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The pay range is $71,000.00 - $128,000.00

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 https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits .

Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 company and one of America’s leading retailers. Right on pace with Target’s distinctive and beloved retail brand, the Procurement team works across the business to maximize every resource, asset and relationship. We use good data, in-depth analysis and cross-functional insights to identify and communicate best practices, elevating our sourcing and procurement activities to achieve their very highest potential.

A role with **Procurement** is a chance to positively impact several key areas of Target’s business. Your input will ensure that Target realizes the expected value from the terms of our agreements that comprise nearly a $10 billion annual spend toward innovative and competitively priced goods and services by:  Promoting best practices across the entire company by developing deep knowledge and client relationships in each spend category  Providing expert integrated business planning and stakeholder management for all indirect items and services  Applying intelligent rate, demand and specification levers to source, negotiate and contract services while sustainably lowering costs  Propelling the business with accurate and comprehensive demand forecasting, financial planning and item setup  Changing the game for our internal online catalog end users by making the entire buying process faster and simpler  Helping us cultivate Target’s partnerships with diverse, community-minded suppliers who are committed to economic development and job growth

As a **Sr Indirect Planner,** you will develop item level, store level and aggregate demand forecasts, and manage scope across multiple categories. This role will lead project-level cross-functional teams to ensure indirect supply demands are identified and planned in a timely, cost effective and high-quality manner. You will also identify performance trends, opportunities for continuous improvement, develop plans to improve systemic performance in order to better accuracy of forecasts and demand inputs. This role works closely with suppliers on sharing forecasted demand and confidence levels in forecasted demand to allow for accurate capacity and inventory planning. Additional responsibilities include managing existing/new item accuracy and governance for items within category, determine financial impact of forecasted units and demand allocations for projects over time. This role will perform financial analysis / root cause analysis on outlier spend. It will be crucial to forecast and minimize inventory write- offs. While, also negotiating cost-effective solutions that consider total cost of ownership. As a Sr Indirect Planner, it is key to be able to effectively present, communicate, and manage expectations regarding project business strategies, statuses, risk mitigation and key decisions.

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

Local candidates are required to work a minimum of 1 day in office. The team offices out of our Brooklyn Park Target Northern campus. The return to office strategy is fluid and may increase to more days over time.

About you:

+ Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience

+ 2-6 years of relevant experience

+ Proficient in Microsoft Office suite

+ Strong analytical skills with strong business acumen

+ Executes, persuades and influences others across project level CFT's

This position may be considered for a Remote or Hybrid (known internally at Target as "Flex for Your Day") work arrangement based on Target's needs.  A Remote work arrangement means the team member works full-time from home or an alternate location that's not a Target location, does not have a desk at a Target location and may travel to HQ up to 4 times a year.  A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member's core role may be performed either remote or onsite at a Target location 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.

Benefits Eligibility

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to [email protected]. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.

Application deadline is : 01/18/2026