Assets Protection Team Leader

Assets Protection Team Leader - Target

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Pay range per hour: $21.25 - $36.15.

Pay is based on several factors which vary by position, including labor markets, education, work experience, and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member so you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, such as 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

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.

Assets Protection (AP) teams function to keep our guests, team, and brand secure and lead through crisis events. They protect profitable sales by mitigating shortage risks, preventing theft and fraud to ensure product is available for our guests. They also build relationships inside and outside of Target, including store leaders, public safety officials, and law enforcement.

At Target, we believe in leaders having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career. The role of an Assets Protection Team Leader can provide you with the following skills and experience:

• Leading a security culture, including crisis response, a strong safety environment, and crowd‑management planning, providing support to both guests and team members
• Implementing daily/weekly Assets Protection workload priorities to support business priorities and deliver on goals
• Responding to external and internal theft incidents and preventing future theft
• Implementing strategic resolutions of external theft and fraud and apprehending individuals attempting to cause a loss, in accordance with Target policy and leadership’s guidance
• Partnering, educating, and supporting store business leaders on operational shortage priorities
• Leading a team of hourly team members; including leveraging skills in interviewing, developing, evaluating, and retaining talent

As an Assets Protection Team Leader, no two days are ever the same, but a typical day most likely will include the following responsibilities:

• Support total store sales and increase profitability by ensuring products are in stock and available to our guests. Welcome and engage guests at the front of the store and on the sales floor.
• Influence and validate physical security and safety processes; participate in store response and emergency crisis situations; create security plans for in‑store events.
• Support your leader in educating teams on emergency preparedness and physical security procedures.
• Develop, coach, and lead your team members to elevate their skills and expertise, per direction from your leader.
• Anticipate staffing needs and support your leader to effectively talent‑plan around a culture of accountability through clear expectations and performance management.
• Identify theft and shortage trends in your store.
• Identify shortage risks in key areas and support your leader and leaders across the store to develop tactics that will reduce shortage and drive profitable sales.
• Work a schedule that aligns to guest and business needs based on security and theft patterns (this includes early morning/overnight shifts, evening, and weekends).
• Develop team schedules and adjust based on security and theft trends with leader validation.
• Own the prevention (inclusive of merchandise protection budgeting), identification, and resolution of external theft incidents. Resolve theft using good judgement and conduct apprehensions while adhering to policy and procedures.
• Initiate, investigate, and resolve internal investigations as directed by AP leader in your market and/or your leader.
• Educate store…