The pay range is $54,800.00 - $98,600.00
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 .
At the heart of one of the world’s best loved and most recognizable brands is an industry leading Owned Brand organization. We thrive on the magic of discovering that just-right thing, and we infuse everything we do with our passion for affordable chic. We concept, develop, make and source the stylish new favorites that Target guests expect and deserve.  Join one of our dynamic and inventive teams to influence the style, quality and value that decisively position Target above the competition. Your input will have a direct and positive effect, whether on home, food & beverage, or apparel & accessories. Here, you’ll be close to the action of dreaming up and bringing to life the Target-owned brands that surprise and gratify guests, wherever and whenever they love to shop.
Job Overview:
Target’s Packaging team designs and develops all Target Owned Brand packaging for in-store and online. Under the overall direction of Packaging Leadership and in close partnership with our Product, Creative, Brand and Sourcing counterparts you’ll manage packaging work through the various phases of Owned Brand packaging creation. You will also be responsible for understanding the overall business objectives and establishing the optimal packaging approach to deliver on the business and guest needs. As part of a global team spanning the U.S., China and India, you’ll have partners overseas, as well as international vendors and suppliers. Best of all, your commitment to diversity and inclusion will come to life everyday as you work with multicultural teams to create the best, most sustainable packaging for all of our guests.
Support Project Plan, Stage-Gate Approach & End-to-End Timing & Action Management to support an integrated project & packaging creation process
• Ensure projects align with core project calendar and deliver on business objectives, strategy, and project goals
• Partners with Sr./Packaging Development Manager, project teams, & stakeholders to define project requirements, constraints, and assumptions in order to establish the project deliverables, resource & skills needed, and T&A for packaging execution
• Facilitates packaging tasks as assigned within the project plan and drives accountability as needed
• Identifies opportunities for efficiencies by leveraging analytics, reporting, & hind-sighting to drive continuous improvements
• Partners with Sr./Packaging Development Manager when establishing a single source-of-truth T&A that clearly outlines owners, actions, and timing throughout Packaging Execution
• Partners with Sr./Packaging Development Manager to track T&A activities, document changes to drive accountability, and apply learnings to future projects
• Escalates issues efficiently and effectively while facilitating communication between key stakeholders to assess the best course of action for each project
Project resource management activities & process
• Partners with key stakeholders to align resources to project plans to achieve desired outcomes
• Ensures that resources & skills are appropriately aligned to meet the deliverables of the project
• Tracks resource changes, risks & applies learnings to future projects
Drive Owned Brand Business Results by facilitating the cross-functional Owned Brand Packaging creation process
• Unbiased, thought partner that collaborates with other PDMs and leads CFT members through Owned Brand packaging creation
• Facilitate packaging cross-functional team meetings, phase & stage-gate meetings
• Partners with Sr./Packaging Development Manager to identify, track, & facilitate risk mitigation plans by anticipating potential roadblocks & risk before they occur, understand implications of risk and escalating conclusions to the appropriate levels.
• Use problem-solving & critical-thinking skills to facilitate efficient and effective decision-making within the cross-functional team
• Partner with the Sr./Packaging Development Manager on post-launch project evaluations and use lessons learned to identify opportunities to enhance future project execution
Minimum Job Requirements
• Four-year degree and/or 1-2 years of Project Management experience or experience running large cross-functional projects
• Problem solving and critical thinking skills to challenge the status quo
• Strategic proactive planning skills balanced with initiative to urgently resolve issues
• Resilience in the face of challenges
• Committed to diversity and inclusion; Value each person’s unique strengths to effectively collaborate and partner with teams
• Organizational skills, effective written/verbal communication skills
Desired Requirements
• Project Management Certificate, PMP Certification, or Agile training
• Understanding of change management best practices
• Knowledge of Project Management systems & tools
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.
Team Members in the Target General Merch Inc (TGMI) operating company are strictly prohibited from working more than 30 days per year in the following 16 states: AL, AR, DE, FL, IN , IA, LA, MD, MS, MO, NC, OK, PA, SC, TN and VA. If hired, you are prohibited from working remotely from one of the states listed above for more than 30 days per year.
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.
Employment Type: Full time