Business Continuity Lead, Merchandising Process & Change
Quick Summary
• Provide merchant or planner coverage to ensure continuity of assortment, inventory, and financial decision-making during periods of transition or absence.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in merchandising, planning, or related retail functions, with a strong understanding of assortment, inventory, and financial decision-making.
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.
Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.
Responsibilities
~2 min read• 7+ years of relevant experience in merchandising, planning, or related retail functions, with a strong understanding of assortment, inventory, and financial decision-making.
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and operate effectively in dynamic, fast-paced environments, bringing structure and clarity where it does not exist.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to build relationships, influence without authority, and align diverse stakeholders toward shared outcomes.
• High level of initiative and ownership; a self-starter who proactively identifies opportunities, takes action, and drives work forward with minimal direction.
• Excellent relationship-building skills, including the ability to establish trust, anticipate needs, and identify enablers and potential roadblocks.
• Demonstrated success leading across multiple, complex priorities simultaneously, effectively managing stakeholders across working teams, partners, and senior leadership.
• Ability to bring an enterprise and cross-category perspective to decision-making, identifying opportunities to improve consistency and elevate execution.
• Strong strategic and operational mindset, with the ability to balance long-term capability building with near-term business needs.
• Effective communicator with the ability to tailor messaging, level of detail, and approach based on audience and context.
• High degree of resiliency, personal accountability, and adaptability, with comfort operating in evolving environments.
• Results-oriented and performance-driven, with strong organizational and execution skills.
• Experience supporting or leading change initiatives, including driving adoption of new ways of working, is preferred.
• Demonstrates a commitment to inclusion by valuing diverse perspectives and fostering an equitable and collaborative team environment.
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.
Team Members in the Target General Merch Inc (TGMI) operating company are strictly prohibited from working more than 30 days per year in the following 16 states: AL, AR, DE, FL, IN , IA, LA, MD, MS, MO, NC, OK, PA, SC, TN and VA. If hired, you are prohibited from working remotely from one of the states listed above for more than 30 days per year.
What We Offer
~1 min readIn 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 candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.
Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Pay per year
- $95,000–$171,000 a year
- 97% above the $67,500 median for Other jobs on Jobera (136,790 salaries).
- Who can apply
- United States
- Posted
- Today
Listing Details
- First seen
- November 9, 2026
- Last seen
- November 9, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 0
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 63%
- Scored at
- November 10, 2026
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