Sr Logistics Manager – Port and Facility First Mile Transportation

The pay range is $92, $166,000.00

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

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 right 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 —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.

About the Role

As a Senior Logistics Manager on the Port and Facility First Mile Transportation team, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing Target's domestic freight flow from port operations through our first-mile network. You'll oversee complex, cross-functional projects, support network health initiatives, and drive process improvements that enhance reliability, speed, and cost efficiency across our transportation ecosystem.

This role is ideal for a collaborative leader who can balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution, driving results through partnership, innovation, and disciplined project management.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

Lead Strategic Projects: Manage and deliver high-impact initiatives with multiple interdependencies, ensuring alignment to enterprise supply chain priorities.

Drive Continuous Improvement: Leverage data and analytics to identify trends, reduce inefficiencies, and improve performance across the domestic first-mile transportation network.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with internal teams (Supply Chain, Transportation, Distribution, Merchandising, Technology) and external logistics providers to execute strategies and special projects seamlessly.

Enhance Network Visibility: Implement and optimize tools, dashboards, and processes that improve decision-making speed and accuracy.

Champion Innovation and Change: Serve as a change agent—challenging the status quo, piloting new ideas, and embedding a culture of innovation across the inbound transportation network.

Build New Capabilities: Support the design and deployment of new routines, systems, and collaborative processes to meet evolving business needs.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Logistics, Business, or related field or equivalent experience.

4+ years of experience in logistics, supply chain operations, or transportation, with demonstrated leadership in complex project or program management.

Proven success leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Strong analytical skills with experience using data visualization

Excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing abilities across multiple levels and functions.

Experience managing relationships with external carriers, 3PLs, or port operations is strongly preferred.

Why Join Target's Supply Chain Team

Be part of a collaborative and innovative team driving one of the nation's most sophisticated supply chains. You'll have the opportunity to influence end-to-end logistics performance, build strategic relationships, and directly contribute to Target's mission of delivering joy to every guest, every day.

This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target's needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member's core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, 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. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.

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