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About Us:

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 350,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers.

Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work and play. We prioritize relationships, fuel and develop talent by creating growth opportunities, and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value, and how we work. It’s how we care, grow, and win together.

Our Insights, Strategy, and Growth team helps run the business today, while also focusing on growing the business for the future. We do this by anticipating and responding to trends through data, consumer insights, competitive intelligence, strategic problem solving, experimentation, and building growth pillars across time horizons. A role within Enterprise Partnerships means helping Target accelerate business models and building blocks that solve consumer needs in a way only Target can.

As a Sr. Business Partner Enterprise Item (withing Item Operations) you will play a critical role in optimizing processes, managing resources, and fostering cross functional collaboration while advocating for Target's Unique Item Standards. 

Acting as a strategic liaison for Enterprise Item, you will ensure adherence to enterprise item policies and procedures.  You will focus on driving operational efficiency, maintaining high data quality, and resolving issues to support fast-paced business needs while mitigating risks related to defective items.  In this role, you will also build strong partnerships across Item and business teams. 

Your work will directly contribute to strengthening Target's enterprise item capabilities and enabling overall business success.

Responsibilities        

• Partner with core item teams and merchandising partners to optimize efficiency and drive business capability by collaborating with core item, partner teams and item process.
• Ensuring adherence to Enterprise Item Policies and procedures with high standards for guest and data quality.
• Effective root cause problem solving, resolving emergencies and driving preventive solutions.
• Maximize Item Operations Business team resources advocating for proper alignment of priorities.
• Work with cross-functional partners to advise and advocate Item process and policies.
• Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description.  Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About you:

• 4 year college degree
• 3+ years of Merchandising, Inventory, Supply Chain
• Strong presence, meeting management and facilitation skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate with a diverse workforce at all levels and external vendors in a professional and thorough manner
• Strong reasoning, analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills​
• High level of initiative
• Strong commitment to quality and productivity measurements and controls
• High level of organizational skills, detail oriented
• Proven ability to successfully lead a project and execute upon initiatives

Desired Requirements:

• 2+ years’ experience working with Target Item Systems and processes

This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota

Benefits Eligibility

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to [email protected]. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.