Your Opportunity as the Senior Analyst, Customer Supply Chain Initiatives- Target

This role offers the chance to drive impactful initiatives within Target's supply chain, optimizing inventory, and ensuring seamless modular execution while supporting sales growth and customer satisfaction. Collaborate across teams to balance inventory flow, leverage data for innovation, and enhance the efficiency of promotional and seasonal planning. This is a unique opportunity to influence key supply chain metrics and build strong customer relationships with one of the world's leading retailers.

Location: Orrville, Corporate Offices

Work Arrangements: Hybrid, 30% in office expectations

In this role you will:

Develop a thorough understanding of Target's supply chain, focusing on optimizing inventory levels and driving sales and profit growth.

Meet or exceed key performance indicators such as in-stock levels, fill rates, and on-time delivery.

Coordinate and lead modular execution, promotional planning, and seasonal transitions to ensure smooth implementation.

Leverage analytics and innovative strategies to improve promotional performance.

Identify and implement systematic and process improvements to enhance customer service and efficiency.

Build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with Target's supply chain teams and internal operational partners.

Educate and support internal sales teams on supply chain initiatives, ensuring alignment with customer and organizational goals.

Translate supply chain initiatives into tangible sales and share growth opportunities.

The Right Role for You

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain, or a related analytical field.

1–3 years of relevant business experience.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to draw insights from data and develop actionable solutions.

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including advanced functions like pivot tables) and other tools such as PowerPoint and Word.

Excellent planning, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:

Experience in consumer packaged goods (CPG) or retail industries.

Familiarity with Spotfire or similar analytical tools.

Demonstrated ability to collaborate across functional teams and build effective relationships.

Proficiency in supply chain systems and an understanding of modular planning processes.

A customer service-oriented mindset with strong written and oral communication skills.

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