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Target Taps A Second Ex-Amazon Exec To Help Transform Supply Chain

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Target is continuing its supply chain transformation efforts and is leveraging a former Amazon exec for help. The retailer has appointed Preston Mosier — who was Amazon’s VP of Operations from 2001 to 2011 — in a new role, SVP of Fulfillment Operations, effective August 14, 2016.

Mosier, who will report to Executive VP, Supply Chain and Logistics Officer Arthur Valdez (another former Amazon exec), will oversee Target’s direct-to-consumer fulfillment centers, as well as its process improvement, customer experience and product management functions.

“A top priority for our guests is to get what they ordered quickly, accurately and without hassle,” said Valdez in a statement. “Target already has a strong operation to move product in bulk to stores, so bringing the online fulfillment function under a specialized leader will enhance our direct-to-guest operation. Preston’s experience using technology and data to deliver smaller packages directly to consumers will help us continue building capabilities that will put product in guests’ hands even faster.”

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Mosier’s appointment comes a few months after Target hired Valdez, who previously worked at Amazon, to lead its supply chain. A month after the announcement, Amazon sued Valdez in an effort to prevent him from joining Target because of a non-compete agreement he signed in 2012.

Prior to joining Target, Mosier worked at an online auction marketplace, called Liquidity Services, immediately following his 10-year tenure at Amazon. 

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