PPCOE – Strategy Lead Enterprise Promo(Remote Or Hybrid)

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 $100 billion retailer offers the innovative and guest-inspiring assortments that Target is known and loved for. Our goal is to consistently deliver exceptional value, quality and style that elevates Target as the premier retailer in a competitive global marketplace. Through leading retail and business strategies that make the most of Target’s resources and partnerships worldwide, Merchandising works across product categories to create a localized shopping experience, both online and in our 1800 stores. Are you a creative problem-solver who loves to own a category as well as its 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.

A role with the Pricing & Promotion Center of Excellence (COE) means you’re on a mission with merchants to develop the enterprise-wide pricing and promotion strategies. Your work will impact millions of dollars in the form of everyday retail prices, promotional strategy and effectiveness, clearance management and competitive pricing. Here, you’ll be a key business consultant to merchants and develop relationships with buyers, senior buyers and leaders. Your strong partnership with Marketing will bring offers to life for guests, and you’ll also work closely with Store Operations, Finance and other key support areas.

As the leader selected for this newly created position of Strategy Lead- Enterprise Promo, you will help shape the future of the Promotion strategy creation function across the enterprise.  By collaborating with the PPCOE teams, cross functional partners and external data sources you will be the centralized function that will ensure Target’s promotional strategies are compelling, competitive, relevant, financially sound and communicated effectively through partners to internal audiences and to our guests.   This role will lead the weekly and monthly routines, insight generation, merchandising pyramid integration and cross-functional partnerships to bring the 52 week enterprise roadmap to life.  You will be a trusted advisor and integrator for how to best implement the Promo strategy across all relevant internal stakeholders and cross functional partners. 

Success in this role will require a high degree of orchestration across all functions of the PPCOE to operationalize our strategies as well as to guide the work of partners who amplify the strategies to our guests.   This role will create and use an analytic fact base to facilitate strategy setting, decision making, opportunity sizing and communication in relevant forums.  This role will require a delicate and active balancing act to manage the competing priorities of managing the weekly Merchandising P&L while remaining competitive and compelling to support and deliver Target’s brand and value proposition.  

Finally, this role is expected to continuously innovate processes, tools and build partnerships to improve the inputs and outputs of the strategy. 

Core responsibilities are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About you:
• Four-year degree or equivalent work experience, experience in Apparel/Footwear industry preferred
• 6+ years previous merchandising experience (e.g. buyer, sales & operations, pricing, planning)
• Experience leading complex projects and enterprise strategies
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to maximize relationships, experience working in matrix organizations, self-starter
• Excellent communication, influencing, and leadership skills
• Entrepreneurial spirit with keen interest in innovating the business; strong strategic, analytical, decision-making, project management and planning skills

This position may be considered for a Remote or Hybrid work arrangement based on Target’s needs.  A Hybrid work arrangement means the team members core role will be a blend of virtual and onsite at a Target location. 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 their primary HQ work location and may travel to HQ up to 4 times a year. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. The salary range is :$87,900.00 USD - $158,200.00 USD. Pay is based on several factors which may include, but are not limited to education, work experience, certifications, labor markets, etc. In addition to your salary, 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.

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.