Beauty Team Leader

Target • Columbia, SC

7d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Beauty Team Leader at Target, you lead a team that creates a welcoming, inclusive, trend-relevant and easy-to-shop beauty experience. You develop team members, coach meaningful guest engagement, support operational excellence and help make Target a trusted beauty destination. The role blends guest service with task completion so products remain available, easy to shop and well maintained on the sales floor and in the backroom.

The position provides experience in guest service and building a guest-first culture; retail business fundamentals such as sales trends, inventory, shopping patterns, pricing and promotions; planning workload to support business priorities and sales goals; and leading hourly team members through hiring, development, coaching, evaluation and retention. Duties may change based on business needs. Although full-time, the role does not guarantee 40 hours per week; hours may fluctuate with business needs.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Ability to remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment and complete multiple tasks within established timeframes.
• Ability to lead others and hold them accountable.
• Ability to communicate using multiple-frequency devices and operate handheld scanners and other technology equipment as directed.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, manage workload and prioritize tasks independently.
• Welcoming and helpful attitude toward guests and team members.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to access all areas of the building to respond to guest or team member issues.
• Ability to interpret instructions, reports and information.
• Ability to work in and be exposed to varying temperatures, humidity and other elements while performing certain duties.
• Ability to remain mobile for the duration of a scheduled shift; shift length may vary.
• Ability to accurately handle cash register operations as needed.
• Ability to climb ladders as needed.
• Ability to scan, handle and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving up to 15 pounds and occasionally up to 44 pounds without additional assistance.
• Variable schedule availability, including nights, weekends, holidays, closing shifts and peak shopping times; reliable and prompt attendance is necessary.

Nice To Haves

• Previous retail experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver guest experience commitments and ensure team members are trained and consistently meet service and operational expectations.
• Observe team members, provide feedback, recognize positive guest experiences and hold the team accountable.
• Model guest engagement, service, task balance, loyalty-program promotion and sales behaviors.
• Review guest, financial and team outcome metrics; identify opportunities, take action, align the team on execution and celebrate results.
• Understand sales goals and plan and execute daily and weekly workload, including merchandising, pricing, sales-floor displays, events and promotions.
• Assign daily tasks according to planned workload, guest traffic and business priorities set by the direct leader.
• Lead a team that provides a seamless guest experience across Beauty areas.
• Model best practices from onboarding and learning; develop team members and address skill gaps through coaching and interactions.
• Support development of knowledgeable, passionate Beauty consultants and advisors by staying current on brands, trends and promotions and holding them to expectations.
• Participate in hiring and onboarding, including evaluating and recommending candidates.
• Promote inclusivity and equitable experiences by valuing diverse voices and approaches and acting authentically and respectfully.
• Model ethical conduct, safety and compliance, and hold the team accountable to expectations.
• Lead the safety culture by modeling and recognizing safe behaviors, addressing hazards, supporting incident response, and reporting and investigating injuries accurately and promptly.
• Model physical security processes and support merchandise protection strategies, including ordering, storage and application as directed by best practices.
• When applicable as a key carrier, follow safe and secure training and processes.
• Occasionally assume store-level leader-on-duty responsibilities during assigned shifts based on store needs.
• Address store emergency and compliance needs.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and their dependents may receive comprehensive health benefits, which may include medical, vision, dental and life insurance.
• 401(k).
• Employee discount.
• Short-term disability.
• Long-term disability.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid national holidays.
• Paid vacation.
• Additional financial, education and well-being benefits may be available to eligible team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED