Assets Protection Team Leader

About the position

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. The role of an Assets Protection Team Leader can provide you with the skills and experience of leading a security culture, including crisis response, a strong safety environment and crowd management planning, providing support to both guests and team members. Assets Protection (AP) teams function to keep our guests, team and brand secure and lead through crisis events. They protect profitable sales by mitigating shortage risks, preventing theft and fraud to ensure product is available for our guest.

Responsibilities

• Support total store sales and increase profitability by ensuring products are in stock and available to our guests.
• Influence and validate physical security and safety processes; participate in store response and emergency crisis situations.
• Support your leader in educating teams on emergency preparedness and physical security procedures.
• Develop, coach and lead your team members to elevate their skills and expertise.
• Anticipate staffing needs and support your leader to effectively talent plan.
• Identify theft and shortage trends in your store.
• Work a schedule that aligns to guest and business needs based on security and theft patterns.
• Own the prevention, identification and resolution of external theft incidents.
• Initiate, investigate and resolve internal investigations as directed by AP leader.
• Educate store leadership on merchandise protection best practice.
• Communicate AP priorities to the team, peers and leadership.
• Build a relationship of trust and accountability with your leader and Store Director.
• Ensure our teams and tactics maintain Target's reputation.
• Evaluate and recommend candidates for open positions and develop a guest-centric team.
• Support team onboarding and learning.
• Lead and demonstrate a culture of executing all best practices.
• Serve as first responder for in-store safety incidents.
• Demonstrate inclusivity by valuing diverse voices and approaches.
• Lead and demonstrate a safety culture through modeling and recognizing safe behaviors.
• Participate in legal proceedings as necessary to represent Target's interests.

Requirements

• Age 18 or older.
• High school degree or equivalent.
• Meet any state or local licensure and/or other legal requirements related to the position.
• Ability to lead and hold others accountable.
• Ability to communicate on multiple frequency devices and operate handheld scanners.
• Work independently and as part of a team.
• Manage your workload and prioritize tasks independently.
• Welcoming and helpful attitude.
• Effective communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Previous retail and/or loss prevention experience preferred, but not required.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, vision, dental, and life insurance.
• 401(k).
• Employee discount.
• Short term disability.
• Long term disability.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid national holidays.
• Paid vacation.