Associate Planner

About Us

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 teamis responsible fordriving financial and business performance across Target Plus, through data-driven planning, forecasting, and optimization of key metrics such as GMV, revenue, traffic, and conversion.

Role Overview

TheAssociate Planner – Partner Incentive Strategy & Governancesupports 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.

Key Responsibilities

1. Incentive Planning & Performance Tracking

• Owndevelopment and maintenance of partner incentive scorecards and performance views. 

• Track performance against incentive goals and highlight risks, opportunities, and exceptions. 

• Assistinmaintainingincentivecalculationlogic, 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. 

• Identifydrivers of variance,calculationdiscrepancies, and process gaps requiring review or escalation. 

3. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Partner Management,Services,Finance, and other cross-functional teams toalign onincentive 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

• Identifyopportunities to automate incentive inputs,consolidatecalculations, 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. 

• Proficiencyin Excel; Ability to work with large datasets and translate data into clear performance insights. 

• Strong communicationand 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.