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

Target • Lakewood, CA

2d • $29 - $29 • Onsite

About The Position

ALL ABOUT TARGET Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here. ALL ABOUT ASSETS PROTECTION 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 guest . They also b uild 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 defin ed 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. The role of an AP Executive Intern can provide you with skills and experience of : M anaging a secur ity culture, including crisis response, a strong safety environment and crowd management planning, providing support to both guests and team members Executing strategic AP strategies and goals and delivering results through your team I dentifying and developing strategic resolutions of external theft and fraud, and apprehending individuals attempting to cause a loss, in accordance with Target policy C onducting internal and external investigations, from identification through resolution R ecruiting, selecting, retaining , development and talent management of hourly team members and leaders

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
• Access all areas of the building to respond to guest or team member issues
• Interpret instructions, reports and information
• Act in accordance with company policy
• Climb up and down ladders as needed
• Scan, handle and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving merchandise up to 1 0 pounds and occasionally or moving merchandise up to 4 4 pounds
• Ability to communicate on multiple frequency devices and operate handheld scanners, and other technology equipment as directed
• Flexible work schedule (e.g., nights, weekends and holidays); reliable and prompt and regular attendance necessary

Nice To Haves

• Previous retail or security experience preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

• Through the training you receive from the ETL-AP mentor t ake initiative to learn how to be an AP leader by seeking out opportunities for growth and development; continuously learn throughout the internship experience
• 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
• I nfluence and validate a secur ity culture by driving physical security and safety processes; lead store response and emergency crisis situations and c reate plans for in-store events
• Educate store leaders and teams on emergency preparedness a nd physical security procedures
• Educate store leadership on merch andise pro tection best practice and audit execution in partnership with ke y partners
• Identify shortage risks in key areas and work with other leaders to develop tactics that will reduce shor tage and drive profitable sales
• Support the identification and resolution of intern al investigations
• I dentify theft and shortage trends in your store, and develop proactive strategie s to prevent shortage and theft
• E ducate and influence store teams on operational shortage priorities
• Support the p revent ion (inclusive of mer chandise protection budgeting) , identif ication and resolution of external the ft incidents and investigations
• Work a schedule that aligns to guest and business needs based on safe and secure and theft patterns (this includes early morning/overnigh t shifts, evening and weekends)
• Support store safety culture through modeling and recognizing safe behaviors, identifying and correcting hazards in partnership with store leaders, holding team accountable to following safety expectations, assisting with incident response , and reporting/ investigati ng injuries timely and accurately.
• Owns safety program management routines such as Monthly Safety Meetings/Observations.
• Lead an instore security culture by focusing on deterrence, response and resolution in order to improve physical security processes
• Lead merchandise protection strategies across the total store; including ordering, storage and application as directed by best practices
• Demonstrate inclusivity by valuing diverse voices and approaches, being authentic and respectful, and creating equitable experiences
• Demonstrate how to engage with guests when assistance is needed, engage with guests in a welcoming way, and help solve their specific needs.
• Work in a safe manner at all times to benefit yourself and others; identify and correct hazards; comply with all safety policies and 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
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees