Director, Western Hemisphere Strategy - Owned Brands
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The pay range is $125,600.00 - $226,100.00

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.

About us:

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.

Target Owned Brands:

The ambition of Target Owned Brands is to create and grow purpose-driven brands that bring joy to guests every day. Owned Brands is comprised of a multi-national team responsible for the design, packaging, brand management, and global sourcing across Apparel, Accessories, Footwear, Home, Hardlines, and Essentials/Beauty.

Team Overview:

The Strategy & Operations team within Owned Brands helps the organization deliver on our brand promise and purpose while ensuring that Owned Brands remains a competitive advantage for Target. The team is responsible for cross-functional support to leaders across product design, product operations, and brand management.

Position Overview:

As a Director, Western Hemisphere Strategy for Owned Brands, you will play a critical role in helping the Target Owned Brands organization achieve its goals. By supporting specific business and strategic efforts across product operations, sourcing, and design, you will apply your strengths in problem-solving, business acumen, and strategy development to shape near-term execution and long-term direction of Target Owned Brands. The work could involve a variety of areas including creating & implementing process and best practices, driving new capabilities and tools, facilitating cross-functional meetings, implementing new ways of working, and investigating strategic questions most pertinent to the multiple business areas serviced within the Western Hemisphere.

This includes:

• Defining and driving the strategic agenda for the Western Hemisphere Sourcing & Development team.
• Leading Western Hemisphere business case development as well as support of margin and opportunity analysis.
• Creative and structured problem solving to ambiguous issues.
• Partnering and collaborating across the enterprise to influence process and enabling capability changes.
• Acting as the primary strategic thought partner and advisor for Western Hemisphere Roundtable leaders.
• Collaborating with pyramid leaders and building critical partnerships across the enterprise.
• Working with business champions to drive cross-Pyramid initiatives.
• Supporting OB leaders in thought partnership, strategy development, prioritization, and execution.
• Developing, monitoring, & continuously improving the Operating Cadence for the Western Hemisphere Leadership Team.
• Leading implementation and progress tracking for each pyramid's strategic plan.
• Developing routines to cascade information, insights, & discussions to key business partners.

About you (experience requirements):

• 4-year degree or equivalent experience, MBA or similar advanced degree preferred.
• Experience within management consulting firms, corporate strategy group, project management, business ops or equivalent of 10+ years.
• Strong analytical, financial, and storytelling skills.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent relationship building skills.
• Experience building and managing an effective operating cadence for a large team.
• Demonstrates success leading multiple, disparate projects simultaneously.
• Lead with a future forward, strategic, and operational mentality.
• Flexibility, resiliency, and versatility.
• Proven change leadership and communication skills.
• A result-oriented and performance-driven individual.
• Candidates with Consumer Products experience in addition to Merch, Planning, Product Ops, and/or Owned Brand experience are preferred.
• Respects, appreciates, and values diverse voices and approaches.
• Committed to creating equitable experiences, and building and fostering an inclusive team.

This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target's needs.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.