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From the employer's careers site First seen 26 Oct 2026

Executive Team Leader-Assets Protection

Target On-site executive full-time

Salary

$83,200 - $130,000 per year

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Description

The Executive Team Leader-Assets Protection role at Target involves leading a team to prevent, investigate, and resolve theft and fraud, while maintaining a safe and secure store environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Drive total store sales and increase profitability by ensuring product is in stock and available to guests
  • Manage, influence, and validate a safe and secure culture by driving physical security and safety processes
  • Educate store leaders and teams on emergency preparedness and physical security procedures
  • Identify shortage risks in key divisions and develop strategies to reduce shortage and drive profitable sales
  • Lead investigative and verbal de-escalation classroom trainings
  • Manage internal investigations and complete internal interviews
  • Anticipate and identify theft and shortage trends and develop proactive strategies to prevent shortage and theft
  • Determine operational shortage priorities and educate store teams on these priorities
  • Manage external theft incidents and investigations
  • Work a flexible schedule that aligns to guest and business needs
  • Build partnerships to identify market trends and competition strategies
  • Develop, schedule, and deploy resources based on safe and secure and theft trends
  • Establish a culture of accountability through clear expectations and performance management
  • Anticipate staffing needs, talent plan, and recruit
  • Support the onboarding and development of AP Team Leaders
  • Develop, coach, and lead team members and Team Leaders to elevate their skills and expertise

Requirements:

  • 4-year degree or equivalent experience
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Strong business acumen
  • Comfortable dealing with ambiguity
  • Ability to manage conflict, lead, and hold others accountable
  • Strong cognitive skills, including problem analysis, decision making, financial and quantitative analysis
  • Ability to learn and adapt to current technology needs
  • Ability to manage workload and prioritize tasks independently
  • Access to all areas of the building to respond to guest or team member issues
  • Interpret instructions, reports, and information
  • Apprehend subjects in accordance with company policy
  • Scan, handle, and move merchandise efficiently and safely
  • Climb up and down ladders
  • Flexible work schedule and regular attendance necessary

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive health benefits and programs
  • 401(k)
  • Employee discount
  • Short-term disability
  • Long-term disability
  • Paid sick leave
  • Paid national holidays
  • Paid vacation

Skills

Required

  • strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • strong business acumen
  • problem analysis
  • decision making
  • financial and quantitative analysis
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