# Lead Industrial Engineer in Supply Chain Operations

**Company**: Target
**Location**: Minneapolis, MN
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $95,000.00 - $171,000.00
**Category**: Logistics & Supply Chain
**Industry**: Retail

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## Description

We are seeking a Lead Industrial Engineer in Supply Chain Operations to act as a technical leader responsible for enhancing overall business performance through the deployment of Engineered Labor Standards, maintenance of the Labor Management system, and application of the Industrial Engineering governance process to support process improvements.

The successful candidate will combine deep operational knowledge with Engineering methodologies, including quantitative analysis, time and motion studies, ELS, Lean principles, Six Sigma, Productivity Performance results, and Field leader insights to translate process improvements into measurable business results.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading the deployment of Engineered Labor Standards and the Labor Management System across multiple supply chain facilities

- Conducting time study validations, XYZ coordinate mapping, vehicle speed testing, and configuring labor standards into the Labor Management System

- Leading onsite team trainings and supporting the adoption of new leader and operational routines through effective change management

- Identifying process improvement opportunities that reduce operating costs, eliminate waste, and improve productivity

- Providing engineering guidance, mentorship, and subject matter expertise to operational leaders, engineering teams, and cross-functional business partners

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

- 3+ years of experience as an Industrial Engineer within distribution, fulfillment, manufacturing, logistics, or retail operations

- Experience using process observation, elemental time analysis, work sampling, cycle time data, and related techniques to understand current state performance and quantify process loss

- Experience designing and maintaining Engineered Labor Standards and configuring them into a Labor Management System/platform

- Demonstrated ability to develop and validate causal hypotheses using quantitative analysis and direct observation

- Demonstrated proficiency in structured problem-solving, including 8-step problem solving, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Standardized Work, Visual Management, root cause analysis, and waste identification

- Project management skills including scoping, problem statements, goal definition, benefit identification, implementation planning, and timeline management

- Ability to collaborate and build strong relationships with partners across various teams and as part of cross-functional teams

Benefits:

- Comprehensive health benefits and programs

- 401(k)

- Employee discount

- Short term disability

- Long term disability

- Paid sick leave

- Paid national holidays

- Paid vacation

## Skills

### Required
- Industrial Engineering
- quantitative analysis
- time and motion studies
- ELS
- Lean principles
- Six Sigma
- Productivity Performance
- project management
- structured problem-solving

### Nice to have
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- DMAIC/A3/8-step structured problem solving
- data analysis

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