Store Executive Intern; Store Leadership Intern; Schaumburg, IL; Summer

Position: Store Executive Intern (Store Leadership Intern) - Schaumburg, IL (Starting Summer 2027)

The pay range per hour is $28.00- $29.00.
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.

ALL ABOUT TARGET

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.

ALL ABOUT THE STORES EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP** **

Experience firsthand whatit’slike to lead a retail team within a Target store. This internship is a paid 40hr/week, hands‑on training program to develop and prepareyouforstore leadership. As a Stores Executive Intern, you willgeta valuable realistic preview of the Executive Team Leader role(Assistant Store Manager) over a definedperiod 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 ina management role.

You will be introduced to multiple areas of thestore’sbusiness, butthe majority ofyour time will bespent leading amongst the team,identifying and working towards store priorities,and delivering great guest service.

This program is designed to teach individuals how to lead within a retail store andyou will:

• Learnhow to drive guest experienceandimpactyour store’s financial, team, and operational performance.

• Work alongside a mentor and learn how they effectively lead their department within the store.

• Have the opportunity tostep into leading yourmentor’s departments- of course, we will be there to guide you and help you learn along the way!

• Spend your days learning to lead and motivate a team, drive sales results, merchandise products, and provide an exceptional experience for our guests.

• Have ongoing development conversations, as your development will be a top priority of ours.

• Lead and support the execution of daily operations by workingwithyour team members tobuildculture and guide your team to grow and achieve goals.

Learnmore from past Interns, Mentors, and Managers here.

At Target, we believe in our leaders having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career.

The goal of the Stores Executive internship is to provide a realistic job preview of an ETL role.

The role ofa Stores Executive Intern can provide you with the

• Guest service fundamentals and experience building and managing a guest-first team culture across the store

• Guest engagement; problem-solving and resolution

• Retail business fundamentals

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

• Managing a team of hourly team membersandteam leaderswhilecreating business strategies and goals

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

As a Stores Executive Intern, no two daysare ever the same, but a typical day willmost likely include the following responsibilities:

• Spending time on the storesalesfloorand backroom leading team members and aligning the team on daily business priorities

• Working alongside your Executive Team Lead (ETL) mentor and other leaders in the…