Executive Team Leader GM Sales (Assistant Manager General Merchandise)

Full-time - Entry Level

Sandy, UT

General Merchandise Retailers

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 a General Merchandise Sales Executive Team Leader can provide you with the knowledge of guest service fundamentals and experience building and managing a guest first culture on your team. You will gain knowledge of retail business fundamentals including department sales trends, inventory management, guest shopping patterns, pricing and promotions strategies. This position involves managing a team of hourly team members and leaders, creating business specific strategies and goals, and recruiting and selecting talent.

Responsibilities

• Drive total store sales and understand your role in sales growth.
• Manage a team that executes inbound, outbound, replenishment, inventory accuracy, presentation, pricing and promotional signing processes for all GM areas of the store.
• Enable efficient delivery to guests by leading pick, pack and ship fulfillment work.
• Create a guest-obsessed culture and lead your team to prioritize the guest experience.
• Develop a strategy and utilize workload planning tools to complete all scheduled workload.
• Create a scheduling plan in partnership with team leaders based on business workload and guest traffic.
• Conduct regular check-ins with your team to ensure completion of tasks.
• Manage all GM backroom and sales floor areas, reviewing reporting to identify gaps.
• Oversee Team Leaders workload planning including transitions, revisions and sales plans.
• Drive fulfillment sales by leading the Fulfillment team.
• Know and assess the competition and leverage guest insights.
• Plan, manage and follow-up on organizational and operational change.
• Anticipate and identify changes in unique store trends.
• Develop and coach Team Leaders to elevate team skills.
• Establish a culture of accountability through clear expectations.
• Anticipate staffing needs and recruit talent.
• Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety and compliance.
• Address store needs such as emergency and regulatory visits.

Requirements

• 4 year degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong business acumen.
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity.
• Ability to manage conflict and hold others accountable.
• Ability to relate well with all levels of the organization.
• Strong cognitive skills, including problem analysis and decision making.
• Ability to learn and adapt to current technology needs.
• Ability to manage workload and prioritize tasks independently.

Benefits

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