Specialty Sales Team Leader

We are seeking a Specialty Sales Team Leader to join our team at Target. As a Specialty Sales Team Leader, you will be responsible for delivering exceptional guest experiences, driving sales growth, and leading a team of hourly team members.

The starting pay range for this position per hour is $22.25 - $24.25. The full pay range for this position per hour is $22.25 - $37.80.

As a Specialty Sales Team Leader, you will:

• 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
• Demonstrate a service culture that prioritises the guest service experience
• Plan daily/weekly workload at the direction of your direct leader and execute the same to deliver on department and store sales goals and guest engagement
• Lead and demonstrate a culture of executing all best practices as outlined with team onboarding and learning
• Develop, coach, and lead a team of consultants who are knowledgeable and passionate
• Assign daily tasks to team members based on planned workload and guest traffic patterns
• Encourage team to use tools available in their department to welcome, inspire, and influence guests
• Partner with third-party vendors to ensure brand standards and merchandising are being met
• Support team execution of changes and updates to merchandise sets and visual presentations
• Create inspiring visual moments by ensuring product is organised, signed correctly, and merchandised to support seasonal trends
• Support your direct leader in leading assigned department area backroom processes, organisation, layout, and replenishment of the sales floor
• Participate in team hiring and onboarding processes
• Lead your team in prioritising the guest experience by ensuring the fitting rooms are welcoming, clean, and safe
• Support your direct leader in establishing clear goals and expectations and hold team members accountable to expectations
• Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety, and compliance
• 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
• Support merchandise protection strategies across the total store
• Occasionally assume store-level leadership on duty responsibilities
• Address all store emergency and compliance needs
• Support guest services such as back-up cashier, order pick-up, and Drive-up

We are looking for someone who:

• Enjoys interacting and helping others
• Thrives in a fast-moving, highly active, and physically demanding role
• Is open to working a variable work schedule with varying hours, days, or shifts
• Has a high school diploma or equivalent
• Is at least 18 years of age or older
• Has previous retail experience (preferred but not required)
• Can lead and hold others accountable
• Can communicate on multiple frequency devices and operate handheld scanners and other technology equipment
• Can work independently and as part of a team
• Can manage workload and prioritise tasks independently
• Has a welcoming and helpful attitude towards all guests and team members
• Has effective communication skills
• Can remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment

Benefits include:

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