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

General Merchandise Team Leader

Target full-time

Salary

$22.25 - $37.80 per hour

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Description

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

As a General Merchandise Team Leader at Target, you will play a crucial role in ensuring a consistent and excellent guest experience. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Delivering guest experience commitments to create an Easy, Inspiring, and Friendly guest experience
  • Ensuring every team member understands and consistently delivers on Target's guest experience commitments and consistent operations
  • Actively observing and providing feedback to team members, holding them accountable while recognising great guest experience moments
  • Reviewing area guest, financial, and team outcome metrics to identify opportunities for improvement
  • Leading the execution of daily/weekly workload to deliver on department and store sales goals and guest engagement
  • Educating team members on operational procedures and their impact on inventory management, store profitability, and product availability
  • Assessing reporting to identify gaps in GM processes and developing plans to resolve them
  • Being an expert in operations, accuracy, process, and efficiency
  • Assigning daily tasks to team members based on planned workload and guest traffic patterns
  • Establishing clear goals and expectations and holding team members accountable
  • Helping with efficient delivery to guests by leading pick, pack, and ship fulfilment work accurately
  • Enabling a consistent experience for guests by ensuring product is in stock, available, accurately priced, and signed on the sales floor
  • Staying informed about relevant trends and products to educate team members
  • Evaluating candidates for open positions and developing a guest-centric team
  • Identifying team members for future leader positions and utilising growth development to build a talent pool
  • Supporting guest services such as back-up cashier and digital fulfilment processes
  • Demonstrating inclusivity by valuing diverse voices and approaches
  • Demonstrating a culture of ethical conduct and following all Target policies and safety procedures

To be successful in this role, you should:

  • Enjoy interacting and helping others, including guests and fellow team members
  • Thrive in a fast-moving, highly active, and physically demanding role
  • Be open to working a variable work schedule with varying hours, days, or shifts
  • Have a high school diploma or equivalent
  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Have previous retail experience, although it is not required
  • Be able to lead and hold others accountable
  • Be able to communicate on multiple frequency devices and operate handheld scanners and other technology equipment
  • Be able to work independently and as part of a team
  • Be able to manage workload and prioritise tasks independently
  • Have a welcoming and helpful attitude towards all guests and other team members
  • Have effective communication skills

Benefits of working at Target include:

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

For more information on benefits eligibility, please visit: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_C

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