Executive Team Leader, General Merchandise (Assistant Store Manager)

About the role

The Executive Team Leader, General Merchandise (Assistant Store Manager) role at Target is designed to empower personal and professional growth within a supportive environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive total store sales and understand your role in sales growth
• Manage a team executing inbound, outbound, replenishment, inventory accuracy, presentation, pricing and promotional signing processes for all GM areas of the store
• Enable efficient delivery to guests by leading pick, pack and ship fulfillment work
• Create a guest-obsessed culture and lead your team to prioritize the guest experience and deliver on store sales goals
• Create a scheduling plan in partnership with team leaders based on monthly and weekly business workload and guest traffic
• Conduct regular check-ins with your team to ensure completion of tasks and workload
• Manage all GM backroom and sales floor areas, review all reporting to identify gaps and develop a plan to resolve
• Oversee Team Leaders workload planning including transitions, revisions and sales plans for all GM areas
• Drive fulfillment sales by leading the Fulfillment team to fulfill each order accurately and efficiently and deliver on each guest promise time
• Know and assess the competition; leverage guest insights and feedback to drive the business and be the destination of choice for our guests
• Plan, manage and follow-up on organizational and operational change
• Anticipate and identify changes in unique store trends
• Develop and coach your Team Leaders to elevate the skills and expertise of the team
• Establish a culture of accountability through clear expectations and performance management
• Anticipate staffing needs, talent plan and recruit – both long and short term
• Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety and compliance; lead team to work in the same way and hold others accountable to this commitment
• Follow all safe and secure training and processes as a key carrier
• Address store needs (emergency, regulatory visits, etc.)

Qualifications

• A 4 year degree or equivalent experience
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong business acumen
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity
• Manage conflict, lead and hold others accountable
• Relate well with and interact with all levels of the organization
• Strong cognitive skills, including problem analysis, decision making, financial and quantitative analysis
• Learn and adapt to current technology needs
• Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently

Skills

• Knowledge of guest service fundamentals and experience building and managing a guest first culture on your team
• Knowledge of retail business fundamentals including: department sales trends, inventory management, guest shopping patterns, pricing and promotions strategies
• Experience setting and planning department(s) monthly/quarterly workload to support business priorities and managing a team to deliver on sales goals
• Knowledge of the competition; leveraging insights to drive business objectives
• Experience managing a team of hourly team members and leaders; creating business specific strategies and goals
• Skills in recruiting, selecting and talent management of hourly team members and leaders

Benefits

Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

Pay

The pay range for this role is $64,000.00 - $128,000.00, based on several factors including labor markets and individual qualifications.

Schedule

Flexible work schedule (e.g., nights, weekends and holidays) and regular attendance are necessary.