Associate Planner

Role overview

Associate Planner at Target

The Associate Planner – Partner Incentive Strategy & Governance supports the planning, tracking, and governance of partner incentive programs across Target Plus.

This role works closely with Marketplace Planning, Partner Management, Finance, and other cross-functional teams to manage incentive scorecards, track goal performance, support calculation accuracy, document governance routines, and provide transparency into incentive performance and business impact.

Responsibilities

• 1.
• Incentive Planning & Performance Tracking
• Own development and maintenance of partner incentive scorecards and performance views.
• Track performance against incentive goals and highlight risks, opportunities, and exceptions.
• Assist in maintaining incentive calculation logic, metric definitions, and supporting documentation.
• 2.
• Incentive Governance & Accuracy
• Monitor incentive performance and support regular QA routines to improve calculation accuracy.
• Manage documentation for metric refreshes, approvals, exceptions, and sign-off processes.
• Identify drivers of variance, calculation discrepancies, and process gaps requiring review or escalation.
• 3.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with Partner Management, Services, Finance, and other cross-functional teams to align on incentive priorities, metrics, and timelines.
• Support execution of incentive-related initiatives aimed at driving partner performance, GMV, revenue, and business growth.
• Communicate incentive performance, risks, exceptions, and recommendations effectively to stakeholders.
• 4.
• Planning Process Excellence
• Identify opportunities to automate incentive inputs, consolidate calculations, and reduce manual effort.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, documentation, and auditability across incentive scorecards, reports, and governance tools.
• About You
• Bachelor’s degree.
• 3–5 years of experience in business planning, financial analysis, sales operations, marketplace operations, governance, or analytics.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Excel; Ability to work with large datasets and translate data into clear performance insights.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• High attention to detail with a structured approach to governance, QA, and process management.
• Demonstrates ownership, curiosity, and a bias for action.

Employment details

• Location: Bangalore [India]

About the employer

• Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 company and one of America’s leading retailers.
• As we continue to evolve our digital ecosystem, Target Plus serves as a curated marketplace that brings expanded assortment and value to our guests while driving profitable growth.
• The Marketplace Planning team is responsible for driving financial and business performance across Target Plus, through data-driven planning, forecasting, and optimization of key metrics such as GMV, revenue, traffic, and conversion.