Executive Team Leader Specialty Sales (Assistant Manager Merchandising and Service) - Dothan, AL
TargetAbout the role
Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.
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 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, Seasonal 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 team members 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:
- Knowledge of our GUEST service fundamentals, experience building and managing a guest first culture on your team
- Knowledge of retail business fundamentals including: department sales trends, inventory management, guest shopping patterns, pricing and promotions strategies
- Experience setting and planning department(s) monthly/quarterly workload to support business priorities and managing a team to deliver on sales goals
- Ability to manage multiple businesses and balance team member expertise in each area to effectively manage teams in each department
- Knowledge of competitors and ability to leverage insights that drive business objectives in each specialty department
- Experience managing a team of hourly team members and leaders and creating business specific strategies and goals
- Skills in 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 will most likely include the following responsibilities:
- Lead and create a service culture that prioritizes the guest service experience, model, train, and coach expectations to deliver the service standard
- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias
- Drive total store sales, understand your role in sales growth and how your departments and team contribute to and impact total store profitability
- Create a guest-obsessed culture and lead your team to prioritize the guest experience and deliver on store sales goals
- Create schedules and make adjustments as needed to align to guest traffic and business needs
- Manage your team to effectively plan merchandising and pricing workload including transitions, revisions, sales plans, sampling and promotions
- Know and assess the competition and leverage guest insights and feedback to drive the business and be the destination of choice for our guests
- Work a schedule that aligns to guest and business needs (this includes early morning, evening, overnight shifts and weekends)
- Build a team of consultants that are knowledgeable and passionate about Apparel and Accessories, Beauty, Home, Seasonal and Electronics
- Lead A&A, Beauty, Home, Seasonal and Electronics backroom processes, organization, layout and replenishment of the salesfloor to ensure product is available for guests
- Lead your team to deliver insp
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