Director, Strategy (Asia Pacific)

About Us: As a Fortune 50 company with more than 350,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers. Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work and play. We prioritize relationships, fuel and develop talent by creating growth opportunities, and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value, and how we work.

It’s how we care, grow, and win together. Target Owned Brands: The ambition of Target Owned Brands is to create and grow purpose driven brands that bring joy to guests, every day. Owned Brands is comprised of a multi-national team responsible for the design, packaging, brand management, and global sourcing across Apparel, Accessories, Footwear, Home, Hardlines and Essentials/Beauty. Target’s portfolio of owned brands is a key differentiator, with these brands being one of the things our guests love about the Target experience. Team Overview:

The Business Strategy team within Owned Brands helps the organization deliver on our brand promise and purpose while ensuring that Owned Brands remains a competitive advantage for Target. The team is responsible for cross-functional support to leaders across product design, product operations, and brand management. We are standing up a new function within this team to support the “Close to Vendor” teams within Owned Brands. Success will be measured by the ability to shepherd the strategic direction across Owned Brands, the enterprise, and align the organization behind a set of strategic choices, while driving accountability to measurable outcomesPosition Overview:

As a Director, Strategy (Asia Pacific) for Owned Brands, you will play a critical role in helping the Target Owned Brands organization achieve its goals. By supporting specific business and strategic efforts across product operations, sourcing, manufacturing, and design, you will apply your strengths in problem solving, business acumen, and strategy development to shape near term execution and long-term direction of Target Owned Brands.

The work could involve a variety of areas including creating & implementing process and best practices, driving new capabilities and tools, facilitating cross functional meetings, implementing new ways of working, and investigating strategic questions most pertinent to the multiple business areas serviced within the Asia Pacific region. This includes: Defining and driving the strategic agenda for the Asia Pacific Sourcing & Development team.

Understand and ensure connectivity and dependencies to Merchandising and Enterprise Plans Leading the development and articulation of Asia Pacific short term and long-term plans as well as support of margin and opportunity analysis to move strategies forward, leveraging strong skillset inclusive analytical skills, financial acumen, and storytellingCreative and structured problem solving to ambiguous issuesPartnering and collaborating across the enterprise to influence process and enabling capability changes to capitalize on Asia Pacific strategic priorities and opportunitiesActing as the primary strategic thought partner and advisor for Asia Pacific Close to Vendor leaders, inclusive of the VPs of Manufacturing and Sourcing Collaborating with pyramid leaders and building critical partnerships across the enterprise (Merchandising, Planning, Finance, Operations, to ensure successful implementation of strategic direction needed to achieve business prioritiesWork with business champions to drive cross-Pyramid initiatives to accelerate results and operationalize/advance the OB strategic plan through alignment and proper sequencing against pyramid priorities (i.

e. , translate strategy to action)Supporting OB leaders in thought partnership, strategy development, prioritization, and execution; inclusive of dynamic and impactful storytelling at the leader levelDevelop, monitor, & continuously improve the Operating Cadence for the Asia Pacific Close to Vendor Leadership Team. Ensure clarity around forum & routine purpose, attendance, sequencing, and streamlined information flowLeading implementation and progress tracking for long-term strategies as the Asia Pacific strategy leadDevelop routines to cascade information, insights, & discussions to key business partners where needed to drive critical discussion & connected decision-making across the enterpriseRequirements:

4-year degree or equivalent experience, MBA or similar advanced degree preferredExperience within management consulting firms, corporate strategy group, project management, business ops or equivalent of 10+ yearsBackground/experience in sourcing, manufacturing, vendor relations, or operations is preferredStrong analytical, financial, and storytelling skillet, with proven experience in facilitating cross functional teams and leaders and a high tolerance for ambiguityStrong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with ability to tell compelling business and result stories, including designing and facilitating key moments with leaders across the enterpriseExcellent relationship building skills, including ability to influence and align cross-functional teams; creating trust, anticipate needs, enablers, and roadblocks.

Experience building and managing an effective operating cadence for a large team or leading a major business transformation and/or a large cross-functional projectDemonstrates success leading multiple, disparate projects at the same time, simultaneously managing working team, partners, and senior executive relationshipsLead with a future forward, strategic, and operational mentality; thinks tactically and creativelyFlexibility, resiliency, and versatility; comfortable working in “grey areas” that are constantly changingProven change leadership and communication skillsA result oriented and performance driven individual who demonstrates strong initiative and has superior team, organization, and cross-functional leadership skillsRespects, appreciates, and values diverse voices and approaches.

Committed to creating equitable experiences, and building and fostering an inclusive teamBenefitsEligible team members will receive one of the best earnings packages anywhere, including competitive pay, all-around insurance coverage, training and development and many other perks and benefits. Target is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any other characteristic protected by local law. Interested parties please apply in writing with detailed resume, last salary and expected salary. For more company information, please feel free to visit: www.

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