Store Executive Intern (Store Leadership Intern) – Quail Valley - Menifee/Lake Elsinore, California (Starting Summer 2024)
TargetAbout the role
ALL ABOUT TARGET
As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers.
Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work, and play. We prioritize relationships, fuel and develop talent by creating growth opportunities, and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value, and how we work. It’s how we care, grow, and win together.
ALL ABOUT THE STORES EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP INTERNSHIP
Experience firsthand what it’s like to lead a retail team within a Target store. This internship is a paid 40 hr/week, hands-on training program to develop and prepare for your store leadership. As a Stores Executive Intern, you will gain a valuable realistic job preview of the Executive Team Leader role over a defined period of time. Within this store management internship, you will work closely with other managers and team members to develop an understanding of how Target’s retail business works and what it takes to excel in a management role. You will be introduced to multiple areas of the store’s business, but the majority of your time will be learning how to lead a portion of the store.
This program is designed to teach individuals how to lead within a retail store amongst the store team. You’ll learn about how to drive guest experience and how to impact your store’s financial, team, and operational performance You’ll work alongside a mentor and learn how they effectively lead their department within the store. You will have the opportunity to step into leading your Mentors departments- of course, we will be there to guide you and help you learn along the way! You will spend your days learning to lead and motivate a team, drive sales results, merchandise products, and provide an exceptional experience for our guests. Your development will be a top priority of ours, and to ensure you’re feeling supported, you can expect ongoing developmental conversations. While you’ll lead and support the execution of daily operations by working beside your team members, your leadership will build the culture and guide your team to grow and achieve goals.
At Target, we believe in our leaders having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career. The role of a Stores Executive Intern can provide you with the:
- Knowledge of guest service fundamentals and experience building and managing a guest first team culture across the store
- Skills in guest engagement; problem-solving and resolution
- Knowledge of retail business fundamentals
- Experience setting and planning department(s) monthly/quarterly workload to support business priorities and managing a team to deliver service and sales goals
- Experience managing a team of hourly team members, team leaders and creating business strategies and goals
- Skills in recruiting, selecting and talent management of hourly team members and leaders
As a Stores Executive Intern, no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will most likely include the following responsibilities:
- Spending time on the store salesfloor and backroom leading amongst team members and aligning the team on daily business priorities
- Working alongside your Executive Team Lead (ETL) mentor and other leaders in the building to gain an understanding of their roles
- Leading through daily priorities (stocking shelves, ensuring a safe and welcoming environment that’s inviting to guests, helping build displays within the store, etc.).
- Partnering with leaders regarding team member performance by teaching, coaching, training, and delivering timely performance feedback
- Addressing team member concerns and removing hurdles to ensure smooth operations and goal attainment.
- Leading/presenting at daily huddles with peer/leadership team
- Planning daily goals and organize plans within the building.
- Providing summary of results and priorities with peer/leadership team.
- Conducting follow-ups on team member attendance, any necessary coaching, etc.
- Working with buildings leaders each day to set goals and expectations
- Understanding business reporting and guest insights to understand, troubleshoot and follow up on opportunity areas. Work with store leaders each day to set goals and expectations
- Delivering an exceptional guest experience by ensuring team members are knowledgeable and empowered to make it right for guests
- Providing new ideas and recommend solutions to business or team opportunities
- Taking the initiative to learn how to be
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