Store Operations Sr. Business Partner

Target • Minneapolis, MN

8d • $73,000 - $132,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Business Partner in Store Operations will use their talents and experience to work independently while both supporting and leading projects that develop new capabilities and improve the systems, processes, and decision logic used to move inventory into stores. This role is critical in bringing the Stores Experience Activation Plan to life by ensuring store needs remain central to enterprise decisions about inventory, replenishment, and operational capability development. The position supports end-to-end initiatives that drive operational improvement in stores via updated processes, operational efficiencies, and elevated team member and guest experience. This involves collecting data, insights, and research to create a team strategy that is cohesive with enterprise needs. The role requires working with clients proactively and supportively, taking ownership of business challenges and solutions, and representing Store Operations in enterprise cross-pyramid initiatives to ensure store impact is communicated and understood. The approach to the work will be determined by the individual, with direction based on key objective check-ins. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

Requirements

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience
• 4-6 years of work experience in an operations environment preferably in retail
• Ability to establish and maintain cross-functional working relationships
• Ability to manage projects effectively and work in an ambiguous environment
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Developing skills to leverage AI/GenAI-enabled workflows to accelerate opportunity identification, prioritization, root-cause analysis, and operational responsiveness.

Nice To Haves

• Stores experience at Target and/or inventory management operational strategy experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Support and lead projects that develop new capabilities and improve systems, processes, and decision logic for inventory movement into stores.
• Ensure store needs are central to enterprise decisions about inventory, replenishment, and operational capability development.
• Support end-to-end initiatives that drive operational improvement in stores via updated processes, operational efficiencies, and elevated team member and guest experience.
• Collect data, insights, and research to create a team strategy cohesive with enterprise needs.
• Work with clients proactively and supportively, taking ownership of business challenges and solutions.
• Represent Store Operations in enterprise cross-pyramid initiatives and ensure store impact is communicated and understood.
• Determine the approach to the work, with direction based on key objective check-ins.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits and programs (medical, vision, dental, life insurance)
• 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
• Education Level: Associate degree