Store Assets Protection Executive Intern (Store Leadership Intern) - Long Beach, CA (Starting Summer 2026)

Target • Lakewood, CA

72d • $28 - $28

About The Position

The job of Assets Protection (AP) teams is to keep our guests, team and brand secure and lead through crisis events. They protect profitable sales by mitigating shortage risks, preventing theft and fraud to ensure product is available for our guests. They also build relationships inside and outside of Target including store leaders and law enforcement. As an AP Executive Intern, you will get a valuable, realistic preview of the Executive Team Leader - Assets Protection role (Assistant Store Manager - Assets Protection) over a defined period of time. During our summer program, you will work closely with a mentor while learning the AP business area and other team functions within our stores. At Target, we believe in our leaders having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career.

Requirements

• Meet any state or local licensure and/or other legal requirements related to the position.
• Previous retail or security experience preferred, but not required.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong business acumen.
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity.
• Manage conflict, lead and hold others accountable.
• Learn and adapt to current technology needs.
• Strong cognitive skills, including problem analysis, decision making, financial and quantitative analysis.
• Work independently and as part of a team.
• Relate well with and interact with all levels of the organization.
• Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently.
• Welcoming and helpful attitude.

Responsibilities

• Take initiative to learn how to be an AP leader by seeking out opportunities for growth and development.
• Provide new ideas and recommend solutions to business or team opportunities.
• Commit to learning Target's expectations of leaders and use them to personally develop by asking questions and seeking feedback.
• Actively participate in internship program training activities, developmental opportunities and events.
• Demonstrate willingness to take risks; step out of comfort zone and take on new assignments.
• Partner with store leaders regarding TM performance by teaching, coaching, training and delivering timely performance feedback.
• Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety, and compliance; lead the team to work in the same way and hold others accountable to this commitment.
• Influence and validate a security culture by driving physical security and safety processes; lead store response and emergency crisis situations.
• Educate store leaders and teams on emergency preparedness and physical security procedures.
• Identify shortage risks in key areas and work with other leaders to develop tactics that will reduce shortage and drive profitable sales.
• Support the identification and resolution of internal investigations.
• Identify theft and shortage trends in your store, and develop proactive strategies to prevent shortage and theft.
• Support store safety culture through modeling and recognizing safe behaviors, identifying and correcting hazards in partnership with store leaders.
• Lead merchandise protection strategies across the total store; including ordering, storage and application as directed by best practices.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more.
• 401(k).
• Employee discount.
• Short term disability.
• Long term disability.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid national holidays.
• Paid vacation.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: General Merchandise Retailers
• Education Level: No Education Listed