Store Executive Intern (Store Leadership Intern) – Greater Phoenix, AZ (Starting Summer 2027)

Pay range per hour is $24.50–$25.75. Pay is based on several factors including labor markets, education, work experience, and certifications.

Benefits

Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Employee discount
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Paid sick leave
• Paid national holidays
• Paid vacation

About the role

This internship is a paid 40-hour-per-week, hands-on training program designed to develop and prepare you for a store leadership role. As a Stores Executive Intern, you’ll gain a realistic preview of the Executive Team Leader role (Assistant Store Manager) over a defined period. You’ll work closely with managers and team members to understand how Target’s retail business operates and what it takes to excel in a management role.

The majority of your time will be spent leading among the team, identifying and working toward store priorities, and delivering great guest service. The program teaches how to lead within a retail store and includes:

• Learning how to drive guest experience and impact store financial, team, and operational performance
• Working alongside a mentor to learn effective leadership within the store
• Stepping into leading your mentor’s departments with guidance
• Leading and motivating a team, driving sales results, merchandising products, and providing exceptional guest experiences
• Ongoing development conversations, with your growth as a top priority
• Supporting daily operations by building culture and guiding your team to achieve goals

Responsibilities

• Spend time on the sales floor and in the backroom leading team members and aligning them on daily business priorities
• Work alongside your Executive Team Lead (ETL) mentor and other leaders to understand their roles
• Lead through daily priorities such as stocking shelves, ensuring a safe and welcoming environment, building displays, and assisting guests
• Partner with leaders on team member performance through teaching, coaching, training, and delivering feedback
• Address team member concerns and remove hurdles to ensure smooth operations and goal attainment
• Lead and present at daily huddles with peers and leadership
• Plan daily goals and organize operational plans within the store
• Provide summaries of results and priorities to leadership
• Work with store leaders to set daily goals and expectations
• Review business reporting and guest insights to troubleshoot and follow up on opportunities
• Deliver an exceptional guest experience by empowering team members to resolve guest issues
• Propose new ideas and recommend solutions for business or team opportunities
• Take initiative to learn Target’s leadership expectations and seek growth opportunities
• Actively participate in training, developmental opportunities, and events
• Demonstrate ethical conduct, safety, and compliance, and hold others accountable
• Work safely, identify and correct hazards, and comply with safety policies
• Foster an inclusive, equitable, safe, and secure culture
• Gain an understanding of all business areas to develop business acumen
• Greet guests, engage with them to solve their needs, and thank them for shopping at Target
• Perform other duties as needed

Skills

The Stores Executive Internship provides skills and experience in:

• Guest service fundamentals and building a guest-first team culture
• Guest engagement, problem-solving, and resolution
• Retail business fundamentals
• Setting and planning department workloads to support business priorities
• Managing a team to deliver service and sales goals
• Leading hourly team members and team leaders while creating business strategies
• Recruiting, selecting, and managing talent for hourly team members and leaders

Qualifications

• Previous retail experience preferred, but not required
• Strong interest in working in retail store management
• Leadership skills and team-oriented thinking
• Ability to learn and adapt to current technology needs
• Work independently and as part of a team
• Manage workload and prioritize tasks
• Welcoming and helpful attitude
• Effective communication skills
• Open to a flexible work schedule with varying hours, days, or shifts (including nights, weekends, holidays, and peak shopping times)
• Ability to 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 merchandise up to 44 pounds
• Operate handheld scanners, frequency devices, and other technology equipment
• Reliable and prompt attendance