Target - Vista, CA

posted 2 months ago

Full-time - Entry Level
Vista, CA
General Merchandise Retailers

About the position

As an Executive Team Leader Specialty Sales at Target, you will play a pivotal role in driving sales and enhancing the guest experience across various specialty departments, including Apparel & Accessories, Beauty, and Electronics. Your primary focus will be to create a guest-obsessed culture, ensuring that your team prioritizes the needs and satisfaction of our guests while achieving store sales goals. You will be responsible for managing a team of specialized consultants who provide tailored suggestions and solutions through active selling and compelling visual merchandising presentations. This role requires a deep understanding of retail business fundamentals, including department sales trends, inventory management, and guest shopping patterns, which will enable you to effectively plan and execute strategies that drive sales growth. In this dynamic position, you will be tasked with creating schedules that align with guest traffic and business needs, managing merchandising and pricing workloads, and leveraging insights from competitors to enhance our offerings. You will also be responsible for recruiting, selecting, and developing talent within your team, ensuring that each member is knowledgeable and passionate about their respective areas. Your leadership will be crucial in fostering a culture of accountability, where clear expectations are set, and performance is managed effectively. You will lead your team in delivering inspiring visual moments and ensuring that the sales floor is well-organized and stocked, providing a seamless shopping experience for our guests. Your typical day will involve a variety of responsibilities, from driving total store sales and managing team performance to addressing operational needs and ensuring compliance with safety protocols. You will also be expected to adapt to changing business conditions and anticipate staffing needs, all while maintaining a fun and energetic work environment that motivates your team to excel. This role is not just about managing tasks; it's about inspiring your team to create memorable experiences for our guests and contributing to the overall success of the store.

Responsibilities

  • Drive total store sales and understand your role in sales growth and how your departments and team contribute to 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 with 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 with guest and business needs, including early morning, evening, overnight shifts, and weekends.
  • Build a team of consultants that are knowledgeable and passionate about Apparel and Accessories, Beauty, and Electronics.
  • Manage and develop a sales force using selling training techniques.
  • Lead A&A, Beauty, and Electronics backroom processes, organization, layout, and replenishment of the sales floor to ensure product availability for guests.
  • Lead your team to deliver inspiring visual moments in A&A, Home, Baby, and other seasonally relevant areas.
  • Ensure fitting rooms are used as an extension of the sales floor and are welcoming.
  • Plan, lead, and follow-up on organizational and operational change.
  • Anticipate and identify changes in unique store trends.
  • Anticipate staffing needs, talent plan, and recruit - both long and short term.
  • Develop and coach your team and Team Leaders to elevate their skills and expertise.
  • Lead team onboarding, learning, and help close product knowledge and skill gaps through development, coaching, and team interactions.
  • Establish a culture of accountability through clear expectations and performance management.
  • Provide service and a shopping experience that meets the needs of the guest.
  • Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety, and compliance; lead and hold the team accountable to work in the same way.
  • Address store needs (emergency, regulatory visits, etc.).
  • Follow all safe and secure training and processes as a key carrier.
  • Perform all other duties based on business needs.

Requirements

  • 4 year degree or equivalent experience
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Strong business acumen
  • Comfortable dealing with ambiguity
  • Ability to manage conflict, lead, and hold others accountable
  • Ability to relate well with and interact with all levels of the organization
  • Strong cognitive skills, including problem analysis, decision making, financial and quantitative analysis
  • Ability to learn and adapt to current technology needs
  • Ability to manage workload and prioritize tasks independently

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience in retail management
  • Knowledge of visual merchandising techniques
  • Ability to analyze sales data and trends
  • Experience in team development and coaching

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
  • 401(k) plan
  • Employee discount
  • Short-term and long-term disability
  • Paid sick leave
  • Paid national holidays
  • Paid vacation
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