Online applications are invited for the Data Science Internship at Target, Bangalore. Check the details below!
About Target
Target is one of the world’s most recognized brands and one of America’s leading retailers. We make Target our guests’ preferred shopping destination by offering outstanding value, inspiration, innovation and an exceptional guest experience that no other retailer can deliver. Target is committed to responsible corporate citizenship, ethical business practices, environmental stewardship and generous community support. Since 1946, we have given 5 per cent of our profits back to our communities.
Job Description
Presenting a program that provides women candidates, who’ve taken a career break, an opportunity to gain relevant work experience while being part of collaborative teams – BounceBack. Are you an analytics-oriented woman professional on a career break and looking for an opportunity to re-tool your skill set in the Data Analytics Space? This 16-week comprehensive and application-intensive Internship program is specially designed for you. At the Data Analytics India team in Target Corp., we’re solving cutting-edge problems in Retail using a combination of statistical analysis, optimization and behavioural economics. A few problems we’re trying to solve today are: “How do I predict a noisy outcome like customer buying behaviour (or sales)?”
- What operational signals tell me if a customer is going to churn in 6 months to a year?
- What is the financial value of making a customer “happy?
- What exact initiative made a customer happy and by how much?
- What will happen to my sales if I reduce the queues in my store by 2 people?
- How much additional backroom space do I need, and in which stores, to maintain in-stocks during peak sales season?
- How can I improve workload forecast for stores to optimize payroll?”
- What factors drive the unavailability of products in Stores?”
- Come, join a dynamic, high-performing and inclusive team that advises businesses on making critical decisions with the use of Advanced Analytics and Data Science.
Experience
- 3 years of relevant work experience (in the Consulting/Analytics domain in the past)
- 2 years of ongoing break from work
- Very strong Math skills and Quantitative Ability
- Prior experience working in algorithms and programming (Primary Skillset – SQL, R/SAS/Python)
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work with large datasets to glean meaningful insights
- Keen to develop business acumen
- A medium that facilitates transition back into to professional career, and relevant work experience
- Opportunity to strengthen technical skills, ramp up on newer tools and technology
- Gain confidence and ramp up on the latest technologies
- Get mentorship from Target India leaders
- A well-designed exposure to business problems and hands-on experience in problem-solving those for 16 weeks
- Opportunity to witness the 2nd largest Big Box retailer in the US in operations
- A high-pedigree peer and mentor network to collaborate from top undergraduate and post-colleges in India and the US
- Steep learning curve and access to Industry-leading learning material
- An Industry par monthly Stipend with food & daycare reimbursement along with subsidized transport.
- Opportunity to convert internship to a full-time role to reignite your career with one of the leading analytics teams industry-wide
How to Apply?
Interested candidates can directly apply through this link.
Stipend
Rs. 6 LPA
Note: Stipend information is taken from here.
Location
Bangalore, Karnataka
