Sr Merchandise Specialist - Kids License & Tween Apparel

Target Target · Retail · Minneapolis, MN

Target is seeking a Sr Merchandise Specialist for Kids License & Tween Apparel to provide executional support to merchandise buying and planning teams. This role involves new vendor setup, maintaining item and vendor data, coordinating samples, and solving supply chain problems to ensure product flow. The specialist will work with national brands, license properties, and Target owned brands, collaborating with merchants and business units.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provide key executional support to both our merchandise buying and planning teams.
  2. Integral to new vendor setup and to maintaining item and vendor data across many SKUs.
  3. Proactively communicate on behalf of the department in meetings and via email, acting as the liaison for Import Operations, Transportation, Store Ops and vendors.
  4. Help coordinate samples and solve problems with our supply chain partners to ensure successful product flow through our network.

Skills

Required

  • Four-year degree or equivalent work experience
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks
  • Detail-oriented multitasker
  • High sense of urgency and takes initiative as a self-starter
  • Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work independently and efficiently