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Rahul Kini

Go-getter · DISC type d
Senior Director - Merchandising Operations at Target
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Rahul is a Senior Director at Target with over 18 years of experience in retail and technology. He specializes in integrating strategy with operations to drive large-scale business and technology transformations, particularly within global supply chain and merchandising. He holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Administration.

He is passionate about building and scaling high-performing global teams. Rahul frequently shares insights on mentorship and career development, emphasizing the importance of fostering growth and celebrating team members professional journeys. He finds great meaning in uniting teams behind a common purpose.

He received the Target India Annual Award from the Target CEO for leading a successful SAP system implementation.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Senior Director - Merchandising Operations
Job Level
Senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Rahul shows up

Vision Oriented
Self-Confident
Challenger

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Priorities

Topics Rahul cares about

Global Team Building
Thrives on creating and scaling high-performing, cross-continental teams, as seen in his work growing the Food & Beverage team at Target in India.
Retail Transformation
His career focuses on driving technology-led transformation and establishing new operating models within retail supply chain and merchandising operations.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Senior Director - Merchandising Operations
Target
9-2022 - 12-2025
Senior Director, Food & Beverage at Target
Target
2-2019 - 9-2022
Director Indirect Supply Chain & Reverse Logistics
Target
10-2017 - 1-2019
Sr Manager Finance Operations
Target
2-2016 - 10-2017
Sr Manager Indirect Sourcing and Procurement Operations
Target
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Media appearances

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Education
2005 - 2006
Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (PGDBA)
Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies- Pune
2000 - 2003
Bachelor of Business Management (BBM)
Mangalore University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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