Store Director (Store Manager) - T1373 Meriden, CT

Target•Meriden, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. The role of a Store Director involves leading a team with the purpose of helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. You will develop leaders who care about their teams, guests, and each other. You will lead a team of experts, advocates, and consultants who are passionate about ensuring guests receive what they came for, and more, every time they shop at their store. You will take accountability for running a profitable growth business. At Target, we believe in our leaders having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career. The role of a Store Director can provide you with the skills and experience of managing a large team, recruiting, talent management, guest service fundamentals, retail business financials, creating store-specific strategies, understanding retail business fundamentals, setting quarterly business priorities, building partnerships, and making business decisions.

Requirements

Managing a large team of hourly team members and leaders as well as leaders of leaders
Recruiting, selecting, talent management and talent planning across all departments of the store
Guest service fundamentals and experience building and leading a guest-first culture across the store
Retail business financials (e.g. payroll, profit and loss) and driving sales growth
Creating store-specific strategies and managing your team to deliver results
Retail business fundamentals for total store, including understanding sales trends, inventory management, guest shopping patterns and satisfaction, pricing and promotions strategies and specialty businesses; teach and train your leaders on the same business acumen
Setting and planning total store quarterly business priorities and managing a team to meet sales goals
Building partnerships with and leveraging key partners (e.g. Assets Protection, Food & Beverage, Human Resources) to support store performance and business growth
Making business decisions by assessing market competition, understanding guest insights and feedback

Responsibilities

Consistently delivers guest experience commitments.
Leads with confidence, care and purpose to drive a guest obsessed culture that relentlessly delivers the guest experience standard for Target’s brand promise.
Holds direct reports accountable to deliver exceptional guest experience through consistent operations, accountability, team development, training and recognition.
Celebrates wins, aligns team, and prioritizes actions that drive results and elevate the guest experience.
Actively engages with their community to represent our brand and build connections in the communities they serve.
Take an active role in the onboarding, development and growth of your leaders.
Drive accountability through clear expectations and consistent performance management.
In partnership with HR, create and deliver on sustainable and equitable talent strategies to fuel career progression and continued team growth.
Be approachable and available for your team, lead a culture where leaders and team members are able to share and issues are quickly resolved.
Recruit, hire and retain a passionate team for area specific knowledge and expertise.
Oversee the scheduling process to ensure schedules meet the needs of your business, while providing a consistent guest experience and aligning with team member availability and desired hours.
Own and implement leadership schedules that align to guest and business needs (including weekends, mornings, evenings, overnight and appropriate seasonal adjustments).