Specialty Sales Team Leader (Hourly Apparel & Tech Supervisor)

Target offers competitive pay with a starting hourly range of $25.00 - $27.00 and a full hourly range of $25.00 - $42.50. Pay is determined by factors such as labor markets, education, work experience, and certifications.

Benefits

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

Explore more benefits at Target’s benefits page.

About the Role

As a Specialty Sales Team Leader at Target, you’ll help families discover the joy of everyday life by delivering exceptional guest experiences, strong operations, and compelling merchandising. This role focuses on leading teams in Apparel and Accessories (A&A), Home, Baby, Core Beauty, or Electronics to prioritize guest experience while ensuring product availability and ease of shopping.

This position provides opportunities to develop skills in:

• Guest service fundamentals and building a guest-first culture
• Retail business fundamentals, including sales trends, inventory management, and pricing strategies
• Planning daily/weekly workloads to support business priorities and sales goals
• Leading multiple departments and teams with varying expertise
• Interviewing, developing, coaching, evaluating, and retaining talent

Responsibilities

• Deliver a consistent, easy, inspiring, and friendly guest experience by ensuring team members are trained and accountable.
• 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 who are knowledgeable and passionate about their departments.
• Assign tasks based on workload, guest traffic, and business priorities set by leadership.
• 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 execution of merchandise sets, visual presentations, and seasonal trends.
• Lead backroom processes, organization, and replenishment to ensure product availability on the sales floor.
• Participate in team hiring and onboarding processes.
• Hold team members accountable to goals, expectations, and safety standards.
• Demonstrate and lead a culture of ethical conduct, safety, and compliance.
• Model physical security processes to enhance in-store safety.
• Support merchandise protection strategies, including ordering, storage, and application.
• Occasionally assume store-level leadership on duty (LOD) responsibilities to enable guest experience during assigned shifts.
• Address store emergencies and compliance needs.
• Support guest services such as back-up cashier, order pick-up (OPU), and Drive-up (DU) while maintaining compliance.
• Perform all other duties as needed to support business operations.

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
• Strong workload management and task prioritization skills
• Welcoming and helpful attitude toward guests and team members
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment

Skills

• 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 required
• 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
• Flexible work schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Reliable and prompt attendance
• Ability to work in varying temperatures, humidity, and other environmental conditions (e.g., Drive-Up, carryout)
• Ability to remain mobile for the duration of a scheduled shift (shift length may vary)

This is a full-time role, but hours may fluctuate based on business needs and are not guaranteed at 40 hours per week.