Provide strategy planning, cross-functional team leadership, operational process improvement, and leadership on strategic priorities to the Owned Brands Everyday Care and Hardlines team.

-Drive cross functional collaboration across product design, product operations, and brand management teams to bring Target's differentiated Owned Brands to life-Build critical partnerships across the enterprise to ensure Owned Brands strategic direction supports Target's strategic aspirations-Lead scenario planning and strategic forecasting to ensure Target Owned Brand's and the business that supports them are future-proofed

I drive the creation, development, and activation of an emerging Enterprise Growth System for Target, in service of the Chief Growth Officer, members of the LT and select EVPs/SVPs (Growth Board).

Lead project workstreams and work directly with senior leaders across the organization to develop business and functional strategies —especially those in support of growth and competitive differentiation. Drive relationships and progress with internal partners on strategic consulting engagements, bring structure to complex and ambiguous problems, and help shapes Target’s annual Strategic Priorities and fuels enterprise growth for the next 3-5 years.

As a Sr. Strategy Analyst, I applied my strengths in thought leadership (e.g., fact-based and analytical problem-solving; critical and conceptual thinking), passion for innovation, and strong leadership presence to developing 3-5 year time-horizon growth initiatives for Target. I led workstreams on strategy consulting-like engagements that identify and seek to harness enterprise or business unit growth opportunities. I was held accountable for performing research and analysis on consumer, market, competitive, and financial data to build strategies and business cases for competitive differentiation and growth. Then creating high-quality presentation materials to communicate findings and conduct rigorous economic/ financial modeling to support business cases and scenario analyses. In collaboration with internal partners, I helped support the team’s business decisions and long-term transformation efforts and support the strategy leadership team in team development efforts and actively contribute to the team’s professional and fun culture.

As a Merchandise Planning Analyst, I applied financial, analytical, and communication skills to impact the bottom line through managing inventory for the Omni-channel Target network. I negotiated and maintained business relationships with some of the largest vendors in the industry and benchmarked the competition to stay on top of the latest trends in merchandising and how they may apply at Target. I leveraged professional partnerships with buyers and vendors to achieve optimal inventory levels and drive sales. All in service of helping bring Target's guests what they want, when they want it, online or at whichever Target store they shop.As a Merchandise Planning Analyst I...-Managed a $250M dollar business for all selling channels-Utilized state-of-the-art systems to formulate in-depth inventory forecasts, manage and allocate inventory, or perform data analysis-Collaborated with internal teams such as Merchandise Planning, Marketing/Advertising, Sourcing, Finance, Distribution, and Stores as well as many other experts throughout the organization-Negotiated with external industry leading vendor partners to establish clear expectations and to ensure successful inventory management and collaborative forecasting practices-Received mentorship from an experienced team members and partner with a manager on professional development

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As a Business Analyst Intern, I learned to apply analytical skills to distribute product to all Target stores, or support our online business at Target.com. I focused on how to analyze sales trends, forecast with manufacturers, negotiate inventory levels and more. I was placed in the Sporting Goods department and split my 40 hours a week between leadership and development training, shadowing an analyst, and completing a group project which was presented to various executives at the end of the internship. Skills Include: Action-oriented leadership Relationship-building aptitude Strong written and verbal communication abilities Problem analysis, decision making and analytical capabilities Diverse background, experiences and skill sets

WFL is committed to developing positive leadership and life skills through sports for student-athletes. As a part of this affiliation, Lakers Select student-athletes receive leadership development training and participate in community service opportunities in addition to their athletic and lacrosse training. These young women are learning how to be excellent on the lacrosse field and off.