Data Analyst

Target Target · Retail · Bangalore, India

Data Analyst role at Target, focusing on marketing, merchandising, supply chain, operations, and finance. The role involves collaborating with business leaders to derive insights from data, develop reports and dashboards, and apply foundational predictive and diagnostic analytics. Responsibilities include querying large datasets using SQL and platforms like GCP BigQuery, supporting data pipeline development, and communicating findings. While the role mentions AI summaries and basic understanding of GenAI/LLMs, its core function is data analysis and business intelligence, not AI/ML model development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Execute data analysis to support merchandising decisions using established frameworks and methodologies
  2. Assist with scenario and decision analysis by preparing data, running analyses, and summarizing results
  3. Develop and maintain reports, dashboards, and basic models to track business performance and trends
  4. Query and analyze large datasets using SQL and data platforms such as GCP BigQuery or similar tools
  5. Support data pipeline development and validation in partnership with data engineering teams

Skills

Required

  • Structured Query Language (SQL) syntax, including joins, volatile tables, and basic query tuning.
  • core DW/BI concepts
  • BI Visualization tool (i.e. PBI, Looker, Tableau)
  • structured (Oracle, Hive) and unstructured databases including Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS)
  • large-scale datasets using tools like GCP BigQuery, Spark, or SQL-based warehouses and data pipelines (using Airflow or similar tools)
  • R, Python, Hive or other open-source languages/database
  • analytical techniques (like Regression, Time-series models, Classification Techniques, etc.)
  • Git source code management
  • agile environment
  • Problem solving skills
  • Self-motivated and able to work in team settings in a fast-paced environment
  • Competent and curious to ask questions and learn to fill gaps
  • Good communication

Nice to have

  • Retail, Merchandising, Marketing
  • Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Model (LLM) based applications, including prompt engineering, RAG and AI-assisted workflows
  • AI-powered tools to improve analytical productivity, automate

What the JD emphasized

  • Hands on experience to Structured Query Language (SQL) syntax, including joins, volatile tables, and basic query tuning.
  • Experience in at least 1 BI Visualization tool (i.e. PBI, Looker, Tableau) with ability to learn additional vendor and proprietary visualizations tools.
  • Understanding of analytical techniques (like Regression, Time-series models, Classification Techniques, etc.) to discover and measure key business drivers
  • Basic understanding of Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Model (LLM) based applications, including prompt engineering, RAG and AI-assisted workflows
  • Ability to leverage AI-powered tools to improve analytical productivity, automate