Sr Manager S&OP
Sr Manager S&OP
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23-07-2025
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Job Description
About us:
As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400000 team members worldwide Target is an iconic brand and one of Americas leading retailers.
Joining Target means promoting a culture of mutual care and respect and striving to make the most meaningful and positive impact. Becoming a Target team member means joining a community that values different voices and lifts each other up. Here we believe your unique perspective is important and youll build relationships by being authentic and respectful.
PRIMARY FUNCTION
The position is responsible for leading the execution and delivering results for the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP): Replenishment function based in India. This includes managing a team of analysts andensuring the successful delivery of weekly routines and key S&OP projects. The role involves overseeinghigh-quality analytics and automation initiatives guiding the team through a complex data environment and applying advanced statistical techniques to enhance forecasting models and address businesschallenges.
This position requires strong communication and problem-solving skills with the confidence to identify improvement opportunities and constructively challenge the status quo in collaboration with S&OP leaders in Minneapolis. This role also requires strategic thinking for effective staffing retaining developing and training a balanced high performing team. A strong analytical and technical foundation is required along with a passion for continuous learning and an interest in Targets operations and supply chain. Proficiency in an open-source programming language (preferably SQL or Python) is expected along with a desire to grow and refine these skills over time.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategy and Leadership:
Lead S&OP Team (Replenishment) Identify and setup new stream of work and project
transitions to India.
Develop and implement strategies to support the teams key priorities.
Be passionate about data analysis metrics development feature experimentation and its
application to improve business strategies and operations
Partnership:
Partner with senior leadership(Sr Directors and Directors) of global teams to challenge the
status quo and create efficiency and bandwidth
Work with partners and stakeholders to streamline data analysis reporting and hone working
partnerships
Build stronger business context and elevate the teams capability from execution focused to end-to-end capability focused.
Provide and receive feedback about the global team and support an effective partnership.
Strategy and Leadership:
Lead S&OP Team (Replenishment) Identify and setup new stream of work and project
transitions to India.
Develop and implement strategies to support the teams key priorities.
Be passionate about data analysis metrics development feature experimentation and its
application to improve business strategies and operations
Partnership:
Partner with senior leadership(Sr Directors and Directors) of global teams to challenge the
status quo and create efficiency and bandwidth
Work with partners and stakeholders to streamline data analysis reporting and hone working
partnerships
Build stronger business context and elevate the teams capability from execution focused to end-to-end capability focused.
Provide and receive feedback about the global team and support an effective partnership.
Project Management and Innovation:
Establish comprehensive project management practice to ensure optimal utilization of
resources
Define the plan to manage stakeholder communication
Contribute in Agile ceremonies to keep the team up-to-date on task progressas needed
Assist in problem solving remediate obstacles use independent judgement and decision making to deliver as per product scope provide inputs to establish product/project timelines
Culture Communication and Training:
Help establish Target culture and best practices for all of Target India.
Focus on metrics and data improve the effectiveness of the team by introducing new policies
and procedures and or improving existing processes.
Demonstrate sensitivity to cross-cultural nuances. Communicate effectively with team members
and partners in various forums including town halls and skip level meets.
Provide direction support and training opportunities for team members.
Help establish Target culture and best practices for all of Target India.
Focus on metrics and data improve the effectiveness of the team by introducing new policies
and procedures and or improving existing processes.
Demonstrate sensitivity to cross-cultural nuances. Communicate effectively with team members
and partners in various forums including town halls and skip level meets.
Provide direction support and training opportunities for team members.
People Management:
Leads a team of Analysts and Sr. Analysts. Responsible forhiring talent assessment
mentorship competency development performance management productivity improvement
talent retention career planning and development
Manage a team of high performing analysts to build insights and solve complex business
problems S&OP team
Manage teams outcomes delivery milestones quality metrics establish required
communication channel and accountable for execution
Balance and prioritize workload and resources as necessary and takes necessary actions
whenever required.
Build rigor on team member development and leveraging various approaches to help team
member make progress on their developmental opportunities.
REPORTING/WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to Director S&OP in India. Supervises Team members and Contractors
Working relationship: S&OP in India and Minneapolis Partners across network.
Reports to Director S&OP in India. Supervises Team members and Contractors
Working relationship: S&OP in India and Minneapolis Partners across network.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelors degree from an accredited university
8 years of overall experience which includes 5 years in retail operations
Preferred experience in Supply chain & Inventory management - in managing business analysts
with a focus on team metrics analytics process improvements and overseas partnerships
Experience in leading team with ability to solve business problems using analytics statistical
modeling and technology
Ability to work within Minneapolis MN and Bangalore India time zones.
Strong communication decision making and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated critical thinking skills
Proven capability to lead team members including personal development work direction and
strategic collaboration.
Ability to manage multiple tasks; strong organizational skills
Effective Leader who can connect with team members and stakeholders with ease
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelors degree from an accredited university
8 years of overall experience which includes 5 years in retail operations
Preferred experience in Supply chain & Inventory management - in managing business analysts
with a focus on team metrics analytics process improvements and overseas partnerships
Experience in leading team with ability to solve business problems using analytics statistical
modeling and technology
Ability to work within Minneapolis MN and Bangalore India time zones.
Strong communication decision making and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated critical thinking skills
Proven capability to lead team members including personal development work direction and
strategic collaboration.
Ability to manage multiple tasks; strong organizational skills
Effective Leader who can connect with team members and stakeholders with ease
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
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