Executive Team Leader Specialty Sales (Assistant Manager Merchandising and Service) - Temple/Harker Heights, TX

Target • Harker Heights, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Executive Team Leader Specialty Sales leads Target’s Apparel & Accessories, Beauty, and Electronics specialty sales teams. The role drives sales and profitability by building a guest-first culture, managing merchandising and pricing work, and ensuring products are available and easy to shop. The leader recruits, develops, and coaches team members and leaders, plans staffing and workloads around guest traffic and business needs, and oversees specialty sales-floor and backroom operations. The role also supports inspiring visual presentations in relevant areas and helps ensure fitting rooms are welcoming and function as an extension of the sales floor.

The position requires a flexible schedule that may include early mornings, evenings, overnight shifts, weekends, and holidays. It also involves responding to guest or team member issues throughout the building, safely handling merchandise, operating cash registers, and following safety, security, and compliance procedures. Additional duties may be assigned based on business needs.

Requirements

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong business acumen.
• Comfort dealing with ambiguity.
• Ability to manage conflict, lead others, 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 frequent lifting or moving of up to 15 pounds and occasional lifting or moving of 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.
• Ability to work a schedule aligned with guest and business needs, including early morning, evening, overnight, and weekend shifts.

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 deliver guest experiences and store sales goals.
• Create schedules and adjust staffing 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 inform business decisions.
• Build a knowledgeable, passionate team of consultants across Apparel & Accessories, Beauty, and Electronics.
• Manage and develop the sales force using selling training techniques.
• Lead specialty backroom processes, organization, layout, and sales-floor replenishment to keep products available.
• Lead the team in delivering visual presentations in Apparel & Accessories, Home, Baby, and 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 short- and long-term needs.
• Develop and coach team members and Team Leaders, including onboarding, learning, and closing product-knowledge and skill gaps.
• Establish accountability through clear expectations and performance management.
• Provide service and a shopping experience that meets guests’ needs.
• Model 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 and programs, as described on the company benefits website.

What This Job Offers

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