, trends and delivering the Best at Home Eating Experience
• Leads with a guest first mindset and strong operational and financial acumen
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience with 5+ years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated success influencing cross functional teams and managing beyond direct scope
• Strong collaboration, relationship building and influencing skills
• Deep understanding of business metrics, insights and merchandising frameworks
• Proven ability to manage complex projects in an ambiguous environment
• Passion for inclusivity and diverse perspectives

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute guest led category strategies that drive growth, profitability and differentiation
• Lead your business unit by bringing your roundtable together to align on strategy and enabling category success
• Analyze consumer trends, competition and supply markets to inform decisions and identify opportunities
• Build and manage supplier and grower partnerships and negotiate contracts
• Plan profitable assortments across stores and digital
• Partner cross functionally with supply chain, quality management, stores and pricing teams to deliver seamless execution of your strategy
• Translate business and financial performance into actionable insights while balancing margin, sales, market share and freshness

Benefits

• Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves.
• Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation.
• Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees