Specialty Sales Team Leader, Odessa TX

Target • Odessa, TX

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Specialty Sales Team Leader leads specialized sales teams in areas such as Apparel and Accessories, Home, Baby, Core Beauty, and Electronics. The role focuses on delivering a strong guest experience, maintaining effective store operations, and creating compelling visual merchandising that inspires guests and supports sales. The leader helps develop team members, plans workloads, supports department and store priorities, and contributes to a guest-first and inclusive culture.

This is a full-time role, although weekly hours are not guaranteed to be 40 and may fluctuate with business needs. The position requires a variable schedule, including nights, weekends, holidays, closing shifts, and peak shopping times. It is physically active and may involve working in varying temperatures and humidity, accessing all areas of the building, climbing ladders, and frequently lifting or moving merchandise up to 15 pounds and occasionally up to 44 pounds without additional assistance.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• 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 accomplish 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 up and down ladders as needed.
• Ability to scan, handle, and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving items up to 15 pounds and occasionally up to 44 pounds without additional assistance.
• Flexible schedule and reliable, prompt attendance, including availability for nights, weekends, holidays, closing shifts, and peak shopping times.
• Ability to work in and be exposed to 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.

Nice To Haves

• Previous retail experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver guest experience commitments and model, train, and coach team members on Target’s guest service expectations.
• Observe team member performance, provide feedback, recognize strong guest service, and hold team members accountable.
• Review guest, financial, and team outcome metrics to identify opportunities, take action, align the team on execution, and drive results.
• Demonstrate an inclusive, ethical, safe, and compliant culture.
• Plan and execute daily and weekly workloads under the direction of the direct leader to support sales goals and guest engagement.
• Plan merchandising sets and execute updates to planograms, sales plans, events, promotions, and visual presentations.
• Develop, coach, and lead a team of consultants, and help close skill gaps through onboarding, learning, and team interactions.
• Assign daily tasks based on planned workload and guest traffic while aligning work to business priorities.
• Encourage team members to use department tools such as fitting rooms, testers, and displays to provide personalized recommendations.
• Partner with third-party vendors, with direct leader guidance, to maintain brand standards, merchandising, and in-stock areas.
• Ensure products are organized, signed correctly, and merchandised to support seasonal trends.
• Support backroom processes, organization, layout, and replenishment to ensure products are available to guests.
• Participate in hiring and onboarding processes.
• Ensure fitting rooms are welcoming, clean, and safe when applicable to assigned areas.
• Support the direct leader in establishing goals and expectations and holding team members accountable.
• Model safe behaviors, identify and correct hazards, respond to incidents, and report or investigate injuries promptly and accurately.
• Model physical security processes and support merchandise protection strategies, including ordering, storage, and application as directed.
• Occasionally assume store-level Leader on Duty responsibilities during assigned shifts.
• Address store emergency and compliance needs.
• Provide guest-service support such as backup cashiering, order pickup, and Drive Up, while maintaining applicable compliance requirements.
• 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 and programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED