Senior Professional in Procurement Services

As a Senior Professional in Procurement Services supporting Contract & Catalog Operations at Target, you will independently lead complex operational work across contracting, supplier onboarding and enablement, services procurement and related Procure-to-Pay processes.

You will operate with a high degree of independence, navigate ambiguity, anticipate risks and use sound judgment to drive complex work to resolution with limited direction. You will serve as a trusted subject matter expert and partner to Sourcing, Property Management, Product, Finance, Legal, Technology, business teams and suppliers.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the operational contracting lifecycle, including intake, record creation, document coordination, amendments, renewals, pricing and term updates, approvals, signatures, repository maintenance and downstream enablement
• Managing supplier onboarding, prequalification, due diligence, master data and enablement activities
• Leading services procurement enablement through accurate contract and pricing setup, service category readiness, catalog or rate maintenance and alignment of contract data with downstream purchasing, invoicing and work-order processes
• Coordinating operational readiness for New Stores, remodels and other enterprise initiatives
• Acting as an escalation point for non-routine and high-impact contracting, supplier, services, pricing, catalog, purchase order, invoice or procurement system issues
• Establishing operating plans and priorities across competing requests; managing dependencies, communicating trade-offs and risks, and consistently delivering against service-level, quality and compliance expectations
• Building trusted stakeholder and supplier relationships through responsive communication, professional judgment, clear expectations and consistent follow-through
• Developing and communicating operational metrics, SLAs, quality trends, aging, capacity and risk indicators
• Leading cross-functional process improvements from problem definition through implementation and benefit validation
• Identifying and delivering automation and digital improvement opportunities using Power Automate, Power BI, advanced Excel or procurement-platform workflows

The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, procurement, finance, operations or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
• 6+ years of relevant experience in procurement operations, contract administration or contract lifecycle management, supplier onboarding or enablement, services procurement, sourcing operations or Procure-to-Pay
• Hands-on experience with Ariba and SAP in a procurement operations environment, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of complex work, with the ability to operate independently, exercise sound judgment and remain accountable for outcomes

Nice to haves:

• Experience with Icertis or another contract lifecycle management platform, Maximo, ServiceChannel, e-signature or other contract and supplier management tools
• Experience supporting services or facilities procurement, including New Store/site readiness, contracted rates, work-order processes or Invoice Against Contract (IAC)
• Experience leading enterprise process, technology or transformation initiatives, including testing, change management and adoption
• Working knowledge of Power Automate, Power BI, advanced Excel, SQL or other automation and analytics tools