Sr Manager Vendor Solutions

About Us:

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 500,000 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. 

PRIMARY FUNCTION

Provide leadership and direction for the Vendor Solutions team who empower Merchandising vendors to quickly, easily and confidently do business with Target, you will serve as “voice of the vendor.”

You and your team will support the vendor ecosystem including system and process support and initiatives ensuring they align with Merchandising Strategies.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Joint leadership of the Vendor Solutions team along with peer Sr. Managers located in US

• Provide direction, coaching and development, training and workload management for the TII team

• Drive the development of scalable best practices, identify hurdles to success, and partner with peers and leaders to remove obstacles

• Build trusted partnerships with eco system partners like Product, Tech, Data teams to outline dependencies on planned bodies of work and bake them into the Goals & Objectives

• Lead and coach the team to:

  • Drive accountability to best practices within team and partner to ensure accurate documentation and change management of product for end users.

  • Leverage strong problem solving & communication skills to support, implement & train best practices within the Vendor Solutions team

  • Proactively identify risks and opportunities; escalate and recommend solution and action plan to partners and leaders as necessary

The core responsibilities of this job are outlined within the job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

• Staff Management and Development

• Trains, coaches and develops exempt team members

• Delivers performance appraisals resulting in recommendations for wage increases, promotions, transfers and other changes.

• Develops team staffing plan to maximize the contributions of each team member while ensuring

adequate support for all systems and clients.

• Project Management

• Gather requirements, develops T&As, set milestones, monitors progress and makes adjustments to achieve deliverables.

The core responsibilities of this job are outlined within the job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

Job Requirements

• 6+ years experience in merchandising or similar field

• Undergraduate degree  

• Strong team leadership and the ability to coach, develop and inspire others

• Ability to successfully problem solve in ambiguous environments

• Demonstrates courage and strong ability to influence in challenging situations

• Excellent planning, organizational and decision making skills

• Ability to effectively prioritize work

• Demonstrated ability to create and execute to strategic plans and priorities

• Applies intuition and experience to draw implications  

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills