Description: Space & Presentation Sr Business Partner
Classification: Exempt

About us:
Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 company and one of America's leading retailers.

Target Merchandising is evolving at an incredible pace. We are constantly reimagining how this $70 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 with Space & Presentation means you're on a mission to create better store space and experiences for our guest while maximizing sales. We are responsible for ensuring the right item is on the right shelf in the right store. On the Space side, we do this by using analytics to determine the appropriate footage for each assortment for every store (“adjacency”). Each store's assortment is assigned to a planogram (POG) which is developed in Presentation to ensure the localized assortment meets presentation objectives and is associated to the correct location in a store. We believe that making increasingly better space allocation and presentation decisions will increase sales, improve guest satisfaction and reduce out-of-stocks. Here, you'll partner with and manage cross-functional project teams in Merchandising, Store Design, Marketing, Store Operations and Non-Retail Procurement from strategy to execution to achieve an inspiring and convenient in-store guest experience.

Job functions:

Key leader engaging S/P, Merchandising, Fixturing, Marketing, Store Operations, Visual Merchandising, and Store Planning for innovations, new stores and remodelsLeverages space analytics to influence leadership team on iterative remodel strategyCoordinates cross division pyramid innovation for space and presentationCollaborative partner in recommending future space allocations for remodel and new storesStrong curiosity and initiative to influence future innovations and strategies desiredOperationalize business strategy with multiple store scopes and formats

As a Sr Business Partner in Space & Presentation, you'll take the lead as you partner with Merchandising, Marketing and Planning leaders to drive innovation and new store/remodel strategies. You will leverage space analytics to influence business strategies and future store space allocations.  You will coordinate cross business innovations and be a collaborative partner in recommending future space allocations for remodel and new stores. Leverage your curiosity and communication skills to provide pertinent information, develop timing and actions, and operationalize business strategies impacting all store scopes and formats. We'll support you along the way with robust onboarding, as well as personal and career development, to help you grow as a strong Space & Presentation Sr Business Partner.

Core responsibilities are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About you:
• Four-year degree or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of work experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to establish and maintain cross-functional working relationships across the enterprise
• Ability to manage multiple shifting priorities in a dynamic, ambiguous environment
• 1+ years of Merchandising Space experience preferred

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