Assets Protection (AP) teams' function to keep our guests, team and brand safe and secure and lead through crisis events. They protect profitable sales by mitigating shortage risks, preventing, investigating and resolving theft and fraud to ensure product is available for our guest. At Target, we believe in our team members having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career. The role of an Executive Team Leader- Assets Protection can provide you with the: Experience managing a safe and secure culture, including crisis response, a strong safety environment and crowd management planning and providing support to both guests and team members Experience in creating strategic AP strategies and goals and delivering results through your team Experience identifying strategic resolutions of external theft and fraud and apprehending individuals attempting to cause a loss, in accordance with Target policy Experience managing the identification and resolution of internal investigations Skills in recruiting, selecting and talent management of hourly team members and leaders As an Executive Team Leader-Assets Protection, no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will most likely include the following 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
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Industry
General Merchandise Retailers
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees