# General Merchandise Team Leader **Company**: Target **Location**: Cerritos, CA **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $24.75 - $26.75 per hour **Category**: Retail **Industry**: Retail **Apply**: https://target.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/targetcareers/job/11525-South-St-CerritosCA-90703-6627/General-Merchandise-Team-Leader_R0000480665?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/job/general-merchandise-team-leader-66025ace-9bd/ ## Description The General Merchandise Team Leader is a key role at Target, responsible for leading a team to deliver exceptional guest experiences and drive sales growth. The starting pay range for this position per hour is $24.75 - $26.75, with a full pay range of $24.75 - $42.05 per hour. **Responsibilities** - Consistently deliver guest experience commitments to create an Easy, Inspiring and Friendly guest experience - Ensure every team member understands, is trained, and consistently delivers on Target’s guest experience commitments and consistent operations - Actively observe and provide feedback, holding team members accountable while recognising great guest experience moments - Review area guest, financial, and team outcome metrics to identify opportunities, take action to improve, and align team on the right behaviours and execution - Lead the execution of daily/weekly workload to deliver on department and store sales goals and guest engagement - Educate team on how operational procedures affect inventory management, store profitability, and product availability - Help assess reporting to identify gaps in GM processes and assist to develop a plan to resolve - Be an expert of operations, accuracy, process and efficiency - Assign daily tasks to team members based on planned workload and guest traffic patterns - Establish clear goals and expectations and hold team members accountable to expectations - Help with efficient delivery to guests by leading pick, pack and ship fulfilment work accurately - Enable a consistent experience for guests by ensuring product is in stock, available, accurately priced and signed on the sales floor - Stay informed about relevant trends and products to educate team members - Evaluate candidates for open positions and develop a guest-centric team - Identify team members for future leader positions and utilise growth development to build a talent pool within the department - Support guest services such as back-up cashier, digital fulfilment processes while maintaining a compliance culture - Demonstrate inclusivity by valuing diverse voices and approaches, being authentic and respectful, and creating equitable experiences - Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, following all Target policies and safety procedures - Lead and demonstrate a safety culture through modelling and recognising safe behaviours - Model the execution of physical security processes to enhance the in-store security culture **Requirements** - High school diploma or equivalent - Age 18 or older - Previous retail experience preferred, but not required - Lead and hold others accountable - Communicate on multiple frequency devices and operate handheld scanners, and other technology equipment as directed - Work independently and as part of a team - Manage workload and prioritise tasks independently - Capability to remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment and accomplish multiple tasks within established timeframes - Welcoming and helpful attitude toward all guests and other team members - Effective communication skills **Physical Demands** - Access all areas of the building to respond to guest or team member issues - Interpret instructions, reports and information - Accurately handle cash register operations as needed - Climb up and down ladders - Scan, handle and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving merchandise up to 44 pounds without additional assistance from others - Flexible work schedule (e.g., nights, weekends and holidays); reliable and prompt attendance necessary - Capable of working in and exposure to varying temperatures, humidity, and other elements while performing certain job duties - Ability to remain mobile for the duration of a scheduled shift For more fresh new jobs, check out [yubhub.co](https://yubhub.co/). ## Skills ### Required - Communication - Leadership - Time Management - Teamwork - Problem-solving ### Nice to have - Retail experience - Inventory management - Sales forecasting --- Source: [Apply at target.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com](https://target.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/targetcareers/job/11525-South-St-CerritosCA-90703-6627/General-Merchandise-Team-Leader_R0000480665?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)