About us:

Target is one of the world’s most recognized brands and one of America’s leading retailers.

Target Global Supply Chain and Logistics is evolving at a rapid pace. We are reimagining the movement of products through our supply chain to meet our every changing guest demand. In this environment, Target is focused on utilizing its resources and leveraging data in new ways to better manage inventory flows to fuel enterprise growth. We are driven to win in this competitive, rapidly changing business by providing a differentiated and frictionless guest experience.

The Global Supply Chain Operations Intelligence (OI) Team rapidly develops and deploys new innovations to improve existing processes and enable new capabilities to allow for more precise and synchronized inventory flow from end to end. We are looking for exceptional people who are proactive, creative, independent, innovative, practical, and comfortable with ambiguity. Are you a critical thinker who seeks the root cause and can analyze both qualitatively and quantitatively? Are you a creative problem-solver who simplifies problems, quickly identifies solutions, and can build and execute effective plans to address? If so, you will have success on one of our dynamic teams.

A role on our team means being central to the Global Supply Chain synchronization and problem solving. This team enables the GSCL functional teams to operate as an integrated supply chain to deliver on the evolving needs of the business. Specifically, this team connects problem solving across functions to manage total GSCL health and connects solutions to maintain that health throughout the year.

The Operations Intelligence (OI) team leverages business experience, thought leadership, and analytical acumen to manage cross-functional problems for the global supply chain. This role is positioned to connect business challenges and drive solutions across functional teams through the network steering routines. These routines and the data that powers them is critical to maintaining a balanced and efficient supply chain in the wake of disruptions. The OI team provides an ideal opportunity to work within a highly collaborative, cross functional team managing complex solutions and simultaneously working with leaders across operational teams. Your specific expertise—whether it is problem definition, stakeholder management, or connective problem solving —will be felt well beyond the boundaries of the supply chain organization, positively impacting Target team members and guests alike.

About the Job:

The Target Data Analytics team creates metrics, models and data products to sustainably educate and enable our business partners to make great data-based decisions at Target.  We help develop the technology that personalizes the guest experience, from business operations to relevant guest experience.  We’re also the source of the data and analytics behind Target’s Supply Chain optimization, stores and demand forecast engine.  We play a key role in identifying the A/B testing opportunities that continuously help Target improve.

A role within our Data Analytics group means being a part of the team that enables faster, smarter and more scalable decision-making to compete and win the modern retail market!  Here, you’ll leverage data, statistics and visualization to create the actionable insights that deliver value across all Target functions.  Our savvy reporting and analytics team use market-leading tools and data automation to make a positive impact that’s felt across the business.  If you’re an analytics leader who can work on autonomous teams, integrate the latest practices with your approach, write code to handle massive scale, simplify complex decisions by providing flexible, fast and sustainable decision-making solutions, then you’ll be very successful in our Supply Chain Data Analytics team!

As a Director Data & Analytics – Supply Chain you’ll take the lead as you…

• Work with the Supply Chain business to define a problem, find the requisite data and propose solutions based on data analysis
• Lead a team of analyst, statisticians, and data science professionals providing strategic guidance on projects which build Target’s future leaders 
• Understand and anticipate problems and move to solve them quickly
• Create and automate reporting and insights at scale that informs and influences business decisions
• Provide thought leadership in how we measure a business area from the code that we use to collect data all the way to the application of the insights you derive reports and analysis
• Incorporate data based approaches to hold products and businesses accountable for results against goals and objectives
• Effectively communicate and educate business leaders by leveraging data analysis, insights, testing and measurement
• Influence business leaders, peers and technology partners to mature data foundations, analytics capabilities and mathematical applications that drive the business.

About You:

• 4-year college degree (or equivalent experience)  
• 10+ years of supply chain/logistics, retail operations experience, or equivalent domain experience
• 2+ years of team leadership experience
• Understand the Product model and ability to work and lead an Agile team
• Influential - able to engage and negotiate with business leaders and teams
• Inquisitive on Big Data technology – current on tools utilized in Data Science and Analytics
• Good understanding of data structures and the design of algorithms
• Good understanding of mathematical concepts and ability to grasp complex mathematics
• Knowledge of at least one programming language including Python, R, SQL

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS in Applied Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Economics or other related quantitative field
• Strong analytical skills including model development, hypothesis design and testing, and the ability to teach analytical concepts to others
• Experience leading projects involving complex data sciences requirements, a variety of business stakeholders, and a team of analytics professionals with a variety of skills
• Experience building data governance frameworks
• Proven track record of learning new tools and technologies
• Experience developing future leaders in a data rich environment

This position may be considered for a Full-Time 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 Full-Time 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.

Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada residents is $119,500-$215,100. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, 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. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond.

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.