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Senior Analyst, Strategy Implementation

Employer
Target
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Start date
Apr 20, 2021
Closing date
May 7, 2021

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Category
Retail / Wholesale
Employment Status
Full Time
Description:

About Us:

Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 company and one of America's leading retailers.

On pace with one of the world's best-loved and most recognized retail brands, Target's Enterprise Strategy Implementation team is focused on the future. We are at the center of developing and enabling how Target evolves to meet the changing needs of our guests while winning a competitive global retail marketplace. Here, you'll partner with internal contacts and external firms in a wide variety of roles-whether you're a technical engineer in San Francisco or a corporate strategist at Target headquarters in Minneapolis. Do you love the idea of helping to shape Target's long-term strategy development? Are you a champion for rigor and process to ensure successful strategic planning? Can you bring your energy and big ideas to the table in order to build momentum in new business innovation? Then bring your talent to the game and join us in bringing to life a portfolio of initiatives designed to move Target forward.

A role within Enterprise Strategy Implementation means working with business leaders to drive the company's most important strategic priorities. It means being part of a team that works on a wide range of strategies from rolling out new marketing initiatives to developing new operational capabilities. And it means always bringing a high standard for problem solving, data driven decision making, and cross functional leadership.

Job Description:

As a Senior Strategy Implementation Analyst, you will work alongside team members from the Strategy Implementation team and core business functions to bring Target's enterprise strategies to life. You will do this by working with a team to bring data-driven problem solving approaches and iterative capability building to address Target's most meaningful enterprise challenges and drive sustained profitable growth. This includes analyzing root causes of gaps, providing key financial and operational data and insights, and developing project plans to bring new strategies to life. Additionally, you'll analyze project metrics, create reports that measure process performance against project initiatives and goals, and provide leaders with status updates/feedback. You'll aggregate inputs of core strategies and utilize problem-solving efforts on key projects to improve quality of the overall outcome. In addition, you will coordinate, support and lead both small and large working sessions with business stakeholders that drive to conclusions, agreement and outcomes. Working with the Director and/or Principal of Strategy Implementation, you'll execute detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports.

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

About You:
  • 4-year or advanced degree in a relevant field
  • 3+ years of practical experience, including strategic operations consulting roles, retail, supply chain, or other applicable industry experience
  • Strong problem solving skills. Ability to break down problems into fundamental parts, identify root causes, synthesize findings, and make informed decisions
  • Experience with different types of analysis (e.g., financial analysis and modeling, process analysis, statistical measurement analysis)
  • Strong written, oral, communication, networking, and presentation skills required (including comfort with Excel and PowerPoint)
  • Competent in project management; has the ability to manage tight deadlines
  • Strong influencing and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to take risks, learn quickly, challenge the status quo, and work under ambiguous circumstances


Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Target will provide reasonable accommodations (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with the application process upon your request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please visit your nearest Target store or Distribution Center or reach out to Guest Services at 1-800-440-0680 for additional information.

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