Target · 2 days ago
Small Format Team Leader
Target is a leading retail company that aims to help families discover the joy of everyday life. As a Small Format Team Leader, you will be responsible for enhancing guest experiences, managing inventory, and leading a team to ensure operational efficiency in small format stores.
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Responsibilities
Understand sales goals, plan daily/weekly workload with guidance from leader, and execute the same to deliver on department and store sales goals and guest engagement, including: planning merchandising, pricing workload, making changes to salesfloor merchandise displays, sales plans and promotions
Demonstrate a service culture that prioritizes the guest service experience. Model, train and coach team members’ expectations to deliver the service standard
Enable a consistent experience for our guests by ensuring product is in stock, available, accurately priced and signed on the sales floor
Be an expert of operations, accuracy, process and efficiency
With guidance from your direct leader, manage incoming and outgoing products, maintain stock levels, ensuring inventory accuracy, and executing product arrangement, pricing and promotional signing processes for your assigned department(s)
Assign daily tasks to TMs based on planned workload and guest traffic patterns, ensuring alignment with weekly and monthly priorities set by your direct leader
Work a schedule that aligns to guest and business needs (this includes early morning, evening, overnight shifts and weekends)
With guidance from your leader, help lead team members in your department(s) in the backroom and sales floor areas, review all reporting to identify gaps and develop a plan to resolve in accordance to your leader’s direction
Enable efficient delivery to our guests by leading pick, pack and ship fulfillment work, as applicable for your location
Evaluate candidates for open positions and develop a guest-centric team
Participate in team onboarding and learning
With guidance from your direct leader, close knowledge and skill gaps through training and experiences
With guidance from your direct leader, establish clear goals and expectations and hold team members accountable to expectations
Demonstrate inclusivity by valuing diverse voices and approaches, being authentic and respectful, and creating equitable experiences
Always demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety and compliance; lead and hold the team accountable to work in the same way
Lead and demonstrate a safety culture through modeling and recognizing safe behaviors, identifying and correcting hazards, holding team accountable to following safety expectations, assisting with incident response, and reporting/investigating injuries timely and accurately
Model the execution of physical security processes in order to enhance the instore security culture
Support merchandise protection strategies across the total store; including ordering, storage and application as directed by best practices
Lead and demonstrate a culture of executing all best practices as outlined with team onboarding and learning; help close skill gaps through development, coaching and team interactions
As a key carrier, follow all safe and secure training and processes
Address all store emergency and compliance needs
Support guest services such as back-up cashier, order pick up (OPU) and Drive up (DU) and maintain a compliance culture while executing those duties, such as compliance with federal, state, and local adult beverage laws
Model creating a welcoming experience by greeting guests as you & your team are completing your daily tasks
Demonstrate how to engage with guests when assistance is needed, engage with guests in a welcoming way, and help solve their specific needs
Lead by thanking guests and let them know we’re happy they chose to shop at Target
All other duties based on business needs
Qualification
Required
Must be at least 18 years of age or older
High school diploma or equivalent
Lead and hold others accountable
Learn and adapt to current technology needs
Work independently and as part of a team
Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently
Welcoming and helpful attitude towards all guests and other team members
Effective communication skills
Capability to remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment and accomplish multiple tasks within established timeframes
Ability to communicate on multiple frequency devices and operate handheld scanners, and other technology equipment as directed
Access all areas of the building to respond to guest or team member issues
Interpret instructions, reports and information
Accurately handle cash register operations as needed
Climb up and down ladders
Scan, handle and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving merchandise up to 15 pounds and occasionally lifting or moving merchandise and fixtures up to 44 pounds without additional assistance from others
Flexible work schedule (e.g., nights, weekends and holidays); reliable and prompt attendance necessary
Capable of working in and exposure to varying temperatures, humidity, and other elements while performing certain job duties including but not limited to Drive-Up, carryout, etc
Ability to remain mobile for the duration of a scheduled shift (shift length may vary)
Preferred
Previous retail experience preferred, but not required
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
Company
Target
Target is a retailing company providing access to a wide selection of products such as furniture, electronics, toys, and others.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2007-12-01Post Ipo Equity
1978-01-13IPO
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