Specialty Sales Team Leader, La Cantera TX

Target • San Antonio, TX

1d • $21 - $36 • Onsite

About The Position

The Specialty Sales Team Leader leads specialty sales teams across areas such as Apparel and Accessories, Home, Baby, Core Beauty, and Electronics. The role is focused on delivering a strong guest experience, maintaining effective sales-floor and backroom operations, and creating compelling visual merchandising presentations. The leader plans and executes workloads, supports sales goals, develops team members, and ensures products are available and easy to shop.

The role provides experience in guest service, retail business fundamentals, workload planning, leading multiple departments, and hiring, developing, coaching, evaluating, and retaining hourly team members. It involves a variable schedule, including nights, weekends, holidays, closing shifts, and peak shopping times. This is a full-time role, although weekly hours are not guaranteed to reach 40 and may fluctuate with business needs.

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 additional assistance.
• Flexible availability for nights, weekends, and holidays, with reliable and prompt attendance.
• 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 guest experience commitments and foster an Easy, Inspiring, and Friendly experience.
• Train, observe, coach, recognize, and hold team members accountable for guest experience and consistent operations.
• Review guest, financial, and team outcome metrics; identify opportunities and take action to improve results and guest experience.
• Model and coach Target’s GUEST service culture and demonstrate inclusive, authentic, and respectful behavior.
• Plan and execute daily and weekly workloads, merchandising sets, planogram updates, sales plans, events, and promotions under the direction of the direct leader.
• Develop, coach, and lead knowledgeable and passionate consultants with guidance from the direct leader.
• Assign daily tasks based on planned workload and guest traffic, aligned with business priorities.
• Encourage effective use of department tools, including fitting rooms, testers, and displays, to provide personalized guest recommendations.
• Partner with third-party vendors, with direct leader guidance, to maintain brand standards, merchandising, and area presentation.
• Support merchandise-set changes and visual presentations; ensure products are organized, signed correctly, and merchandised to reflect seasonal trends.
• Support backroom processes, organization, layout, and replenishment so products are available to guests.
• Participate in hiring and onboarding team members.
• Ensure fitting rooms are welcoming, clean, and safe when applicable to assigned areas.
• Support the direct leader in establishing goals and expectations and hold team members accountable.
• Promote ethical conduct, safety, and compliance; 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.
• Follow safe and secure procedures when serving as a key carrier, if applicable.
• 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, including 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 may also be available to eligible team members.

What This Job Offers

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