Director Industrial Engineering Food Supply Chain
Director Industrial Engineering Food Supply Chain
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$ 131000 - 236000
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Pay is based on several factors which vary based on include labor markets and in some instancesmay 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 benefits for eligible team members include 401(k) employee discount short term disability long term disability paid sick leave paid national holidays and paid competitive benefits from financial and education to wellbeing and beyond at us:
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.
A role on the Engineering & Optimization team means being relentlessly focused on how we can optimize our Food Supply Chain (FSC) to become more cost effective and improve the guest experience. Our teams work with the agility our mission requires and we constantly come together to implement new processes in record time. Were looking for exceptional leaders who are proactive creative independent innovative risksavvy and comfortable working in varying degrees of ambiguity. You will work crossfunctionally with experts from across F&B Global Supply Chain & Logistics (GSCL) Target Technology Services (TTS) and Stores to support cocreation of solutions to reduce labor cost increase capacity and improve speed and reliability for replenishment & fulfillment activities. As a servant leader in this role youll embody Targets culture through transparency empathy and resultsoriented leadership.
As a Director Industrial Engineering for Food Supply Chain you will serve as the leader of our IE programoverseeing a highperforming team of Sr. Industrial Engineers embedded across our Food Distribution Center (FDC) network and work alongside business partners to drive the development and of programs that support an environment of continuous improvement and ensure the successful realization of enterprise strategy business financial and operational outcomes. Youll foster a strong inclusive team culture rooted in accountability development and recognitionensuring your team remains connected and empowered despite geographic distance. You will be responsible for partnering with senior leaders to identify and develop opportunities that can address gaps in competencies and tactics and ultimately achieve the desired performance. In addition you will deploy systematic methodology for program management to drive performance acceleration across the enterprise and serve as an influential partner to the business to drive top and bottomline impact for the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic leadership for Targets Engineered Labor Standards (ELS) and Labor Management System (LMS) program across the FDC networkincluding the implementation of management systems productivity standards and networkwide governance for continuous improvement.
- Manage governance process for IE initiatives inclusive of any new projects impacting budget resources and priorities. Develop manage and validate compliance with project management standards policies methods and templates.
- Determine productivity & capacity expectations and conduct gap analysis. Identify prioritize and implement opportunities for continuous improvement. Determine root cause and create/maintain standard work documentation.
- Provide thought leadership in partnership with business owners to jointly define program objectives processes and success measures. Coach industrial engineers and operations leadership through phases to achieve program maturity and sustainability.
- Align stakeholders across F&B GSCL Stores and TTS. Drive transparency and alignment on initiative prioritization tollgates and success metrics.
- Job duties may change at any time due to business needs
About you:
- 7 or more years of progressive experience in Industrial Engineering with expertise in Engineered Labor Standards labor planning and productivity management in largescale supply chain or distribution environments.
- Ability to connect and build relationships across leaders and organizations. Strong communication skills with demonstrated ability to interact with and influence peers key stakeholders and senior leaders.
- Strong problem solving synthesizing and analytical skills. Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma or other standard methodologies.
- Experience partnering with technology teams to evolve labor management systems integrate process standards and ensure data integrity across engineering and operational systems.
- Ability to set and communicate strategic direction of high impact crossfunctional programs while securing support and advocacy from leaders and partner teams.
- Exceptional organizational skills with demonstrated ability to manage several complex projects at the same time with high degrees of variation and uncertainty.
- Experience leading geographically distributed technical teams.
- Ability to travel up to 50.
Benefits Eligibility
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Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
