The pay range is $125,600.00 - $226,100.00
Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. 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 .
About us:
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 .
A role with Enterprise Strategy Development means working directly with senior leaders across the organization to develop business and functional strategies—especially those in support of growth and competitive differentiation. Your work becomes Target’s annual Strategic Priorities, which are shared across the company and inform the efforts of thousands of team members worldwide every day.
As a Principal Strategist, you will lead a team developing 3-5 year time-horizon growth initiatives for the company. This will combine your skills, experience, and talents as a part of a visionary and collegial team that combines traditional strategy consulting and innovative business design thinking. You will work on strategy consulting-like engagements in the core retail business that solve for potential roadblocks to growth and identify new ideas and opportunities for transforming the business. You will be expected to understand retail trends, competitors and guests to develop new concepts and formats that meet future needs in the ever- and fast-evolving, multi-channel retail landscape, both domestically and abroad. You’ll also oversee and drive the execution of numerous strategy projects by Project Managers and Analysts to ensure quality of design, problem solving, execution, synthesis, and communication of results. By managing relationships with executive leaders of areas such as Merchandising, Marketing, and Guest Insights, you’ll drive strategic business decisions. Likewise, in collaboration with Strategy & Innovation leaders, you’ll prioritize your team’s resources and expand your team’s knowledge base in one or more areas.
Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.
About you:
• Advanced degree in business or related field
• 3+ years business experience
• Strong conceptualization skills and the ability to translate concepts into consumer research methodologies
• Excellent listening and problem disaggregation skills
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with a strong ability to tell compelling business and result stories
• Ability to assimilate information quickly and accurately
• Ability to synthesize and clearly communicate highly complex findings to focus on the critical issues and actionable opportunities
• Strong strategic thinking skills in relation to retail or the packaged goods industry
• Ability to effectively own complex projects that entail frequent interaction with senior executives
• Consulting experience preferred
This position may be considered for a Remote or Hybrid (known internally at Target as 'Flex for Your Day') work arrangement based on Target's needs.  A 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 a Target location and may travel to HQ up to 4 times a year.  A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member's core role may be performed either remote or onsite at a Target location 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.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Target will provide reasonable accommodations 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 Supply Chain Facility or reach out to Guest Services at 1-800-440-0680 for additional information.
Application deadline is : 07/04/2024 Employment Type: Full time