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Target · 1 day ago

Sr. Indirect Planner

7000 Target Pkwy N,NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park,MN 55445

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$71K/yr - $128K/yr

2+ years exp

Target is an iconic brand and one of America’s leading retailers. The Sr. Indirect Planner will develop item level, store level and aggregate demand forecasts while managing cross-functional teams to ensure timely and cost-effective planning of indirect supply demands.

CommunitiesE-CommerceRetailShopping

Responsibilities

Develop item level, store level and aggregate demand forecasts, and manage scope across multiple categories

Lead project-level cross-functional teams to ensure indirect supply demands are identified and planned in a timely, cost effective and high-quality manner

Identify performance trends, opportunities for continuous improvement, develop plans to improve systemic performance in order to better accuracy of forecasts and demand inputs

Work closely with suppliers on sharing forecasted demand and confidence levels in forecasted demand to allow for accurate capacity and inventory planning

Manage existing/new item accuracy and governance for items within category, determine financial impact of forecasted units and demand allocations for projects over time

Perform financial analysis / root cause analysis on outlier spend

Forecast and minimize inventory write-offs

Negotiate cost-effective solutions that consider total cost of ownership

Effectively present, communicate, and manage expectations regarding project business strategies, statuses, risk mitigation and key decisions