Executive Team Leader Specialty Sales (Assistant Manager Merchandising and Service) - Temple/Harker Heights, TX
About The Position
The Executive Team Leader Specialty Sales leads Target’s Apparel & Accessories, Beauty, and Electronics specialty sales teams. The role drives store sales and profitability by building a guest-first culture, managing merchandising and pricing work, and developing knowledgeable consultants and leaders. The leader plans staffing and department workload, uses guest and competitor insights to guide business decisions, and ensures products are available and easy to shop. The position also leads backroom and sales-floor operations, visual merchandising, fitting-room standards, team development, operational change, safety, and compliance. The schedule must align with guest and business needs and may include early morning, evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday shifts.
Requirements
- Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong business acumen.
- Comfort 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 safely and efficiently, frequently lifting or moving up to 15 pounds and occasionally up to 40 pounds.
- Ability to accurately handle cash register operations and climb ladders.
- Flexible 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 deliver a strong guest experience and meet store sales goals.
- Create schedules and adjust staffing to align with guest traffic and business needs.
- Manage planning and execution of merchandising and pricing workload, including transitions, revisions, sales plans, sampling, and promotions.
- Assess competitors and use guest insights and feedback to guide business decisions.
- Build and manage teams of consultants across Apparel & Accessories, Beauty, and Electronics, using selling training techniques.
- Lead backroom processes, organization, layout, and sales-floor replenishment to ensure product availability.
- Lead visual merchandising in Apparel & Accessories, Home, Baby, and other seasonally relevant areas; ensure fitting rooms are welcoming and support the sales floor.
- Plan, lead, and follow up on organizational and operational change; anticipate store trends and staffing needs.
- Recruit, talent-plan, develop, and coach team members and Team Leaders; support onboarding and address product-knowledge and skill gaps.
- Establish accountability through clear expectations and performance management.
- Provide service and a shopping experience that meets guest 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 medical, vision, dental, and life insurance benefits.
- 401(k).
- Employee discount.
- Short-term disability and long-term disability.
- Paid sick leave.
- Paid national holidays.
- Paid vacation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
