Store Leadership Intern – Summer 2027 (West Michigan

Recruitment began on August 10, 2026

and the job listing Expires on April 25, 2027

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.

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 get a valuable realistic preview of the Executive Team Leader role (Assistant Store Manager) 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 spent 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 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.

• 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 members, team leaders and creating business strategies and goals
• Recruiting, selecting and talent management of hourly team members and leaders

• Spending time on the store sales floor 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…