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From the employer's careers site First seen 5 Nov 2026

Specialty Sales Team Leader

Salary

$21.00 - $35.70 per hour

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Description

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 consultants.

The starting pay range for this position per hour is $21.00 - $23.00, and the full pay range is $21.00 - $35.70 per hour. Pay is based on several factors, including labour markets, education, work experience, and certifications.

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
  • 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 (LOD) 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 toward all guests and other team members
  • Has effective communication skills
  • Can remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment and accomplish multiple tasks within established timeframes

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, paid national holidays, and paid vacation

Please visit https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_C to learn more about benefits eligibility for this role.

Skills

Nice to have

  • previous retail experience
  • leadership experience
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