Innovation Senior Sourcing Manager
Core
Lead sourcing-enabled innovation for Food & Beverage, identifying new products, suppliers, and technologies to support Target's owned brands and guest needs.
Role type
Senior Sourcing Manager (Innovation)
Builds
New product concepts, supplier capabilities, and commercialized innovations for Target's Food & Beverage portfolio.
Domain
Retail / Food & Beverage / Strategic Sourcing
Required skills
Strategic sourcing, supplier discovery and evaluation, commercialization, business case development, ROI assessment, negotiation, risk mitigation, cross-functional leadership
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Develop and lead sourcing innovation strategy; identify innovation opportunities based on consumer trends and assortment gaps; evaluate new suppliers, products, and technologies; build a pipeline of emerging suppliers; lead supplier discovery, RFIs/RFPs, and negotiations; develop business cases and ROI assessments; partner with cross-functional teams to support commercialization; mitigate sourcing and supplier risks; manage the innovation portfolio and track outcomes.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC