Description:
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 a $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 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.

The mission of the Small Format and Localization team in Merchandising is to drive growth for Target by creating and scaling locally relevant merchandising solutions. As a member of this team, you will be responsible for developing and implementing the enterprise localization strategy. The team is responsible for everything from ensuring stores have apparel that is climate appropriate to developing a Multicultural Beauty strategy to curating locally relevant Small Format store merchandising.

Position Overview

The Director of Climate & Tourism will lead a team responsible for scaling and operationalizing Climate and Tourism merchandising localization for Target. Core responsibilities will include:

• Leading synthesis of guest insights, industry trends, store level market influence and category sales data to serve as the foundation for localizing through assortment segmentation
• Assessing and partnering in the development of the capabilities needed to scale and sustain Climate segmentation
• Leading, motivating, coaching and inspiring a team of buyers. Supporting their development and career planning, and removing roadblocks to them achieve broad scope goals

Additional responsibilities include:

• Providing thought leadership on strategy and solution development to drive guest loyalty and improve financial performance with Climate segmentation
  • Developing high level guardrails for space and assortment evolution, including new & remodel stores
  • Developing and maintaining pyramid financial plan and KPIs in partnership with VPs and SVPs
• Partnering with senior leaders and finance to align Climate segmentation needs including stores and categories that are relevant for unique assortments
• Coordinating across stakeholders; aiding in communication flow with core Merchant, Planning & Inventory leaders and with Store field teams to ensure strong, consistent and sustainable execution
• Developing an Enterprise Tourism merchandising strategy that will capture the unique needs of our Guest when shopping our stores while traveling and away from their primary residence.
• Leading broad cross functional teams to align on scope, team roles and responsibilities in an effort to develop short and long term capabilities to operationalize localization at Target to maximize sales potential and address increased complexity
• Partnering with the Stores organization on segmentation and localization needs
• Incubating test & learn culture to quickly test ideas and adjust; align short and long term goals to capitalize on this approach

Skills & Abilities

• Strategic and innovative (able to take a step back, be creative, push boundaries, prioritize and guide thinking )
• Encourage testing, learning, and iteration
• Demonstrates Courage; Highly Resilient

• Outstanding communication
• Synthesizer with an analytical mindset (able to balance between art and science)
• Ability to leverage advance analytics to drive strategy development and identify success metrics
• Enterprise mindset with strong cross-functional leadership and organizational influence to operate effectively across stores, merchants, vendors, etc.
• Passion around purpose
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results quickly
• Ability to navigate organization -operate successfully in both giving clear direction ("tops down") and collaboratively across a large constituency of stakeholders

About You:

• Four-year degree
• 8 + Years Merchant and/or localization experience
• Experience driving a large enterprise-wide strategic initiative
• Experience leading teams is desirable
• Respects, appreciates and is curious about diversity in relation to working with others, committed to developing an inclusive team
• Strong strategic and analytical skills
• Demonstrates courage and high resiliency, comfortable working in "grey areas"
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex concepts in simple succinct terms
• Respects, appreciates and is curious about diversity in relation to working with others, committed to developing an inclusive team

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Target will provide reasonable accommodations (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with the application process upon your request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please visit your nearest Target store or Distribution Center or reach out to Guest Services at 1-800-440-0680 for additional information.

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