Lead Item Data Specialist

About 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.

Right along with Targets distinctive retail brand we are constantly improving and innovating our digital shopping experience. Are you ready to excel in the fast-changing retail environment Are you a customer service enthusiast whos curious about the guest and can see the shopping journey through their eyes Then youll have success on the Digital Strategy & Platform team whose goal is to offer guests a seamless online shopping experience across our platformsincluding and the store networks fulfillment capabilities. Here youll collaborate to create and implement the digital strategies that enrich the online experience through the right mix of personalization simplicity and intuitiveness. Your ideas will support Target in complementing the beloved in-store shopping interaction with a convenient reliable and instantly gratifying digital experience.

Use your skills experience and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals. As a Lead Item Data Specialist youll take the lead as you complete item set-ups via partnership with merchant teams internal stakeholders and external vendor partners.

You will drive data accuracy and ensure consistency across categories that you work with as well as collaborate with cross functional teams to validate and remediate data according to the category strategy. You will play a key role by evaluating launch readiness through troubleshooting remediating and communicating with vendors and internal partners about launch blocks system issues and content generation communication. As a lead in the area you will be responsible for training and assisting with item Center of Excellence trainings for new hires and refresher sessions. You will also be a Department/Division owner in terms of workload planning prioritization and process changes and be a point person for communication between various Target locations and the other team members in the group.

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

About you:
Four-year degree or equivalent experience
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Detail oriented with excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize
Willingness to embrace ambiguity and remain flexible
Ability to multi-task with a high sense of urgency and initiative
Experience researching root issues
Strong interpersonal skills
Experience using Microsoft Office software such as Excel and Outlook