Description: The pay range is :$123,100.00 - $221,600.00

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

About Us:

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 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.

Target Global Supply Chain and Logistics (GSCL) is evolving at an incredible pace. We are constantly reimagining how we get the right product to the right guest even better, faster and more cost effectively than before. We are becoming more intelligent, automated and algorithmic in our decision-making, so that no matter how guests shop-in stores or online-we deliver the convenience and immediate gratification they demand and deserve. We're looking for exceptional people who are proactive, creative, independent, innovative, risk-savvy and comfortable working in varying degrees of ambiguity. Are you a critical thinker who seeks out root cause and can analyze both qualitatively and quantitatively? Are you a creative problem-solver who simplifies problems, quickly identifies solutions, commits to a plan and then positively influences others to execute it? If so, you will have success on one of our dynamic teams.

A role in Global Inventory Management means applying your specialized and well-informed point of view to what we buy, from whom, how much and where it needs to go from there. You'll use the right combination of data and expertise to achieve the best possible product availability through proper inventory positioning. You'll also focus on the efficient transportation of product around the world, while ensuring compliance with U.S. Customs regulations and achieving the best possible product availability through proper inventory positioning. You'll not only establish and develop great relationships with our vendors to encourage on-time shipment and delivery to stores and ultimately guests, but you'll also analyze transportation supplier capabilities and contracts for maximum speed, reliability and cost effectiveness.

About the Job:

The Director Supplier Performance Management will lead a team focused on creating and implementing strategy for how we engage Owned Brand and Import vendors to drive supply chain performance. This role will develop and implement strategy for the engagement model across key owned brand and import vendor partners with internal teams, including OBSD, GIM, Transportation in service of driving 1st mile supply chain performance improvement, efficiencies and accountability. This includes driving projects, processes, and interactions that elevate Supplier Performance with these vendors against key measures such as: On-Time Ship, On-Time Arrival, Fill Rate, EDI Availability, and EDI Match Rate. This includes developing interaction models and identifying reporting and compliance tools required to support on-going engagement. The SPM Director is responsible for setting the vision and driving processes for leveraging performance data to identify trends, uncover root causes, and initiate action plans to drive performance and accountability for both internal and external partners. As Target transforms its supply chain, this role will be the accountable owner of the measurements, interactions, and outcomes required to enable faster and more accurate order fulfillment.

Key responsibilities of this role will include:

• Develop supplier performance vision, strategy and standards that enable consistent delivery of key results related to these activities for owned brand and import vendors.
• Define requirements for owned brand / import compliance program to support on-going management of suppliers; partnering with Compliance team on implemtnation and activation.
• Works in partnership with OBSD, Inventory Management, Suppliers, and direct reports to identify and solve key supplier performance problems leveraging the ability to extract insights from data and analytics and perform root cause analysis.
• Manage cross-functional projects with multiple interdependencies in support of GIM priorities
• Drive data-driven analysis and continuous improvement activities with Target's owned brand merchandise suppliers
• Partner directly with OBSD leaders to define both business-specific and global supplier performance priorities and drive progress against these objectives.
• Partner directly with Inventory Management leaders to define both business-specific and global supplier performance priorities and drive progress against these objectives.
• Provide education, analytics, and project management support to Suppliers and Inventory Management teams in order to achieve joint operational outcomes.
• Explore opportunities to refine order management, field operations, and logistics activities for both Target and our Suppliers.

About you:

• 4 year college degree or equivalent work experience
• 10+ years relevant experience in supply chain, owned brand or strategy
• Experience in a supplier-facing role with responsibility for balancing team goals with supplier capabilities
• Experience leading strategic intiatives across global team
• Experience with root cause analysis, problem solving, and cross-functional project management
• Ability to develop strategy and drive implementation and activation
• Ability to thrive and navigate ambiguity - managing through setbacks and manage conflicts
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills, including ability to foster cross-functional partnerships
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Previous direct team leadership preffered but not required

This position may be considered for a Remote or Hybrid (known internally at Target as "Flex for Your Day") work arrangement based on Target's needs. A Remote work arrangement means the team member works full-time from home or an alternate location that's not a Target location, does not have a desk at a Target location and may travel to HQ up to 4 times a year. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member's core role may be performed either remote or onsite at a Target location 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.

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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