The pay range is $58,100.00 - $104,600.00

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.

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

Key Responsibilities:

As a Scientist on our Product Development team, you will use your skills, experience, and guest centric mindset to support development of products for Target's owned brand food portfolio. You will work with a cross-functional team to assist in developing products and work closely with vendors to ensure brand and product vision is clearly understood and successfully brought to life with every product we offer.

Key accountabilities include:

• Support the product development team by understanding the business initiatives, product technical requirements and performance expectations to ensure consistency of product

• Partner with Insights Teams to understand guest needs and supports product development to meet those guest needs

• Represent Product Development as part of a Cross Functional Team (including Merchants, Technical AOEs, and Sourcing) focused on developing owned brand products to appropriate levels of trend, quality and cost

• Diligent approach to workload, maintaining good, timely communication with vendors, team members and CFTs

• Provide timely sample evaluations and ensure approvals of all products are meeting Target's standards

• Provide and maintain effective product technical specifications

• Understand competitors and benchmarks to be current on trend, quality and cost standards

• Develop a working knowledge of product manufacturing and vendor capability

• Initiate and support Technical Functional Reviews with Food Safety & Quality, Sourcing, Product Development, Structural Packaging

• Support the timely resolution of all issues pertaining to the development and manufacturing of products

• Is a deployable resource for total team/total business needs; may be called upon to help with fundamental Product Development tasks as part of a supportive culture and/or to gain experience beyond their role

• Is a committed team player who can be counted on to do their part and be relied on to work cooperatively with others

About you:

• B.S. in Food Science, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline

• 1-4 years' relevant experience

• Fundamental knowledge and understanding of food product development and formulation, basic ingredient functionality and cost, and food manufacturing

• Effective communication and collaboration skills

• Effective problem solving, creative thinking, and strategic thinking skills

• Effective project management skills

• Ability to successfully work in a team environment

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint 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.

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