Lead Process Manager, Supply Chain Operations

The pay range is $95,000.00 - $ 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

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. Target Global Supply Chain and Logistics is evolving at an incredible pace. We are constantly reimagining how we get the right product to the right guest even better, faster and more cost effectively than before.

We are becoming more intelligent, automated and algorithmic in our decision-making, so that no matter how guests shop—in stores or on —we deliver the convenience and immediate gratification they demand and deserve. We are on a mission to win decisively over any competitor, with a seamless and superior guest service experience unlike any they can offer. Our teams work with the agility our mission requires, and we constantly come together to implement new processes in record time.

So we’re looking for exceptional people who are proactive, creative, independent, innovative, risk‑savvy and comfortable working in varying degrees of ambiguity. Are you a critical thinker who seeks the root cause and can analyze both qualitatively and quantitatively? Are you a creative problem‑solver who simplifies problems, quickly identifies solutions, commits to a plan and then positively influences others to execute it?

If so, you will have success on one of our dynamic teams.

As a Lead Process Manager in Supply Chain Operations, you will act as a performance and process improvement leader responsible for identifying material operational losses, establishing the conditions causing those losses, and designing, testing, and scaling process improvements that produce measurable and sustained business results. You will combine deep operational knowledge with quantitative analysis, direct observation, structured root‑cause problem solving, process improvement, and experimentation to translate performance gaps into validated changes to work methods, flow, staffing, standard work, and operating routines.

A key focus of this role will be identifying and delivering process improvement opportunities that reduce operating costs, eliminate waste, and improve productivity while maintaining the appropriate balance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Productivity, and Capacity. You will leverage Continuous Improvement tools and direct observation of operations—including time studies, process observations, waste identification, root cause analysis, Value Stream Mapping, and Standardized Work, Engineered Labor Standards (ELS)/Productivity Performance insights, and Field leader insights—to understand current-state performance, identify process gaps and non-value-added activity, quantify improvement opportunities, and develop sustainable solutions.

You will mentor, influence, teach, and train leaders and business partners to ensure the successful deployment and sustainment of Standard Work while ensuring balanced process development and execution across top-line metrics. You will use data and structured problem-solving methodologies to move from problem identification through root cause, countermeasure development, implementation, and validation of results. In partnership with building leaders and HQ business partners, you will use performance data, operational observation, process segmentation, and loss analysis to identify and…