Sr Analyst Planning and Inventory Ops-Small Formats (Minneapolis)

Food & Beverage Sr. Analyst

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Target Merchandising is evolving at an incredible pace. We are constantly reimagining how this $100 billion retailer offers the innovative, guest-inspiring items that Target is known and loved for. Our goal is to deliver exceptional value, quality and style to elevate Target as the premier retailer in a competitive global marketplace. Through intelligent and progressive business strategies that make the most of Target's resources and partnerships worldwide, Merchandising works across product categories to create a localized shopping experience online and in our stores. Are you a creative problem solver who loves to see your work translate into real results? Can you collaborate effectively, develop & 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.

As the voice of Small Formats within the broader Merchandising organization, the PIM Ops Small Format Team, now a part of Specialized Store Support, builds and influences strategies that thread the needle for Small Format store inventory, fueling profitable growth while prioritizing operational efficiency. The Small Format Team serves as inventory experts within BUs and CFTs, format experts for Core PIM and PIM Ops​, problem solvers for store and field teams​, and finally, strategy connectors within broader Merchandizing and GSCL.

The Food & Beverage Sr. Analyst on the PIM Ops Small Formats Team will emphasize connection with Core PIM, co-developing replenishment strategies catered to the Small Format portfolio, and guide execution of these strategies. As a collaborative partner for the PIM Ops and Store Operations, the Food & Beverage Sr Analyst troubleshoots escalations and implements targeted support maintenance to improve financial and operational outcomes. As the F&B Sr. Analyst, you will develop and implement strategic inventory maintenance routines to support Small Format stores. You will act as a data-driven decision maker - conduct detailed data analysis to determine root cause drivers of inventory opportunities, and react with short-term rapid improvement strategies as well as long-term sustainable solutions.

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

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Food & Beverage business for Target's Small Format stores, developing and implementing strategic inventory maintenance routines to support KPIs
• Field support requests, as well as intake feedback directly from store and inventory leadership
• Both guide and execute strategy
• Hold frequent cross-functional connections
• Create and optimize inventory management best practice routines
• Process documentation and playbook creation
• Frequent leader updates, both written and presented
• KPI reporting to provide visibility to results

About You:

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of work experience in inventory management
• Extensive understanding of Target's inventory replenishment systems
• Excellent prioritization – Able to balance store-level requests with broader tasks
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Strong collaborator with demonstrated ability to build strong interpersonal relationships across team, leaders, and partners
• Comfortable with both individual execution and executing through others
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Curious and innovative, with a continuous improvement mindset

This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target's needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member's core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target.