Sr Business Partner SPT, Seasonal Collective

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A role with Space, Presentation and Transitions (“SPT”) means you’re on a mission to create better instore experiences for our Store Team Members and guests. We are responsible for ensuring the right item has the right amount of space in the right location in the right store at the right time. We do this by first leveraging analytics and partnership with our Merchandising and Store Operations teams to create a transition plan to determine how much and when change is needed to deliver assortment and presentation newness in our stores. Then, we initiate each transition by analyzing and allocating the appropriate amount of space for every business category for every store (often referred to as “adjacency”). Finally, we complete the transition by building a presentation (often referred to as “POG”) and creating a location for our assortment within each store using additional analysis, further partnership with our Merchandising cross-functional partners and a set of presentation objectives. 

As a Sr Business Partner in SPT, you will lead the partnership across merchant leaders to drive adjacency and space strategy. In this role, you will coordinate and execute space strategies across a complex cross-functional team to elevate adjacency architecture and ensure alignment on priorities, timing, and key deliverables. Storytelling and communication will be critical skills as you influence merchant leaders on space moves and transitions. You will lead a global team in India to bring space strategies to life and ensure accurate execution across store ties and adjacency outputs. You will engage merchandising partners to develop and evolve adjacency direction in support of new store and remodel programs. You will also lead special projects related to new merchandising strategies, asset protection initiatives, small format space solutions, and planned fixture configurations. We’ll support you along the way with robust onboarding, as well as personal and career development, to help you grow as a strong SPT Sr Business Partner. 

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

About you: 

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience 

• 4+ years of work experience in retail, specifically, Space & Presentation, Buying or Planning is preferred 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills 

• Ability to establish and maintain cross-functional working relationships across the enterprise 

• Ability to manage multiple shifting priorities in a dynamic, ambiguous environment 

• Strong analytical, problem solving, and strategic thinking skills 

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. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.