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From the employer's careers site First seen 28 Oct 2026

General Merchandise Team Leader

Target On-site full-time

Salary

$24.25 - $41.25 per hour

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Description

The starting pay range for this position per hour is $24.25 - $26.25, with a full pay range of $24.25 - $41.25 per hour.

As a General Merchandise Team Leader at Target, you will be responsible for leading a team to deliver exceptional guest experiences, driving sales growth, and maintaining a safe and compliant work environment.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading a team of hourly team members to achieve sales goals and guest engagement
  • Ensuring every team member understands and consistently delivers on Target's guest experience commitments
  • Reviewing area guest, financial, and team outcome metrics to identify opportunities for improvement
  • Executing daily and weekly workload to deliver on department and store sales goals
  • Educating team members on operational procedures and their impact on inventory management and store profitability
  • Assessing reporting to identify gaps in GM processes and developing plans to resolve them
  • Leading and demonstrating a safety culture, including modelling and recognising safe behaviours
  • Supporting merchandise protection strategies across the total store
  • Occasionally assuming store-level leadership on duty responsibilities

Requirements:

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Age 18 or older
  • Previous retail experience preferred, but not required
  • Ability to lead and hold others accountable
  • Effective communication skills
  • Capability to remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment
  • Welcoming and helpful attitude toward all guests and team members
  • Access to all areas of the building to respond to guest or team member issues
  • Ability to interpret instructions, reports, and information
  • Accurately handling cash register operations as needed
  • Climbing up and down ladders
  • Scanning, handling, and moving merchandise efficiently and safely

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive health benefits and programs for eligible team members and their dependents
  • 401(k) and employee discount
  • Short-term disability, long-term disability, paid sick leave, and paid national holidays
  • Paid vacation

Skills

Required

Nice to have

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