Executive Team Leader Specialty Sales (Assistant Manager Merchandising and Service) - Meridian, ID

Target • Meridian, ID

3d • $64,000 - $128,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Executive Team Leader Specialty Sales leads Target’s Apparel & Accessories, Beauty, and Electronics teams. The role focuses on building a guest-first culture, driving sales and profitability, and ensuring merchandise is available, easy to shop, and presented through compelling visual merchandising. The leader manages specialty business operations, team performance, staffing, development, and service while adapting to guest traffic and changing business needs.

The position combines leadership and hands-on retail responsibilities, including planning merchandising and pricing workload, managing backroom and replenishment processes, developing team members and leaders, and maintaining safe, ethical, and compliant operations. Work schedules align with business and guest needs and may include early mornings, evenings, overnight shifts, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong business acumen.
• Comfort dealing with ambiguity.
• Ability to manage conflict, lead, and hold others accountable.
• Ability to relate well to and interact with all levels of the organization.
• Strong cognitive skills, including problem analysis, decision-making, and financial and quantitative analysis.
• Ability to learn and adapt to current technology needs.
• Ability to manage workload and prioritize tasks independently.
• 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 scan, handle, and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving up to 15 pounds and occasionally up to 40 pounds.
• Ability to accurately handle cash register operations.
• Ability to climb up and down ladders.
• Flexible work schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and regular attendance.

Responsibilities

• Drive total store sales and understand how specialty departments contribute to sales growth and profitability.
• Create a guest-obsessed culture and lead the team to prioritize guest experience and meet store sales goals.
• Create schedules and adjust them to align with guest traffic and business needs.
• Plan and manage merchandising and pricing workload, including transitions, revisions, sales plans, sampling, and promotions.
• Assess competitors and use guest insights and feedback to drive business objectives.
• Build and manage a team of consultants knowledgeable and passionate about Apparel and Accessories, Beauty, and Electronics.
• Manage and develop the sales force using selling training techniques.
• Lead backroom processes, organization, layout, and sales-floor replenishment for Apparel and Accessories, Beauty, and Electronics.
• Lead the team in delivering visual presentations in Apparel and Accessories, Home, Baby, and other seasonally relevant areas.
• Ensure fitting rooms are welcoming and used as an extension of the sales floor.
• Plan, lead, and follow up on organizational and operational change.
• Anticipate and identify changes in store trends.
• Anticipate staffing needs, plan talent, and recruit for both long- and short-term needs.
• Develop and coach team members and Team Leaders to strengthen their skills and expertise.
• Lead onboarding and learning, and address product knowledge and skill gaps through development, coaching, and team interactions.
• Establish accountability through clear expectations and performance management.
• Provide service and a shopping experience that meets guests’ needs.
• Demonstrate ethical conduct, safety, and compliance, and hold the team accountable to the same standards.
• Address store needs, including emergencies and regulatory visits.
• As a key carrier, follow safe and secure training and processes.
• Perform other duties based on business needs.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and 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.
• Financial, education, and well-being benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager