Senior Labor Engineer (Industrial Engineer)

The pay range is $71,000.00 - $128,000.00 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 . Target is one of the best-loved and most recognized retail brands in the market. Our Insights, Strategy, and Growth team helps run the business today, while also focusing on the growing the business for the future. We do this by anticipating and effectively responding to challenges and fueling Target's growth—today, and into the future—regardless of the changes ahead. Here, you will work with internal partners and external agencies in a wide variety of roles. You will also have the opportunity to develop skills across our team superpowers, including consumer & industry insights, strategic problem solving, strategy activation, experimentation, and scaling new businesses. Do you love the idea of helping to shape Target’s long-term strategy grounded in guest and industry insights? Are you a champion for rigor and process to ensure successful strategic planning? Can you bring your energy and big ideas to the table in order to build momentum for new business opportunities? Then, bring your talent to the game and join us as we move Target forward. A role with Process Operations means a big opportunity to leverage operational experience, process design and insights to create strategies that fuel processes like inventory replenishment, setting product, signing, pricing and backroom organization keeping stores in stock to drive guest engagement by ensuring they find what they are looking for (and more). Labor Engineering at Target Corporation The Labor model is critical to building the Stores payroll plan and scheduling store labor to deliver the right Guest experience, Target’s sales goals and Target’s strategic objectives . The labor model also allows Target to achieve expense goals by measuring and driving efficiencies in Store processes. You will use the labor model to forecast future workload to prioritize, sequence and manage the capacity of Stores teams. The labor model also acts as the key input into a staffing model that determines the optimal staffing level for each store for the purpose of stabilizing team member’s hours, increasing team member’s average hours and in turn increasing the productivity of the Stores team. As a Senio r Labor Engineer in Store Operations, you will: Be responsible for building and maintaining the Stores operational standards to ensure that Target is able to achieve various strategic outcomes Support designing, testing and implementing optimal process solutions in stores by applying engineered standards to identify the most desirable outcome Use and own engineered operational standards to forecast future workload, prioritize, sequence and manage the capacity of Stores teams Function as a stakeholder on cross-functional project teams to deliver key strategic initiatives. Identify areas for productivity and process improvement through analysis and modeling Participate in events to test and measure process improvements from implemented changes Form strong partnerships within the Labor Engineering team, Store Operations, HR and Stores Finance Core responsibilities of this job are described within the job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business need . About you: 4 year college degree or equivalent experience 2 - 5 years of experience in an operational environment; retail or supply chain experience preferred Strong written and verbal communication skills . Ability to convey complex analysis to a wide range of stakeholders Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills Experience leveraging data analysis techniques and tools to inform business decisions Demonstrated ability to form relationships, influence partners and peers M anage and plan projects effectively M anage and adjust multiple priorities in fast-paced environment I dentify , define and resolve ambiguous problems Resolve problems that are without clear precedent This position may be considered for a Remote or Hybrid (known internally at Target as "Flex for Your Day") work arrangement based on Target's needs. A Remote work arrangement means the team member works full-time from home or an alternate location that's not a Target location, does not have a desk at a Target location and may travel to HQ up to 4 times a year. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member's core role may be performed either remote or onsite at a Target location depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Benefits Eligibility Please paste this url into your preferred browser to learn about benefits eligibility for this role: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_D 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 : 01/23/2026