Specialty Sales Team Leader, San Antonio TX

Target • San Antonio, TX

3d • $21 - $36

About The Position

The Specialty Sales Team Leader leads specialized sales teams across areas such as Apparel and Accessories, Home, Baby, Core Beauty, and Electronics. The role centers on delivering a strong guest experience while ensuring operational execution, product availability, and compelling visual merchandising. The leader plans and executes department workload, supports sales goals, develops and coaches team members, and maintains safe, compliant, and well-organized sales areas. The position may occasionally assume store-level Leader on Duty responsibilities and support guest services such as backup cashiering, order pickup, and Drive Up.

The role is full-time, although weekly hours are not guaranteed to reach 40 and may fluctuate based on business needs. Work schedules may vary and include nights, weekends, holidays, closing shifts, and peak shopping periods. The work is active and physically demanding, involving extended mobility, ladders, access to all building areas, and handling merchandise. Team members may encounter varying temperatures, humidity, and other elements while performing duties such as Drive Up or carryout.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Ability to lead others and hold them accountable.
• Ability to communicate using multiple-frequency devices and operate handheld scanners and other technology equipment as directed.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to manage workload and prioritize tasks independently.
• Welcoming and helpful attitude toward guests and team members.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment and complete multiple tasks within established timeframes.
• 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 accurately handle cash register operations as needed.
• Ability to climb ladders as needed.
• Ability to scan, handle, and move merchandise safely and efficiently, frequently lifting or moving up to 15 pounds and occasionally up to 44 pounds without assistance.
• Flexible schedule, reliable and prompt attendance, and availability for nights, weekends, holidays, closing shifts, and peak shopping times.
• Ability to work in varying temperatures, humidity, and other elements while performing duties such as Drive Up and carryout.
• Ability to remain mobile for the duration of a scheduled shift, which may vary in length.

Nice To Haves

• Previous retail experience is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver an Easy, Inspiring, and Friendly guest experience and ensure team members understand, are trained in, and consistently meet guest experience commitments.
• Observe team members, provide feedback, recognize strong guest interactions, and hold team members accountable.
• Review guest, financial, and team outcome metrics, identify opportunities, take action, and align the team on execution that improves results and the guest experience.
• Model, train, and coach the team in guest service expectations and an inclusive, respectful service culture.
• Plan and execute daily and weekly workload, merchandising sets, planogram updates, sales plans, events, and promotions in support of department and store goals.
• Lead onboarding and learning best practices, identify skill gaps, and support team development and coaching.
• With direct leader guidance, develop, coach, and lead knowledgeable, passionate consultants.
• Assign daily tasks based on planned workload and guest traffic patterns, aligned with business priorities.
• Encourage the use of department tools such as fitting rooms, testers, and displays to provide personalized recommendations to guests.
• With direct leader guidance, partner with third-party vendors to maintain brand standards, merchandising, and fully stocked areas.
• Support execution of merchandise-set changes and visual presentations for assigned categories.
• Create visual presentations by keeping products organized, correctly signed, and merchandised to support seasonal trends.
• Support backroom processes, organization, layout, and sales-floor replenishment to keep products available.
• Participate in hiring and onboarding.
• Ensure fitting rooms are welcoming, clean, and safe when applicable to assigned areas.
• Support the direct leader in establishing clear goals and expectations and hold team members accountable.
• Promote ethical conduct, safety, and compliance, including modeling safe behaviors, correcting hazards, assisting with incident response, and timely and accurate injury reporting and investigation.
• Model physical security processes and support merchandise protection strategies, including ordering, storage, and application as directed.
• If applicable as a key carrier, follow safe and secure training and processes.
• Occasionally assume store-level Leader on Duty responsibilities during assigned shifts based on store needs.
• Address store emergency and compliance needs.
• Support guest services including backup cashiering, order pickup, and Drive Up while following applicable compliance requirements, including adult beverage laws.
• Perform other duties based on business needs.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and dependents may receive comprehensive health benefits and programs, 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
• Education Level: High school or GED