ALL ABOUT SPECIALTY SALES  

A team of specialized consultants who provide tailored suggestions and solutions through compelling visual merchandising presentations that inspire guests and build the basket.  

Teams in Apparel & Accessories (A&A), Beauty, Home, Baby and Electronics prioritize guest experience while blending completion of tasks that ensure product is available and easy to shop – pulling, filling, pricing, setting, staging and maintaining the sales floor and the backroom. 

At Target, we believe in our leaders having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career. The role of a Specialty Sales Executive Team Leader can provide you with the skills and experiences of: 

• Guest service fundamentals, and building and managing a guest-first culture on your team 

• Retail business fundamentals including department sales trends, inventory management, guest shopping patterns, pricing and promotions strategies 

• Setting and planning of department(s) monthly/quarterly workload to support business priorities and managing a team to deliver on sales goals 

• Managing multiple businesses and balancing team member expertise in each area to effectively manage teams in each department 

• Leveraging competitors' insights to drive business objectives in each specialty department 

• Managing a team of team leaders and creating business-specific strategies and goals 

• Recruiting, selecting and talent management of hourly team members and leaders 

As a Specialty Sales Executive Team Leader, no two days are ever the same, but a typical day most likely will include the following responsibilities: 

• Consistently delivers guest experience commitments.

• Holds TLs accountable to deliver exceptional guest experiences through consistent accountability, team development,trainingand recognition.

• Celebratesoutstanding guest experiences across teams and ensures recognition is consistent and meaningful.

• Reviews area guest, financial, and team metrics toidentifygaps and understand team behaviors.

• Celebrates wins, sets clear priorities, and leads actions that drive results and enhance the guest experience.

• Partners across teams to create an easy,inspiringand friendly guest experience.

• Drive total store sales,demonstratehow you, your team and your departments contribute to andimpact total store profitability.

• Lead your team to prioritize the guest experience and deliver on store sales goals.

• Create,lead, and modela culture of executing all best practices as outlined with team onboarding, learning, and required training; help close skill gaps through development,coachingand team interactions.

• Demonstrate inclusivity by valuing diverse voices and approaches, being authentic and respectful, and creatingequitableexperiences.

• Create schedules and make adjustmentsas needed to align to guest traffic and business needs.

• Manageyour team to effectively planmerchandising planning,sampling and promotions.

• Developworkingrelationshipwith third party vendors and oversee Team Leader’s management of vendor performance.

• Know and assess the competition andleverageguest insights and feedback to drive the businessforward.

• Buildand leada team of consultants that supporttotal store functions. 

• Lead your team to deliverinspiring visualmoments usingVisual Standards and Guiding Principles.

• Ensureyourteam prioritizes the guest experience bymaintainingwelcoming, clean, and safe fitting rooms.

• Plan,leadand follow-up on organizational and operational change.

• Anticipate andidentifychanges in unique store trends.

• Anticipate staffing needswhile managing talent planning and recruitment, leading team onboarding, and closing product knowledge and skill gaps through development, coaching and team interactions.

• Develop and coach your team andTeamLeadersto providea shopping experience that meets the needs of the guest.

• Createa culture of accountability through clear expectations and performance management.

• Train your team to provideserviceand a shopping experience that meets the needs of the guest.

• Alwaysdemonstratea culture of ethical conduct, safetyand compliance;lead and hold the team accountable to work in the same way.

• Developand leada safety culture and performance of the department through modeling and recognizing safebehaviors,identifyingand correcting hazards,holding team accountable tofollowing safety expectations, assistingwith incident response, and reporting/investigating injuries timelyand accurately.

• Lead an instore security culture by focusing on deterrence,responseand resolution in order toimprove physical security processes.

• Lead merchandise protection strategies across the total store,including ordering, storage and application as directed by best practices.

• Address all store emergency and compliance needs.

• As a key carrier,implement all safe and secure training and processes.

• Regularly assume store-level leadership on duty (LOD) responsibilities to enable the guest experience for the store during assigned shifts.

• All other dutiesbasedon business needs.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR 

This may be the right job for you if: 

• You enjoy interacting and helping others - including guests that shop