Sr Product Development Specialist

Target•Minneapolis, MN

1d•$21 - $37•Hybrid

About The Position

The Product Development & Design organization at Target thrives on discovering the right products and infusing everything with a passion for affordable chic. This role involves conceptualizing, developing, making, and delivering stylish new favorites for Target guests. The Product Development Specialist will be a key partner in supporting cross-functional teams, including technical, design, marketing, project management, and vendor teams. This involves understanding CADs and roadmaps, and translating them into sample requests for business partners. The role also includes facilitating sample tracking and communication to support product development decisions. This position has a Hybrid work arrangement, blending virtual and onsite work at the Minneapolis, MN location.

Requirements

Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
Critical thinking to understand varied hand offs for business categories and trouble shoot information and how your role impacts other roles
Manage and maintain relationships with team and business partners, while also holding them accountable to deliverables
Ability to work independently with limited direction, in a collaborative team environment
Task and detail oriented
Excellent organizational and verbal / written communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Respects the guidelines, requirements and protocols for enduring the security and confidentiality of all product information considered proprietary
Proficient in MS Office software (Power Point, Word, Excel, Outlook)
Required: high school diploma or equivalent
Must be able to Lift 50 lbs

Nice To Haves

1-2 years working in product development, or sample management
2-4 year degree or equivalent

Responsibilities

Support teams with workspace set up in Spark system
Order development sample needs in Spark system
Support virtual and POG teams by collecting images and presentation dimensions for POG schematics
Troubleshoot communication with teams and business partners on development samples, to ensure work is routed and received, on time
Escalate communication on timeliness to Project Managers and Design teams when needed, so teams can assess any risks
Provide sample management tracking reports to teams, for development samples, and follow up with vendor communication on outstanding samples
Balance calendar timing of above deliverables to meet deadlines, assist with team support and special projects
Opening samples, sorting, distributing
Sending/prepping outbound mail for the teams as needed
Maintain sample storage and retention from development through approval samples
Misc reporting needs from the Spark system
Support teams with user testing needs, compiling, organizing, sending out samples and surveys