Tim Hotze
SVP Operations Planning, Network Steering and Optimization
Target

Tim Hotze leads Operations Planning at Target Corporation, overseeing S&OE, S&OP, IBP, long-term strategy, and end-to-end network planning. He manages the Supply Chain Execution Control Center and Network Optimization, driving cost-service improvements and capacity investments. In 2022, he assumed leadership of Enterprise Capacity Planning, designing flexible, multi-echelon network strategies. Previously, Tim was SVP of Network Planning, Global Intelligence, and Last Mile, including fulfillment and sortation center operations. Prior to this, he held senior roles at Amazon and was Global Head of Supply Chain Solutions at Panalpina. Tim serves on the IBF Advisory Board and holds a joint Master’s in Engineering and Supply Chain from TU Darmstadt.

You will learn:
  • How to integrate human decision variables into the equation
  • New approaches to long-range forecasting and mitigating risk
  • The additional factors which must be handled in long-range forecasts—including the human factor
  • The types of inputs and level of granularity needed for long lead-time decisions
  • The need to distinguish between organic and inorganic growth
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