Description:
Director, ISM Planning

About us:

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

Fueling the continued success of one
of the world's most beloved and recognized brands is a distinctly capable,
creative and innovative Marketing organization. Target Marketing is well known
for inspiring and surprising guests, and we pride ourselves on connecting them
to the products and experiences they expect and deserve from Target. We study
our guests to discover new needs and insights, and then craft every interaction
to build brand love. We are market experts who insist on a clear and cohesive
understanding of our business objectives, guest segments and behaviors,
strategies and tactics, overcoming obstacles and measuring success. Our
commitment to partnering both internally and with external agencies gives us a
wide range of capabilities, from award-winning creative work to exciting and
unique promotional marketing. Leveraging our collective assets and fostering a
healthy, supportive and open team culture, we deliver a holistically gratifying
experience that guests can only get at Target.

A role with Target In-Store
Marketing means an opportunity to shape our guests' holistic experience of
our marketing content inside our stores. You'll drive the success of both
forward-thinking projects and best practices that have a global impact on
In-Store Marketing's activities. Bring your exceptional skills for
prioritization to allocate and manage projects to meet budget and timing
parameters. Here, you'll balance efficiency with effectiveness as you oversee
the production and logistics for all In-Store Marketing deliverables.

As Director, ISM Planning,
you will assume responsibility for in-store experience creation, including
management and oversight of businesses and brands as assigned (including Apparel
& Accessories, Beauty and Home) guided by Target's overall strategies.
You'll present and represent creative work with key leaders (including C-level
executives) as well as establish and approve creative concepts and strategic
direction of comprehensive, in-store experiences. You will also lead business-specific
reinventions and establish and share best practices and expertise, as well as
provide expertise and guidance on all reinventions or cross-divisional
projects.

The person in this role defines
marketing challenges and metrics for ISM initiatives using data and insights,
plus significant conceptualizing, reasoning and interpretation. They also focus
on ISM strategy, creative and execution implementation across teams including
ISM and other cross-functional internal and/or external partners. You'll lead
highly complex projects across multiple departments; adapt precedent and may
make significant departure from traditional approaches to develop solutions.
You'll also initiate and champion new ideas to drive ISM in support of company,
category and marketing goals.

Plan to set budget parameters
through analysis of strategy and scope of project, as well as lead and
represent ISM across levels, including senior leadership. You'll influence
and/or lead and develop a world-class team of ISM experts to create undeniably
Target in-store shopping experiences. You'll also manage experienced
professionals and/or managers who exercise latitude and independence in
assignments. You'll articulate clear roles and direction for direct report team
in alignment with Target's vision, mission and values, as well as ISM
transformation. You'll also coach, guide, inspire and maintain a
high-performing team, evaluating individual and holistic performance,
development and goals.

Critical to this role is the ability
to cultivate and maintain strategic partnerships and efficient working
relationships with internal and external partners. You'll create and maintain
strong working relationships with key stakeholders both inside and outside of
company. You'll inspire others to achieve challenging goals and high standards
of performance and foster a culture of collaboration and team work across the
organization.

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

About you:

• Four-year degree in Marketing or a minimum of 8-10
  years relevant retail experience
• Minimum of 3 years as a leader of people
• Experience working with creative agency partners
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication and collaboration
  skills
• Excellent negotiation and problem solving skills
• Ability to manage ambiguity and maintain Guest-centric
  focus
• Advanced understanding of the Target Brand
• Proven experience in developing successful briefs
• Ability to synthesize information/issues and deliver
  unique, timely and Guest-centric solutions
• Strategic and creative thinker

Qualifications: