Lead Program Manager Supply Chain (Minneapolis)

Target Brands, Inc.

$95K — $171K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business, Strategy, or related fields.
  • 4+ years of experience in strategy implementation and transformation projects.
  • Experience managing complex initiatives over various time horizons.
  • Proven track record in program management execution and governance routines.
  • Excellent relationship management skills with cross-functional teams.
  • Strong facilitation and problem-solving abilities.
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

  • Drive program delivery governance at the initiative level.
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure successful program execution.
  • Translate conceptual strategies into actionable project plans.
  • Ensure programs meet financial and operational outcomes.
  • Anticipate potential risks and proactively manage them.
  • Lead cross-functional routines and facilitate team updates.
  • Manage risk and decision logs related to initiatives.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits for you and your dependents including medical, dental, and vision.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
  • Employee discount program.
  • Paid time off including vacation and sick leave.
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
  • Paid national holidays.
Full Job Description
The pay range is $95,000.00 - $171,000.00

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 .

As a Lead Program Manager, Program Management within Supply Chain’s Strategy & Operations (S&O) you will drive the implementation of Global Supply Chain and Logistics (GSCL)’s strategy of the Unified Plan at the program and/or initiative level. This role involves leading the successful execution of key programs and initiatives, contributing to the achievement of GSCL's strategic, business, financial, and operational outcomes. In this role, you will:

  • Drive program delivery governance at program and/or initiative level. Responsible for execution governance not portfolio prioritization, value methodology, or enterprise strategy design.
  • Partner across Strategy & Operations (S&O), inclusive of portfolio management, value, and change and communications, as well as with partners across GSCL and enterprise, inclusive of program/initiative leads and sponsors plus product, tech, finance, and more.
  • Lead program and initiative translation of conceptual strategies into project plans, including project charters, road mapping and work sequence while ensuring connections back to the GSCL strategy unified plan, including cross dependencies and visibility to conflicting priorities and tradeoffs
  • Ensure the program or initiative meets committed financial and operational outcomes.
  • Operate with a forward vision by seeing around corners and anticipating future potential risks and needs. Partner closely with portfolio on intake and scope management.
  • Lead cross functional and leader routines including prep tied to Unified plan and program/initiatives, facilitating updates and recommendations to cross functional teams and leaders as well as driving connection to corresponding portfolio, value tracking and change status.
  • Manage initiative level risk and decision logs and support escalation and decision-making within initiatives as well as track dependencies
  • Leverage program and project management artifacts including tools (e.g. Smartsheet) as well as support leader updates and storytelling status artifacts (e.g. PowerPoint)
  • Foster consistency, clarity, and rigor in program expectations, processes, analyses, and problem solving. Ensure strong quality management.
  • Promote a strong, trusting, and positive team and cross functional culture.

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

About You:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business, Strategy, or related fields.
  • 4+ years of experience in strategy implementation, large-scale enterprise initiatives and transformation projects, or a related field.
  • Experience managing ambiguous, complex, strategic work at varying levels of details and time horizons.
  • Experience with program management execution, inclusive of developing & running governance routines, driving risk & decision management, and ability to ensure accountability across leaders & business partners
  • Ability to set a clear future state vision for yourself & partners as you progress along a multi-year roadmap
  • Excellent relationship management, ensuing strong working relationships with cross functional teams and leaders while influencing and supporting change management.
  • Strong facilitation, problem-solving, synthesizing, and driving to consensus and solutions.
  • Excellent written, oral, communication, networking, and presentation skills, especially PowerPoint presentations, including ability to distill complex topics into clear storytelling.
  • Strong resilience, flexibility, and curiosity

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. Clickif you are curious to learn more about Minnesota. 

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