Executive Team Leader Assets Protection (Assistant Manager Loss Prevention) - Springfield, MO

Target • Springfield, MO

2d • $64,000 - $128,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Executive Team Leader - Assets Protection (AP) role is crucial in maintaining a safe and secure environment for guests, team members, and the Target brand. AP teams mitigate shortage risks, prevent and investigate theft and fraud, and lead through crisis events to ensure product availability. This role offers opportunities for professional development and skill-building in areas such as crisis response, safety management, strategic AP planning, external and internal investigations, and talent management.

Requirements

• 4 year degree or equivalent experience
• Meet any state or local licensure and/or other legal requirements related to the position
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong business acumen
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity
• Manage conflict, lead and hold others accountable
• Relate well with and interact with all levels of the organization
• Strong cognitive skills, including problem analysis, decision making, financial and quantitative analysis
• Learn and adapt to current technology needs
• Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently
• Access all areas of the building to respond to guest or team member issues
• Interpret instructions, reports and information
• Apprehend subjects in accordance with company policy
• Scan, handle and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving merchandise up to 40 pounds
• Climb up and down ladders

Responsibilities

• Drive total store sales and increase profitability by ensuring product is in stock and available to our guests.
• Manage, influence and validate a safe and secure culture by driving physical security and safety processes; lead store response and emergency crisis situations and create plans for in-store events.
• Educate store leaders and teams on emergency preparedness and physical security procedures.
• Identify shortage risks in key divisions and develop a strategy and tactics that will reduce shortage and drive profitable sales.
• Act as a key resource for company initiatives for AP team leaders in your district/market.
• Lead investigative and verbal de-escalation classroom trainings; facilitate other trainings as needed for your AP team, store or district.
• Maintain all required training.
• Manage the identification and resolution of internal investigations; complete internal interviews for your store and nearby stores at the discretion of your leader.
• Anticipate and identify theft and shortage trends in your store and develop proactive strategies to prevent shortage and theft.
• Determine operational shortage priorities; educate and influence store teams on these priorities.
• Manage the prevention, identification and resolution of external theft incidents and investigations.
• Work a schedule that aligns to guest and business needs based on safe and secure and theft patterns (this includes early morning/overnight shifts, evening and weekends).
• Build partnerships to identify market trends and competition strategies; leverage guest insights and feedback to drive the business and be the destination of choice for our guests.
• Build a close partnership with Store Director.
• Develop, schedule and deploy resources based on safe and secure and theft trends.
• Plan, lead and follow-up on organizational and operational change.
• Establish a culture of accountability through clear expectations and performance management.
• Anticipate staffing needs, talent plan and recruit – both long and short term.
• Support the onboarding and development of AP Team Leaders in your district/market.
• Develop, coach and lead your team members and Team Leaders (if applicable) to elevate their skills and expertise.
• Create, communicate, influence and educate AP priorities (including shortage priorities) to your team, peers and store teams.
• Create and model the safety culture in store by recognizing safe behaviors and identifying and resolving safety hazards and unsafe behaviors; investigate injuries that occur to determine root cause and resolved through appropriate action plans and partnerships.
• Act as first responder for in-store incidents (e.g., security, weather, etc.).
• Provide service and a shopping experience that meets the needs of the guest.
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.
• As a key carrier, follow all safe and secure training and processes.
• All other duties based on business needs.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree