Director Product Management - Warehouse Management Systems

The pay range is $149,000.00 - $268,000.00 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 Global Supply Chain and Logistics is evolving at an incredible pace. We are constantly reimagining how we get the right product to the 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 Target.com—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. Product Teams at Target Corporation are accountable for the delivery of business outcomes enabled through technology and analytic products that are easy to use, easily maintained and highly reliable. Product teams have one shared backlog that is inclusive of all products, technology and design work. Target's Global Supply Chain & Logistics organization is modernizing the capabilities that move product through our warehouse network and out to stores, guests, carriers, and downstream partners. The Warehouse Management Outbound Capabilities portfolio owns the products that plan, execute, optimize, and monitor outbound work across warehouse operations. This product space includes outbound planning, work release and flow management, picking, packing, sortation, staging, trailer and load build, shipping, carrier and transportation handoff, exception management, and operational visibility. These capabilities intersect with inventory accuracy, warehouse execution, labor planning, automation, transportation logistics, store replenishment, online fulfillment, and end-to-end retail flow. About the role As the Director of Product Management for Warehouse Management Systems you will be the primary product leader driving modernization of outbound warehouse capabilities across Target's warehouse network. You will set the strategic product vision, own the multi-year roadmap, establish quarterly OKRs, and lead product managers/product owners to deliver measurable outcomes quarter over quarter. You will partner deeply with Operations partners, Product Design, UX, Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Data & Analytics, Program, and Supply Chain leadership to bring modern outbound capabilities to life. You will be expected to understand the operational realities of warehouse execution while shaping scalable products that improve throughput, accuracy, cost, reliability, team member experience, and guest and store outcomes. This role requires a product leader who can operate strategically and pragmatically by applying strong product discovery and agile practices while also making disciplined trade-off decisions in a high-complexity modernization environment with fixed timelines, operational readiness windows, and enterprise dependencies. Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs. Core responsibilities Set the product vision, strategy, outcome measures, and multi-year modernization roadmap for outbound warehouse management capabilities across the warehouse network. Translate warehouse operations needs into clear product capabilities across outbound planning, work release, pick, pack, sort, stage, load, ship, dock and trailer handoff, exception handling, and outbound visibility. Define quarterly Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), prioritize the shared product backlog, and ensure product teams deliver quarter-over-quarter progress against business outcomes. Lead product discovery with warehouse operators, field leaders, support teams, stores, transportation partners, and enterprise stakeholders to validate problems, hypotheses, and solution concepts before committing engineering capacity. Partner with Product Design and UX to create intuitive, efficient, and scalable experiences for warehouse team members, leaders, support teams, and operational partners. Lead, coach, and develop a team of product managers, set clear expectations, manage product capacity, and build a culture of accountability, learning, transparency, and delivery excellence. Partner with engineering, architecture, data, analytics, automation, and operations teams to modernize legacy capabilities and deliver scalable solutions across SaaS, custom-built applications, integrations, and warehouse execution platforms. Make disciplined trade-off decisions across scope, schedule, operational readiness, risk, technical debt, and business value in a modernization environment with fixed timeline commitments. Use data and analytics to assess product health, warehouse performance, adoption, operational reliability, cost, throughput, accuracy, and guest/store impact; communicate progress and recommendations to senior leaders. Drive alignment across adjacent domains, including inventory, inbound, replenishment, fulfillment, transportation, labor, automation, and end-to-end retail operations. Manage product investment choices and resource allocation in partnership with senior leadership and finance partners. Identify and remove execution barriers across teams, pyramids, and external partners while maintaining a strong focus on reliability, usability, maintainability, and operational resilience. About you Four-year degree or equivalent experience 10+ years of product management experience, including product leadership responsibilities Deep domain experience in warehouse management systems (WMS), preferably within supply chain, logistics, fulfillment, transportation, enterprise platform modernization, or retail operations Balanced experience with both packaged and custom-built applications within Warehouse Management Systems Proven experience owning product strategy, business outcomes, multi-year roadmaps, quarterly OKRs, and measurable delivery for complex, enterprise-scale technology products Experience leading product managers, product owners, or cross-functional product resources and building high-performing product teams Strong warehousing and warehouse execution experience, with understanding of outbound operations such as order/replenishment release, pick, pack, sort, stage, load, ship, dock and trailer management, store replenishment, guest fulfillment, and carrier handoff Understanding of how logistics, transportation, inventory, labor, automation, and order flow intersect with warehouse management and outbound execution Experience with WMS, WES, TMS, supply chain planning/execution platforms, SaaS or packaged platforms, custom-built applications, integration-heavy architectures, or large-scale modernization programs Expert at working in agile environments, including discovery, iterative development, user stories, prioritization, scrum teams, sprint planning, personas, acceptance criteria, and product demos Demonstrated ability to operate in high trade-off or fixed timeline environments where modernization work must balance speed, operational readiness, adoption, and long-term product health Strong communication and influence skills, with the ability to align senior leaders, operations teams, technology teams, design partners, and cross-functional stakeholders around a clear product direction Strategic mindset and bias for action, with strong ability to define metrics, make data-informed decisions, manage ambiguity, and drive business outcomes Ability to lead through change, create clarity, and build trust across multiple enterprise-wide teams Preferred experience Experience with inventory, flow, replenishment, fulfillment, sortation, transportation, or end-to-end retail supply chain capabilities Experience modernizing warehouse management capabilities across a mix of SaaS, packaged, custom-built, automation, and partner-provided systems Experience in high-volume retail, ecommerce, omnichannel fulfillment, distribution center, food/cold-chain, 3PL, or large warehouse network environments Experience partnering with Product Design or UX teams to improve frontline team member experiences in operational environments 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_F 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 : 10/16/2026