Senior Inventory Analyst, Kids’ Apparel (Hybrid)

About the position 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 Merchandising is evolving at an incredible pace. We are constantly reimagining how we get the right product to the right guest even better, faster and more cost effectively than before. We are becoming more intelligent, automated and algorithmic in our decision-making, so that no matter how guests shop—in stores or online—we deliver the convenience and immediate gratification they demand and deserve. We’re looking for exceptional people who are proactive, creative, independent, innovative, risk-savvy and comfortable working in varying degrees of ambiguity. Are you a critical thinker who seeks out root cause and can analyze both qualitatively and quantitatively? Are you a creative problem-solver who simplifies problems, quickly identifies solutions, commits to a plan and then positively influences others to execute it? If so, you will have success on one of our dynamic teams. A role in Planning and Inventory Management means applying your specialized and well-informed point of view to what we buy, from whom, how much and where it needs to go from there. You’ll use the right combination of data and expertise to achieve the best possible product availability through proper inventory positioning. You’ll also focus on the efficient transportation of product around the world, while ensuring compliance with U.S. Customs regulations and achieving the best possible product availability through proper inventory positioning. You’ll not only establish and develop great relationships with our vendors to encourage on-time shipment and delivery to stores and ultimately guests, but you’ll also analyze transportation supplier capabilities and contracts for maximum speed, reliability and cost effectiveness. As a Sr. Inventory Analyst for Kids’ Apparel, you'll drive business strategies to deliver strong inventory reliability and profitable sales through efficient management of inventory. You will utilize deep analytics to problem-solve and improve key performance Indicators (KPI), leverage your experience to manage and allocate inventory across all stores and nodes, monitor inventory health and find opportunities for improvement, negotiate and maintain business relationships both internally and externally, and formulate in-depth analysis to manage replenishment components throughout the product lifecycle. In addition to driving guest reliability and inventory efficiency results at a department level, you will also have division level responsibilities including, but not limited to, training and onboarding for your division, creating and leading implementation of division level strategies, partnering across Inventory Management Operations (IMOps), Stores and GSCL teams to drive and execute enterprise processes while championing change across your division. Finally, you’ll indirectly lead a group of Inventory Analysts and serve as the Inventory expert for your roundtable leaders across merchandising and planning. Core responsibilities of this job are described within the job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

Responsibilities

• Drive business strategies to deliver strong inventory reliability and profitable sales through efficient management of inventory.
• Utilize deep analytics to problem-solve and improve key performance Indicators (KPI)
• Manage and allocate inventory across all stores and nodes
• Monitor inventory health and find opportunities for improvement
• Negotiate and maintain business relationships both internally and externally
• Formulate in-depth analysis to manage replenishment components throughout the product lifecycle
• Training and onboarding for your division
• Creating and leading implementation of division level strategies
• Partnering across Inventory Management Operations (IMOps), Stores and GSCL teams to drive and execute enterprise processes while championing change across your division
• Indirectly lead a group of Inventory Analysts and serve as the Inventory expert for your roundtable leaders across merchandising and planning

Requirements

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of inventory management, retail supply chain, or related field
• Strong analytical, forecasting, and problem-solving skills
• Strong initiative and attention to detail
• Ability to analyze and interpret large and complex data sets
• Demonstrated planning, organization, and decision-making skills
• Ability to influence the roundtable and communicate clearly and effectively
• Comfortable with ambiguity
• Experience leading a CFT
• Data analysis, forecast & planning
• Problem Solving
• Attention to detail
• Organizational skills
• Decision Making
• Leadership

Benefits

• 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.

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