Specialty Sales Executive Team Leader

Target • Shorewood, IL

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About The Position

The Specialty Sales Executive Team Leader leads Target’s Apparel & Accessories, Beauty, and Electronics specialty businesses. The role drives sales and profitability by building a guest-first culture, managing teams, and planning work around business priorities and guest needs. It combines active selling and merchandising with operational responsibilities such as inventory management, pricing, replenishment, and maintaining sales floors and backrooms. The leader also develops team members and Team Leaders through recruiting, onboarding, training, coaching, and performance management.

The position requires a flexible schedule aligned with guest and business needs, including early morning, evening, overnight, and weekend shifts. Leaders may also need to address store emergencies and regulatory visits and, as key carriers, follow safe and secure procedures. The listed pay range is $64,000 to $128,000; pay may vary based on factors such as labor market, education, experience, and certifications.

Requirements

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong business acumen.
• Comfort with ambiguity.
• Ability to manage conflict, lead others, and hold others accountable.
• Ability to relate 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, including frequently lifting or moving items 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 schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and regular attendance.
• Ability to work shifts that may include early mornings, evenings, and overnight hours.

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 sales goals.
• Create schedules and adjust them 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 support business objectives and make Target a destination of choice.
• Build and manage a knowledgeable, passionate sales team across Apparel & Accessories, Beauty, and Electronics.
• Manage and develop the sales force using selling and training techniques.
• Lead backroom processes, organization, layout, and sales-floor replenishment to ensure products are available to guests.
• Lead the delivery of visual presentations in Apparel & Accessories, Home, Baby, and other seasonally relevant areas.
• Ensure fitting rooms are welcoming and function 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 needs, and recruit for both long- and short-term needs.
• Develop and coach team members and Team Leaders; support onboarding and learning and close product knowledge and skill gaps.
• Set clear expectations and use performance management to establish accountability.
• 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 medical, vision, dental, and life insurance.
• 401(k).
• Employee discount.
• Short-term disability and long-term disability.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid national holidays.
• Paid vacation.
• Additional financial, education, and well-being benefits may be available to eligible team members.

What This Job Offers

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