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About us: 

Target is one of the world’s most recognized brands and the second-largest retailer in the United States. 

Target Merchandising is evolving at an incredible pace. We are constantly reimagining how this $100 billion retailer offers the innovative, guest-inspiring items that Target is known and loved for. Our goal is to deliver exceptional value, quality, and style to elevate Target as the premier retailer in a competitive global marketplace. Through intelligent and progressive business strategies that make the most of Target’s resources and partnerships worldwide, merchandising works across product categories to create a localized shopping experience online and in our 1800 stores. Are you a creative problem solver who loves to see your work translate into real results? Can you collaborate effectively, execute a plan efficiently and positively influence how Target chooses and presents the right product in the right place at the right price? If so, you will have success on one of our dynamic teams. 

 
A role within Merchandising Capabilities puts you at the center of functions that strengthen our core merchandising teams as they select items, effectively manage assortment lifecycle, engage with business partners, and meet consumer expectations of reliability and affordability. We are an industry-leading portfolio of global capabilities that drive financial outcomes, accelerate speed to market, and enable consumer-centricity through an integrated team, effective processes, and innovative technology, unlocking joy for each guest. Our teams and products are aligned to key enterprise functions to accelerate and support Target’s strategy through straightforward solutions, enterprise connection, speed, and deep consumer & industry understanding. 
 

The Business Partner Experience team focuses on designing and improving how our valued business partners work with Target, making it easier and more productive to do business together. The Supplier Performance Management team leads the way in setting Business Partner standards, improving end-to-end processes, and driving clear and transparent communication to ensure product can flow smoothly and efficiently to meet our guests’ needs. 

As a Sr. Performance Analyst, Supplier Performance Management (Business Partner Experience), on the Supplier Performance Management team, you will drive improved performance with business partners across quality, on-time, and fill rate measures. You will leverage performance data and analytical capabilities to identify root causes, address business partner-driven defects, and support continuous improvement with Target’s national and owned brand merchandise business partners. As Target continues to transform its supply chain, you will help develop new routines and joint capabilities with business partners that enable faster and more accurate order fulfillment and ultimately improve the guest experience. You will partner closely with Planning and Inventory Management, Owned Brand, Merchants, and Supply Chain teams to drive shared operational outcomes.

In this role, you will:

• Analyze business partner performance to identify trends, root causes, and improvement opportunities across quality, on-time, and fill rate measures, strengthening operational standards across Fun101.
• Drive business partner accountability and performance improvement through direct engagement, corrective action planning, and structured follow-up to address defects, accelerate recovery, and sustain results.
• Develop and scale operational routines and capabilities that strengthen business partner execution, improve product flow, and support Fun101's expanded category scope and continued business growth.
• Partner cross-functionally across Fun101 and key stakeholders to align priorities, remove barriers, and drive shared operational outcomes.

About you:  

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience

• 2- 5 years’ experience in Inventory Management, Owned Brand Sourcing, Planning, Retail Supply Chain, or related field
• Proven ability to build strong relationships with internal and external partners
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience facilitating meetings, conducting training or giving presentations to multiple levels of leadership both inside and outside of Target
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize information, analyze data and create compelling solutions to drive business outcomes
• Available for up to 10% business travel

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.