Target Lures Another Former Amazon Executive

Target Corp. announced the hiring of another former Amazon.com executive amid efforts to overhaul its supply chain operations.

Preston Mosier will join the nation's sixth-largest retailer as senior vice president of fulfillment operations beginning next week.

Mosier previously served as operations vice president for supply chain company Liquidity Services. Prior to that, he spent a decade in various positions at Amazon.

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Target officials said that Mosier would help improve the store's delivery operations, particularly with his experience "optimizing last-mile operations and using data and automation to move product more efficiently."

“I’m excited to work with the team, at a brand I’ve long admired, to continue refining how we use those assets to improve speed and precision, while also reducing cost and complexity," Mosier said in a statement.

Mosier will report to Arthur Valdez, who left Amazon earlier this year to take over as Target's executive vice president and chief supply chain and logistics officer. The e-commerce giant subsequently sued Valdez and alleged that his jump to Target violated his Amazon non-compete clause.