Target

Lead Business Partner F&B

1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis,MN 55403-2542 Full time
The pay range is $92,000.00 - $166,000.00

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.

The Food & Beverage Direct Store Delivery (DSD) team helps bring food experiences to life for Target guests. As the owners of the process for all DSD projects plans, we evolve the food experience at Target by fostering strong cross-functional relationships and bringing the right minds together. We gain alignment on our shared roadmap, goals and metrics in support of our vision. And our positive influence helps reframe problems, explore new possibilities and create guest experiences only found at Target.  

Use your talents and experience with advanced proficiency on specific subject matters to create and establish standards, practices and processes and lead team members and leaders through change.  Demonstrate self-direction, detailed problem solving, independent judgment and decision making in order to drive results for the Food and Beverage DSD business.

As a Lead Business Partner, you will drive operational improvement in stores by designing the vendor management program, updating processes, improving operational efficiency, elevating the guest experience and increasing On Shelf Availability (OSA) for critical Food and Beverage items.  You will educate and lead Target Field & Stores team members on new systems and processes, driving engagement and accountability.  You act as a coach and influencer to the Field & Stores Team and HQ leaders to hold vendors accountable to new processes.  To understand the pain points of the Field & Stores teams and influence that audience, you will visit and work from Stores.  You will manage a 3rd party/external operations team to identify pain points, identify gaps and ensure issues are being resolved in a timely manner.  You will also influence and support change management for improvement in the areas of technology, process, or team member / guest experience. 

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
  • 5+ years of experience in retail operations or process management
  • Ability to build and support a strategic vision to drive operational improvements
  • Experience influencing key business partners, including senior leadership
  • Ability to challenge upward and challenge the status quo, to resolve problems that are without clear precedent, and to influence effectively
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills addressing a variety of levels, internal and external
  • Experience building and maintaining cross-functional working relationships
  •  Ability to travel

Benefits Eligibility

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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.  

Application deadline is : 11/24/2025