Specialty Sales Team Leader (Apparel and Merchandising)

Starting pay range: $23.50 – $25.50 per hour. Full pay range: $23.50 – $39.95 per hour. Pay is based on labor markets, education, work experience, and certifications.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits (medical, vision, dental, life insurance) for eligible team members and dependents
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Employee discount
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Paid sick leave, national holidays, and vacation time

Explore additional benefits at Target’s benefits page.

About the Role

As a Specialty Sales Team Leader, you’ll help all families discover the joy of everyday life by delivering strong operations, an incredible guest experience, and compelling visual merchandising. You’ll lead teams in Apparel and Accessories (A&A), Home, Baby, Core Beauty, or Electronics, ensuring product availability and an easy shopping experience through tasks like pulling, filling, pricing, setting, staging, and maintaining the sales floor and backroom.

This role builds skills in guest service, retail business fundamentals (sales trends, inventory, pricing, promotions), workload planning, team leadership, and talent development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a consistent, easy, inspiring, and friendly guest experience by training and holding team members accountable to Target’s service commitments.
• Review guest, financial, and team outcome metrics to identify opportunities, drive improvements, and celebrate wins.
• Model, train, and coach team members on Target’s guest service culture and expectations.
• Plan and execute daily/weekly workloads to meet department and store sales goals, including merchandising sets, promotions, and events.
• Lead and develop a team of consultants, assigning tasks based on workload and guest traffic patterns.
• Encourage team members to use department tools (e.g., fitting rooms, testers, displays) to provide personalized guest recommendations.
• Partner with third-party vendors to maintain brand standards and ensure areas are fully stocked.
• Support visual merchandising, including organizing product, correct signage, and seasonal trends.
• Lead backroom processes, organization, and replenishment to ensure product availability on the sales floor.
• Maintain clean, safe, and welcoming fitting rooms (if applicable).
• Set clear goals and expectations, holding team members accountable to performance standards.
• Model and enforce a culture of ethical conduct, safety, and compliance, including incident reporting and hazard correction.
• Support merchandise protection strategies, including ordering, storage, and application as directed.
• Assume store-level leadership on duty (LOD) responsibilities during assigned shifts to enable the guest experience.
• Address store emergencies and compliance needs, including federal, state, and local adult beverage laws.
• Support guest services such as back-up cashier, order pick-up (OPU), and Drive-Up (DU).

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be at least 18 years of age or older.
• Previous retail experience preferred but not required.
• Ability to lead and hold others accountable.
• Proficiency in using handheld scanners, frequency devices, and other technology equipment.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, managing workload and prioritizing tasks.
• Welcoming and helpful attitude toward guests and team members.
• Effective communication skills and ability to remain composed in a fast-paced environment.

Schedule

• Open to working a variable schedule with nights, weekends, holidays, and closing shifts.
• Full-time role with hours fluctuating based on business needs (no guarantee of 40 hours per week).
• Capable of working in varying temperatures, humidity, and other elements (e.g., Drive-Up, carryout).
• Ability to remain mobile for the duration of scheduled shifts (shift length may vary).

Physical Requirements

• Access all areas of the building to respond to guest or team member issues.
• Interpret instructions, reports, and information accurately.
• Handle cash register operations as needed.
• Climb up and down ladders as needed.
• Scan, handle, and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving up to 15 pounds and occasionally up to 44 pounds without assistance.