Lead Business Partner - Experiential Operations

About the role

The pay range is $95,000.00 - $171,000.00

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.

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About you

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience 6+ years of relevant experience in retail, operations, merchandising, strategy, planning or related disciplines in a large, matrixed organization
• Strong understanding of store operations and the ability to translate enterprise strategies into practical, executable experiences for frontline teams
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and influence partners and senior leaders without direct authority
• Strong strategic and critical thinking skills with an ability to connect business objectives, data, guest needs and operational realities, and to use quantitative and qualitative insights to frame problems, evaluate tradeoffs and make clear recommendations.
• Strong project and process management skills with experience managing multiple interconnected workstreams, milestones and dependencies
• Highly effective collaborator who builds trusted relationships across different functions and levels of the organization
• Confident communicator with strong written, verbal, presentation and storytelling skills
• Comfortable challenging existing strategies, surfacing risks and constructively advocating for stores and guests
• Demonstrated agility and comfort operating through ambiguity, changing conditions and tight timelines
• Strong judgment and problem-solving skills, including the ability to quickly assess issues and determine when to solve, influence or escalate

Preferred Experience

• Previous store or field experience
• Experience working across Store Operations, Merchandising, Inventory Management, Space & Presentation or Supply Chain
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; experience using data and visualization to influence business decisions
• Experience leveraging AI, automation or emerging technology to improve business routines or operational execution

This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, 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. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.

Benefits Eligibility

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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