Amazon vet joins Target

Target Corp. has tapped another veteran of Amazon to join its supply chain team.



The retailer announced that it has appointed Preston Mosier as senior VP, fulfillment operations, effective Aug. 14.



Mosier will oversee Target’s direct-to-consumer fulfillment centers, as well as the process improvement, customer experience and product management functions related to direct fulfillment. He will report to another Amazon veteran, Arthur Valdez, who now serves as Target’s executive VP and chief supply chain and logistics officer.



Mosier spent 10 years in various leadership positions at Amazon building direct-delivery capabilities within a growing, large-scale operation. 



Most recently, he spent four years with online auction marketplace Liquidity Services as VP of operations, leading efforts to improve profitability and capacity within supply chain networks for some of the world’s largest technology and retail companies.



“A top priority for our guests is to get what they ordered quickly, accurately and without hassle,” said Valdez. “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.”