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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.

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About this opportunity

A role as Guest Engagement Analyst Target Circle, you will contribute in building & supporting the vendor engagement team to help define how vendors interact with our Loyalty program, Target Circle. & shape how incentivizes and rewards shape guest behavior to deepen their engagement with Circle, categories, and Target broadly. 

Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs

Assist & support in creation of annual & quarterly Circle vendor activation strategies, in close partnerships with Business, Merchandising, Marketing,Ops, Digital teams. Determine priorities, calendarization, category & guest goals against which Business & Circle teams will plan & execute against. Own end to end campaign execution in partnership with Data Sciences, Loyalty Operations, Marketing & Measurement teams with aspects like forecasting, budget management, recapping & campaign end results analysis. Provide stakeholders with visibility to activations roadmap, and share macro trends and competitive actions in loyalty industry that are relevant to the category and/or guest mindset.   Create testing and learning plans to inform future path forward for segmented, personalized Circle offers  Evolve Circle’s foundational promo strategy: define the role of vendor Circle promos within enterprise promo ecosystem. You will collaborate with both external & internal to Target stakeholders to plan & activate seamless Circle engagement rewards & experience plans. Navigation would be key as including but not limited to following teams have to be aligned for most activations: Marketing, Measurement, Finance, Legal, PPCOE, Data Sciences, Merchant, Finance, Product and other Partner teams.

Note- Job duties may change at any time due to business needs

About You-

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experienceMBA in Marketing would be desirable. 2+ years of experience in customer loyalty & retention, vendor liason, working with national brands, category management and/or campaign management Understanding of forecast and budget management with ability to do extensive financial and data analysisA master collaborator who can inspire trust and confidence with a range of partnersStrong written and oral communication skillsExcellent analytical, decision making and problem-solving skillsSelf starter who is comfortable working with ambiguity and can drive initiatives on their own. Strong process, planning and organizational skills High sense of Ownership & accountability, with attention to details & thoroughness. Demonstrated experience organizing information, communicating effectively and working as part of a teamAbility to manage multiple projects simultaneously Ability to build trusting relationships with team and enterprise partners, proactively seeking input and collaboration, yet comfortable and confident in declaring own perspective. Defines and communicates success metrics, and ensures that initiatives are prioritized to deliver against success metrics. Synthesizes complex bodies of work across the team into clear, concise, and compelling story-telling

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