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Executive Team Leader (ASM) of Assets Protection

Target Lawrence, NY executive full-time

Salary

$64,000.00 - $128,000.00 per year

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Description

The Executive Team Leader (ASM) of Assets Protection is responsible for leading a team to protect Target's guests, team members, and brand by mitigating shortage risks, preventing theft and fraud, and ensuring products are available for guests.

Responsibilities:

  • Delivering guest experience commitments
  • Holding team leaders accountable for exceptional guest experiences
  • Celebrating outstanding guest experiences
  • Reviewing area guest, financial, and team metrics
  • Celebrating wins, setting priorities, and leading actions that drive results
  • Partnering across teams to create an easy, inspiring, and friendly guest experience
  • Establishing and managing a security culture
  • Leading store response to emergency and crisis situations
  • Educating store leaders and teams on emergency preparedness and physical security procedures
  • Identifying shortage risks and developing strategies to reduce them
  • Driving total store sales and increasing profitability
  • Guiding AP team leaders on strategies to execute company initiatives
  • Planning and leading investigative and verbal de-escalation trainings
  • Maintaining required training for team members
  • Managing internal investigations
  • Anticipating and identifying theft and shortage trends
  • Supporting store teams in determining operational shortage priorities
  • Managing prevention, identification, and resolution of external theft incidents
  • Working a flexible schedule that aligns to guest and business needs
  • Building partnerships with district and store leaders and law enforcement
  • Developing, scheduling, and deploying resources based on analysis of security and theft trends
  • Establishing and maintaining a culture of accountability
  • Anticipating short-term and long-term staffing and scheduling needs
  • Supporting the onboarding and development of AP Team Leaders
  • Developing, coaching, and leading team members and Team Leaders
  • Educating store leadership on merchandise protection best practices
  • Creating, communicating, influencing, and educating AP priorities
  • Developing and leading store safety culture and performance
  • Leading safety program management routines
  • Ordering merchandise protection devices as needed
  • Acting as first responder for in-store safety incidents
  • Creating and leading a culture of executing best practices
  • Training team members to provide excellent service
  • Demonstrating inclusivity and valuing diverse voices
  • Implementing security training and processes
  • Building and maintaining relationships inside and outside Target
  • Participating in legal proceedings as necessary
  • Addressing store emergencies and compliance needs

Requirements:

  • 4-year degree or equivalent experience
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Strong business acumen
  • Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and managing conflict
  • Strong cognitive skills, including problem analysis and decision making
  • Ability to communicate on multiple frequency devices and operate handheld scanners
  • Independently manage workload and prioritize tasks

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience in a similar role
  • Knowledge of security protocols and procedures

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • experience in a similar role
  • knowledge of security protocols and procedures
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