Sr Process Owner, RDC Design Team

Target • Minneapolis, MN

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About The Position

The Senior Process Owner, RDC Design Team, is part of Target’s Supply Chain Operations, Process Design and Innovation (PDI) Team. The role owns process design for the Packing function within future process design, helping modernize Regional Distribution Centers and develop scalable operational improvements. Work includes future design requirements, cycle-time modeling, Standard Work documentation, training, field implementation, and problem solving through handoff to run-state operations.

The role leads small-to-medium scope intake initiatives or owns workstreams within larger initiatives that assess new processes and opportunities for technology and efficiency improvements. The Senior Process Owner frames problems and impacts, identifies measurable opportunities, partners with product, data, operations, finance, safety, and field teams, and develops metric plans, business cases, validation or pilot readiness, and recommendations. The position may be Remote or Hybrid (Target’s “Flex for Your Day”), depending on business needs. Travel up to 25% may be needed.

Requirements

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience in engineering, supply chain, process improvement, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in supply chain, engineering, or process improvement.
• Experience improving an operational process or evaluating a process or technology solution using data, observation, root-cause problem solving, and measurable success criteria.
• Experience leading small-to-medium scope initiatives or larger workstreams in cross-functional environments, coordinating partners, managing action items, resolving issues, and developing recommendations.
• Working knowledge of structured problem-solving approaches such as Lean, Six Sigma, DMAIC, value stream mapping, metric planning, or pilot/validation planning.
• Strong analytical capability using Excel and operational data to size opportunities, validate assumptions, identify patterns, and support business recommendations.
• Ability to create clear written and visual materials explaining complex process, engineering, data, and business tradeoffs to cross-functional partners.
• Ability to travel up to 25% as needed to support benchmarking, validation, pilot, launch, handoff, or other business needs.

Nice To Haves

• Warehouse Management System (WMS) experience, either directly or through close partnership with Product/Tech teams to improve or modernize WMS functionality for Operations.
• Experience with distribution center operations, warehouse process design, material handling systems, and WMS.
• Experience rolling out new WMS systems.
• Experience developing business cases, designing pilots, validating operational performance, or transitioning solutions to operational-owner teams.
• Experience with SQL, data extraction, or data visualization.
• Experience with simulation, Miro, Smartsheet, or other tools supporting analysis, collaboration, and execution.
• Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt certification, or supply chain, industrial engineering, or automation-related certifications.

Responsibilities

• Own process design for Packing functions.
• Create future design requirements and process flows for a modernized Warehouse Management System (WMS).
• Create and maintain cycle-time models and Standard Work documentation.
• Lead training, field implementation, and problem solving.
• Define clear process opportunities and solutions.
• Project manage or lead cross-functional teams, including defining problem statements, success measures, assumptions, risks, decision points, business-case inputs, and recommendations.
• Coordinate cross-functional partners across product, technology, field, data and analytics, finance, safety, and quality.
• Use benchmarking, operational observations, data analysis, root-cause analysis, and metric planning to assess whether processes are scalable and create business value.
• Develop and manage project plans, decision logs, action items, test plans, validation criteria, and handoff documentation.
• Create clear, visually effective communication materials explaining complex insights, tradeoffs, progress, risks, decisions, and recommendations.
• Facilitate meetings and working sessions to clarify roles, resolve misalignment, remove barriers, and maintain momentum across teams.

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 and long-term disability.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid national holidays.
• Paid vacation.

What This Job Offers

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