Minneapolis — Target Corporation has named Jeff England as executive vice president, chief global supply chain and logistics officer, effective May 31. England will report to Lisa Roath, Target’s chief operating officer, and will be responsible for accelerating Target’s supply chain plans to improve its shopping experience.
“Guests come to Target for great style, design and value — and they trust we’ll be in stock and ready for them every time they shop,” says Michael Fiddelke, chief executive officer of Target. “Elevating that guest experience is one of our top priorities, and Jeff’s deep expertise across operations, engineering, technology and automation, along with a strong track record of leading operations of various sizes and complexities, is exactly what will be required to strengthen how we deliver for our guests.”
England joins Target from QXO, where he served as chief supply chain officer and improved inventory availability, reduced transportation costs and strengthened operational excellence. Prior to that, he was chief supply chain officer at Genuine Parts Company and spent nearly two decades in a variety of operations, strategy and finance leadership roles at Walmart. His experience ranges from running individual sites of front-line teams to overseeing and improving entire supply chains.
Target’s current chief supply chain and logistics officer, Gretchen McCarthy, will transition into a strategic advisor capacity through August.
“Gretchen has made many meaningful contributions to Target during her long career at the company,” says Fiddelke. “She set up our operations, capabilities and team to be ready for this next phase, and I’m grateful for her leadership.”
Target Corporation has more than 2,000 U.S. stores and online.
SOURCE: Target Corporation