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 time? If so, you will have success on one of our dynamic teams.

A role with Space & Presentation means you’re on a mission to optimize store space & product allocation, create most appealing product presentations and enhance in-store experiences for our guest while maximizing sales. We are responsible for ensuring the right item is on the right shelf in the right store. We do this by using data insights & analytics to determine the optimal footage for each assortment for every store (“adjacency”) during the Space phase.

Each store's assortment, which is curated keeping in mind guest & demographic needs, is then assigned to a planogram (POG) developed during the Presentation phase.

These planograms are built using presentation best methods and are then assigned the correct location in a store. We believe that strategically planning space allocation and presentation decisions will increase sales, improve guest satisfaction and reduce out-of-stocks.

As a part of this team, you will partner with diverse cross-functional teams such as Merchandising, Store Design, Supply Chain, Marketing, Store Operations and Non-Retail Procurement from strategy to execution to achieve an inspiring and convenient in-store guest experience.

As a Business Partner in Space & Presentation, you will collaborate with various cross functional teams across the organization including category buyers to understand key strategic priorities & own end to end program management for a specific business pyramid to bring these strategies to life in all our stores. You will be responsible for simplification and training of business strategy to enable your project team to deliver quality outcomes.

You will project manage key business objectives & milestones by working with project teams to enable the most suitable product placement and presentation in stores. You will also play an integral role in finding the most efficient & effective solutions to various business/process challenges as well as troubleshooting to mitigate risk to key deliverables.

You will play the role of a subject matter expert and lead mentoring as well as training new hires. In your role you will drive operational rigor within your business area by leveraging metrics.

You will also be collaborating with a large cross functional team to deliver best business outcomes. Core responsibilities are described within this job description.

Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About you:

MBA degree (Operations Mgt/ Project Mgt preferred) or 4+ yrs. experience in retail operations

Advanced project management skills : Competent in project management; has the ability to manage tight deadlines

Strong logical thinking & analytical reasoning abilities

Structure problem solving skills (such as Lean/ Six Sigma) with application experience of process improvement tools & techniques

Ability to navigate through ambiguous situations and guide others

Strong verbal & written communication skills: Ability to story tell using data Excel in developing strong partnership and stakeholder management

Peer mentoring & training skills

Stakeholder management with a strong skill for collaboration and engagement with a large group of global partners

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint (or similar) applications required

Ability to navigate through ambiguous situations and guide others

Ability to work well with a team and drive results through others.