Analyst PIM Ops

Target; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Target Bengaluru discusses inventory optimization and supply chain impact. You will set objectives, communicate with peers, and train teammates while driving efficient inventory positioning to maximize profit.

Beyond daily duties, you will partner with planners to forecast promotions, manage inventory through replenishment systems, and monitor stock performance to sustain in-stock levels across locations.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Excel and MS Office tools.
• Clear communication and teamwork abilities.
• Curiosity with problem solving and data interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Set objectives for your work and support projects and programs.
• Communicate effectively with peers and partners.
• Provide guidance and training to others in the team.
• Optimize item availability at location level and impact supply chain.
• Drive inventory positioning to maximize profit and sales.
• Use replenishment systems to drive placement strategies.
• Partner with planners to manage inventory through promo forecasting.

Skills

Excel

MS Office

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Data interpretation

Education

Graduate degree

Job description

Primary Function

As part of your daily deliverables you will be expected to:

• Set objectives for your own work and support projects and programs.
• Role uses theoretical professional concepts and applies company-established practices and processes to deliver work under general direction.
• Effectively communicate with peers and partners.
• Provide guidance and training to others in the team.

At a business level you will be tasked on optimizing availability of an item at location level and understanding the impact on the supply chain. The priority shifts to driving efficient inventory positioning that maximizes profit and sales and utilizing replenishment systems to drive inventory placement strategies.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Promo Management : Partner with Planners to manage inventory through accurate promo forecasting and rectifying all relevant components to achieve department instock goals. Set promo levers in Replenishment systems, advise risk to AD OOS and communicate store level risk/overstock.
• Out Strategy Management: Perform End Of Season analysis, monitor and take actions to reduce lumpy inventory through markdowns, decoding, pushing and salvage.
• Allocation: Maintain instock goals through effective product distribution. Analyze sales history and trend to maximize sales potential by developing allocation strategies that maintain proper store inventory levels.
• Historical Analysis: Analyze and summarize business performance of product categories, monitor sales, inventory, margin and other factors impacting Instocks profitability.
• Communication: Ensure timely and proactive communication with key stakeholders such as Planner and Inventory Analysts at Target India and Minneapolis.
• Providing weekly business insights for stores and digital through reporting dashboards.
• Execute pilots and transition for enterprise level inventory management priorities.

Reporting/Working Relationships

Reports to Inventory Manager. Works closely with Inventory Analyst teams and other teams as necessary.

Minimum Requirements

• Graduate with 1 - 2 year of relevant work experience
• Proficiency in excel and good knowledge of other MS Office tools
• Approaches problems with curiosity and generates creative solutions
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
• Ability to work well with others and contribute to a positive environment.
• Highly motivated and committed to the development of high-quality work

Desired Requirements

• Problem solving skills
• Data management and interpretation