Sr. Manager Supply Chain Safety - Activation

Target • Minneapolis, MN

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Working within Target's Risk Management organization, the Sr. Manager Supply Chain Safety serves as the Safety Activation leader for planning, coordinating, and implementing priority safety initiatives across the Supply Chain network. The role drives safe processes and compliance with safety regulations, providing safety expertise through lean principles and the hierarchy of controls to protect team members.

The position develops and delivers safe processes using engineering and ergonomic solutions in partnership with Risk Management, Supply Chain, and HQ leadership. It identifies risks within activation projects, supports corrective measures through cross-functional alignment, assesses and communicates risk to all levels of management, and ensures safety is incorporated into supply chain processes and activation plans. The role escalates and reports critical issues, compliance gaps, and emerging network risks, while maintaining safety subject matter expertise and credentials and engaging industry resources as appropriate.

The role applies project management discipline to define scope, priorities, timelines, milestones, and success measures while managing multiple concurrent initiatives. It also supports activation readiness, risk assessment, issue resolution, and implementation so safety initiatives are clear, practical, measurable, and sustainable. Travel may be required. The position may be remote or hybrid, depending on Target's needs. Remote team members work full-time from home or another non-Target location and may travel to HQ up to four times a year. Hybrid team members may work remotely or onsite at a Target location depending on role, team, and daily tasks. Work duties may not be performed outside the country of the primary work location unless otherwise prescribed by Target.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.).
• 6–8 years of business experience.
• Industry expertise and a safety certification (CSP), expertise in ergonomics, or a related field.
• Critical problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Proven ability to lead teams and influence cross-functional partners without direct authority.
• Excellent relationship-building and collaboration skills.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Demonstrated project management experience managing multiple concurrent initiatives and competing priorities.
• Strong understanding of safety compliance, risk assessment, and risk mitigation principles.
• Ability to coordinate complex work, manage stakeholders, and drive field adoption of safety solutions.

Nice To Haves

• 6SIGMA and/or Continuous Improvement experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and implement priority safety initiatives across the Supply Chain network.
• Drive safe processes and ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Provide safety expertise using lean principles and the hierarchy of controls.
• Develop and deliver safe processes through engineering and ergonomic solutions in partnership with Risk Management, Supply Chain, and HQ leadership.
• Identify risks in activation projects and support corrective measures through cross-functional alignment.
• Assess risk, communicate it to all levels of management, and ensure safety is incorporated into supply chain processes and activation plans.
• Escalate and report critical issues, compliance gaps, and emerging risks across the network.
• Maintain safety subject matter expertise and credentials, and engage industry resources as appropriate.
• Establish project scope, priorities, timelines, milestones, and success measures while managing concurrent initiatives.
• Support activation readiness, risk assessment, issue resolution, and implementation activities.
• Coordinate complex work, manage stakeholders, and drive field adoption of safety solutions.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and dependents may receive medical, vision, dental, and life insurance, among other health benefits and programs.
• 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: Senior