Justine Rockers

About Justine Rockers

I am a people oriented, proven leader with over 22 years of merchandising, organizational effectiveness, system and process development and supply chain experience dedicated to driving improved results. I have a strong commitment to collaboration and a bias for results that consistently deliver world class results. I am drawn to team oriented work; where I can support and share in the goals of the team and help the team reach their full potential.Area of expertise: Agile, Scrum, Business and Process Development, Training and Development, Coaching and Developing a Team, Strategic Planning/Execution, Inventory Management, Negotiation, Buying/Assortment Planning, Financial Planning, Vendor Management and Project Management.

Experience

1. Lead Product Owner Business Partner & Negotiations

   Target

   Mar 2020 — Present

   Strategist and Product Owner for Target\'s Business Partner Product team; supporting the Joint Business Planning. In this role, I am developing the new process and technology application to support Target\'s top strategic business partners, merchants and negotiations teams. I collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams, business partners and key stakeholders to represent the Voice of the Customer. I maintain & prioritize the product backlog to ensure that the team is working on the stories which maximize the business value, objectives and strategies to deliver flexible and scaleable applications.• Assess value, develop cases and prioritize business and technical stories, epics and themes to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value that are aligned with product strategy• Maintain and refine backlog; Create user stories and acceptance criteria and prioritize all stories to ensure work focuses on those with maximum business value that align with product strategy.• Collaborate extensively with scrum teams, providing leadership and ensuring the teams are aligned around similar goals and objectives.• Possess a fundamental understanding of end-to-end customer experience integration and dependencies.• Inspire others to achieve challenging goals and high standards of performance while committing to the organization’s direction.

Education

• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Skills

• Business Process Improvement
• Forecasting
• Business Analysis
• Visual Merchandising
• Business Planning
• Team Leadership
• Project Management
• Training
• Leadership
• Team Building
• Inventory Management
• Retail
• Business Process
• Process Improvement
• Merchandising
• Strategic Planning