Specialty Sales Team Leader (Albertville, AL)

Target • Albertville, AL

2d • $21 - $35 • Onsite

About The Position

The Specialty Sales Team Leader leads teams in specialty sales areas, including Apparel and Accessories, Home, Baby, Core Beauty, and Electronics. The role focuses on delivering a guest-first experience through strong operations, visual merchandising, and ensuring products are available and easy to shop. The leader plans department workload to support business priorities and sales goals, coaches and develops team members, and helps execute merchandising, inventory, and guest-service processes.

This is a full-time role with hours that may fluctuate based on business needs and are not guaranteed to be 40 hours per week. The schedule is variable and may include nights, weekends, holidays, closing shifts, and other peak shopping times. The work is physically active and may involve exposure to 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 and hold others 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, including frequently lifting or moving up to 15 pounds and occasionally up to 44 pounds without assistance.
• Flexible schedule and reliable, prompt attendance, including availability for nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to work in varying temperatures, humidity, and other elements when performing duties such as Drive-Up and carryout.
• Ability to remain mobile for the duration of a scheduled shift; shift length may vary.

Nice To Haves

• Previous retail experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver guest experience commitments and promote an Easy, Inspiring, and Friendly experience.
• Ensure team members understand, are trained in, and consistently deliver guest experience commitments and operational standards.
• Observe team members, provide feedback, hold them accountable, and recognize strong guest-service performance.
• Review guest, financial, and team outcome metrics; identify opportunities, take action, align the team on execution, celebrate wins, and drive results.
• Model, train, and coach the team in the GUEST service model and a service culture that prioritizes guests.
• Promote inclusivity by valuing diverse perspectives, acting authentically and respectfully, and creating equitable experiences.
• Plan and execute daily and weekly workload, merchandising sets, planogram updates, sales plans, events, and promotions in line with direction from the direct leader.
• Support onboarding and learning, identify skill gaps, and develop team members through coaching and team interactions.
• With direct leader guidance, develop, coach, and lead knowledgeable and passionate consultants.
• Assign daily tasks based on planned workload and guest traffic, aligned with business priorities.
• Encourage team members to use department tools, including fitting rooms, testers, and displays, to provide personalized recommendations.
• With direct leader guidance, partner with third-party vendors to maintain brand standards, merchandising, and fully maintained 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 replenishment to keep merchandise available to guests.
• Participate in hiring and onboarding.
• Ensure fitting rooms are welcoming, clean, and safe where applicable to assigned areas.
• Support the direct leader in establishing goals and expectations and holding team members accountable.
• Model ethical conduct, safety, and compliance, and hold the team accountable to those standards.
• Lead safety practices by modeling and recognizing safe behavior, identifying and correcting hazards, supporting incident response, and reporting and investigating injuries accurately and promptly.
• Model physical security processes and support merchandise-protection strategies, including ordering, storage, and application as directed by best practices.
• If 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 such as backup cashiering, Order Pickup, and Drive Up, while maintaining compliance, 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 may also be available; eligibility varies.

What This Job Offers

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