Target names former Walmart executive as chief supply chain officer

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Target Corp. connected Tuesday announced it has hired Jeff England, who worked 18 years astatine Walmart, to beryllium its main planetary proviso concatenation and logistics officer, effectual May 31.

The nation’s eighth largest retailer said continuing to physique its proviso concatenation capabilities is instrumental for the adjacent signifier of growth.

“Guests travel to Target for large style, plan and worth — and they spot we’ll beryllium successful banal and acceptable for them each clip they shop,” said CEO Michael Fiddelke, successful a quality release. “Elevating that impermanent acquisition is 1 of our apical priorities, and Jeff’s heavy expertise crossed operations, engineering, exertion and automation, on with a beardown way grounds of starring operations of assorted sizes and complexities, is precisely what volition beryllium required to fortify however we present for our guests.”

England joins Minneapolis-based Target (NYSE: TGT) from gathering products distributor QXO, wherever helium served arsenic main proviso concatenation serviceman nether erstwhile XPO logistics main Brad Jacobs. and is credited with improving inventory availability, reduced proscription costs and strengthening operational performance. From February 2022 to August 2024, helium was main proviso concatenation serviceman astatine Genuine Parts Co.

England spent much than 18 years astatine Walmart successful a assortment of operations, strategy and concern roles, culminating arsenic elder vice president proviso chain.

Target’s existent main proviso concatenation and logistics officer, Gretchen McCarthy, volition enactment connected done August arsenic a strategical advisor.

“Gretchen has made galore meaningful contributions to Target during her agelong vocation astatine the company,” said Fiddelke. “She acceptable up our operations, capabilities and squad to beryllium acceptable for this adjacent phase, and I’m grateful for her leadership.”

Target precocious opened a 1.2 cardinal square-foot staging installation successful Houston that supports six determination organisation centers, acting arsenic a buffer betwixt import warehouses and store-level fulfillment. It is located betwixt its 2 main import organisation centers successful Georgia and Washington authorities with the purpose of amended managing seasonal travel to section stores.

Under McCarthy, Target has besides ramped up its next-day transportation capableness from stores.

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