Sr Business Partner SPT

Lead Space Planner L5
Role Overview
As a Lead Space Planner you will act as the strategic business partner and single point of contact for one or more divisions/categories. Youll blend domain expertise data-driven decision-making and emerging technologies to drive space-optimization strategies that bring Targets business priorities to life across stores. Youll mentor teams manage end to end projects and champion automation and AI-driven solutions that enhance operational rigor speed and accuracy. This is a people-influencing and strategic enablement role required in space planning project management stakeholder engagement and process optimization.

Key Responsibilities
Business Strategy Implementation

• Serve as the single point of contactfor your business division/category building deep contextual knowledge across fixtures segmentation presentation guidelines labeling and in-store marketing.

• Collaborate closely with Category Managers Buyers Visual Merchandising and Non-Category Managers to understand strategic priorities seasonal objectives and guest insights.

• Translate business strategies into executable programs managing timelines dependencies and deliverables through master Timing & Action (T&A) calendars.

• Own end-to-end program management for business initiatives Transitions NSR Special projects within your division from strategic brief through accurate on time store execution ensuring strategies come to life

• Lead the simplification communication and training of category strategies to ensure effective adoption by project teams.

• Through data analysis to evaluate and recommend optimal adjacencies space allocations and product placement.

Operational Excellence

• Lead end-to-end project management for divisional space programsscope definition planning resource allocation risk mitigation execution and closure.

• Maintain high operational discipline using key performance metrics weekly/monthly dashboards and project-closure reports.

• Leverage digital tools automation and predictive analytics to improve efficiency reduce errors and optimize resource planning.

• Utilize AI-assisted planogram generation and machine-learning-based product placement tools to accelerate and refine planning outcomes.

• Collaborate with data engineering teams to integrate real-time store feedback loops

• Conduct post-implementation analysis to capture learnings and influence future strategies.

• Manage proofing change control and late change management processes to minimize execution risks.

• Partner with Product and Tech teams to define and validate system enhancements that support next generation planning workflows.

People Leadership & Capability Development

• Mentor and coacha team of analysts and cross-functional partners on strategy translation project management and technical tool usage.

• Leadstrategy deploymentusing structured project-management frameworks (Agile/Lean principles) ensuring clear goals resource alignment and measurable outcomes.

• Driveknowledge managementmaintaining division-specific playbooks adjacency guides process documentation and digital learning assets.

• Foster a culture ofcontinuous improvement inclusion and collaborationfocused on enterprise goals rather than individual outcomes.

• Lead training programs and refreshers for business strategy CFT engagement and system/tool advancements.

• Participate inproduct sprint reviewsto test and implement new planning capabilities and digital innovations.
  
  
  Emerging Skills & Technology Competencies

To stay future-ready youll be expected to demonstrate or develop expertise in:

• AI/ML-based planogram optimization for store layouts.

• Predictive analytics for assortment and space forecasting.

Required Qualifications

Education
Bachelors or masters degree in business Commerce Fashion Civil/Architecture or related field.

• Certifications in Project Managementpreferred.

Experience

• 68 years of experience in space planning retail merchandising store design or business operations

• Proven success in managing end-to-end retail programs and influencing cross-functional global teams.

• Strong experience with AutoCAD/Revit JDA (Blue Yonder) or equivalent space-planning tools and data-driven decisioning platforms.
  

Core Competencies

• Strategic Thinking connect long-term business goals to store-level execution.

• Analytical Acumen derive insights from spatial and business data.

• Project Management plan execute and govern complex cross-functional programs.

• Communication simplify complex strategies for diverse stakeholders.

• Innovation Mindset embrace automation digitalization and experimentation.

• Inclusive Leadership build collaboration and coach for growth.