Lead Program Manager Merch Planning (Hybrid)

Job Id: R0000444726

The pay range is $95,000.00 - $171,000.00

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.

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.

A role within Planning and Inventory Management (PIM) means bringing a well-informed, strategic perspective to how we plan, buy, position, and manage inventory across the enterprise. This work is foundational to delivering strong sales, profit, inventory accuracy, and guest reliability outcomes across the Planning and Inventory Management pyramid. Success in this space requires driving cross-company coordination, building strong partnerships across roundtable teams, and collaborating closely with functions beyond Merchandising, including Store Operations, Supply Chain, Technology, Finance, Assets Protection, and Properties. Teams in this function balance long-term strategy with real-time operational execution to ensure inventory accuracy and visibility are optimized to meet both financial goals and the evolving needs of our stores and guests.

As a Lead Program Manager, Planning Learning & Development, you will lead the strategy, design, and execution of learning programs that build Planning capabilities and accelerate business readiness. As the centralized owner of Planning onboarding, continuous learning, knowledge management, and modernization enablement, you will ensure Planners have the skills, resources, and support needed to successfully adopt new processes, technologies, and ways of working.
You will partner closely with Planning leaders, Inventory Management Learning & Development, Product, Strategy, and Operations teams to build a scalable learning ecosystem that evolves alongside the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement a comprehensive Planning Learning and Development ecosystem, including current programming assessment, learning strategy, program design, governance, and delivery.

• Lead Planning onboarding and learning programs by owning the end-to-end new hire experience, continuous learning strategy, and role readiness to accelerate time-to-productivity.
• Design and maintain scalable learning resources, including curriculum, SharePoint, playbooks, best practices, job aids, and documentation that evolve with Planning processes and technology.
• Enable Planning modernization by partnering with Product, Strategy, Operations, and cross-functional business teams to develop and execute learning and change management strategies that drive adoption of new capabilities, systems, and ways of working, including key Planning transformation initiatives such as PlanIT Assortment and Financial Planning, Demand Planning, and the Global Assortment Operating Model.
• Partner across Planning to identify capability gaps, represent the Planner perspective in change initiatives, and equip leaders and mentors with the tools and resources needed to support their teams.
• Measure and continuously improve learning effectiveness through feedback, adoption metrics, and business outcomes, ensuring learning programs remain relevant, impactful, and aligned to organizational priorities.
• Represent Planning and total PIM in merchandising change, engagement and training alignment.

About You

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
• 5–8 years of relevant experience in Merchandise Planning, with experience in Learning & Development, Program Management, Inventory Management, Organizational Enablement, or Change Management preferred.
• Strong understanding of Planning processes and business operations.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence without direct authority.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, project management, and stakeholder management skills.
• Self-directed with the ability to navigate ambiguity, prioritize effectively, and drive results.
• Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

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.

Benefits Eligibility

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

In 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.