About us:

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers. At Target, we have a timeless purpose and a proven strategy and that hasn’t happened by accident. Some of the best minds from diverse backgrounds come together at Target to redefine retail in an inclusive learning environment that values people and delivers world-class outcomes. That winning formula is especially apparent in Bengaluru, where Target in India operates as a fully integrated part of Target’s global team and has more than 4,000 team members supporting the company’s global strategy and operations.

Joining Target means promoting a culture of mutual care and respect and striving to make the most meaningful and positive impact. Becoming a Target team member means joining a community that values diverse backgrounds. We believe your unique perspective is important, and you'll build relationships by being authentic and respectful. At Target, inclusion is part of the core value. We aim to create equitable experiences for all, regardless of their dimensions of difference. As an equal opportunity employer, Target provides diverse opportunities for everyone to grow and win.

At Target, food is life. So it’s the mission of our integrated Food & Beverage organization to help our guests more easily discover the joy of food. We thrive on giving families new favorite ways to eat well and cook less, simply and affordably. With curated in-store experiences and a streamlined assortment designed to inspire and save time, we understand the importance of food to our guests’ everyday life—from snack duty, at soccer practice to important family gatherings and holidays. Join our centralized Food & Beverage team where you’ll partner with people from literally every area of the business. Here, you’ll help dream up new ways to offer our guests a reliably wonderful experience with the freshness, selection and value they expect and deserve from Target. 

Target Merchandising is evolving at an incredible pace. We are constantly reimagining how this $106 billion retailer offers the innovative, guest-inspiring items that Target is known and loved for. As F&B As a Senior Merch Analyst for F&B Buying, you will play a crucial role in supporting our buying team by managing key processes and providing essential insights into business operations. You will be accountable for a business unit, in addition to playing a critical role in setting up, training, and guiding a team of Lead Merch Specialists and Merch Analysts at TII to succeed in their roles and support successful work management and expansion at TII.  Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Point of Contact and Collaboration

• Serve as the main point of contact between the working team (including TII Merch Specialists, Analysts, MPLS ABs, and SMSs) and the leadership team to facilitate theimplementation of processes across multiple cross-functional teams.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand the business processes and operations and help manage drive the with accountability and ownership.

Operations

• Identify, develop, and assess capability transfers in Merch operations, focusing on optimizing processes like digital purchasability, end-of-life management, and vendor income reporting.
• Identify efficient solutions to business challenges and troubleshoot to reduce risks to critical deliverables.
• Experience in building and analyzing greenfield cards to track key executional KPIs, strong understanding of performance metrics and ability to develop tools for operational insights
• Drive operational rigor by utilizing key performance metrics, including weekly and monthly reporting and project progress and closure updates.
• Ensure prompt resolution of support requests within SLA to improve store and guest experiences.

Training and Project Management

• Simplify and train your project team on business strategies and processes to ensure high-quality results.
• Manage key business objectives and milestones in collaboration with Merch Ops team.

Team Development

• Take responsibility for handling high-visibility requests with quick turnaround times.
• Act as a subject matter expert by mentoring and training new hires on business strategy, processes, and cross-functional team engagement.
• Lead the process using project management principles, including planning, resource allocation, risk management, and communication.
• Maintain knowledge management by regularly updating division/category job journals, process training, project plans, and execution methodologies.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and automation in both current and new areas.
• Foster an inclusive and collaborative team environment focused on collective goals.

REPORTING/WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

• Reports to Sr. Manager, FB at TII and dotted line reporting to Mpls Buying director and Mpls Buying Operations Director. Partners with broad Cross functional team and leaders to support one or more divisions.
• Develop and maintain working relationship with Buyers, Vendors and supporting teams to cohesively work towards achieving the business mission and goals

*   Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

ABOUT YOU

• Graduate or MBA with 8+ years merchandising experience preferred 
• Advanced project management skills ; can manage tight deadlines 
• Strong logical thinking & analytical reasoning abilities 
• Structure problem solving skills (such as Lean/ Six Sigma) with application experience of process improvement tools & techniques 
• Strong interpersonal skills, be able to work effectively with teams who demonstrates strong initiative and is able to collaborate across various supporting teams.
• Peer mentoring & training skills
• Good delegation and influencing skill
• Proficiency in excel and good knowledge of other MS Office tools like Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel
• Self-starter with strong analytical, decision-making, and organization skills. Must be able to prioritize effectively 
• A performance-driven individual with ability to navigate through ambiguous situations and guide the team
• Comfortable taking risks, working through change and supporting creative chances