Packaging Strategy Lead - Optimization

Target Packaging Strategy Lead - Optimization

Join Target Packaging and lead the development of packaging for our beloved Owned Brands and exclusive partnerships. Your influence will drive sales and grow brand love through packaging that's guest-centric, on brand, competitive at shelf and designed to improve speed-to-market, reduce waste, and maximize efficiency across sourcing, supply chain, and operations. In this role, you will enable how packaging work gets done by driving operational excellence, governance, and change management across Owned Brand & Enterprise initiatives. This position focuses on orchestrating cross-functional efforts, centralizing communication, and building scalable processes that unlock productivity, sustainability, and cost optimization. Acting as a strategic enabler, you'll streamline workflows, build capabilities, and drive global collaboration. You'll deliver solutions that not only meet but proactively anticipate business needs, aligned with Target Forward, regulatory compliance, and enterprise efficiency.

As a Packaging Strategy Lead - Optimization you will :

• Establish governance routines and prioritization frameworks to align packaging initiatives with Owned Brand and Enterprise goals.
• Sequence and resource workstreams to ensure timely, efficient delivery while managing team capacity.
• Identify risks early and implement mitigation strategies to reduce disruption and maintain momentum.
• Track progress through clear KPIs and reporting tools that drive visibility and accountability.
• Guide teams through change by applying practical frameworks and thoughtful planning.
• Serve as the central hub for consistent, transparent communication across Packaging Business teams, Optimization & Stewardship, and Design & Innovation.
• Craft messaging which connects tactical work to strategic outcomes, ensuring clarity and alignment across audiences.
• Continuously improve how packaging work gets donethrough refined processes, smarter tools, and scalable routines.
• Anticipate roadblocks and help teams make informed decisions when trade-offs are needed.
• Advocate for the technology, data, and resources needed to enable packaging excellence.
• Build strong partnerships across product, brand, sourcing, supply chain and packaging teams to foster alignment and shared ownership.
• Make cross-functional dependencies visible and actionable through integrated planning tools and routines.
• Enable agility by creating collaboration mechanisms that adapt to shifting priorities and business needs.

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