General Merchandise Team Leader

General Merchandise Team Leader

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Pay per hour: $22.00 – $37.40. Pay is based on several factors, including labor market, education, work experience and certifications. Target invests in team members with comprehensive health benefits (medical, vision, dental, life insurance) and programs that support our employees and their families. Other benefits include 401(k), employee discount, short‑term disability, long‑term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation.

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Experts in operations, process and efficiency who enable a consistent experience for our guests by ensuring products are set, merchandised, priced and signed on the sales floor. The General Merchandise and Food Sales team leads inbound, outbound, replenishment and promotional signing processes for all General Merchandise (GM) areas of the store. This team also leads inventory accuracy, merchandise set‑up and pricing processes for all areas of the store and may lead Food & Beverage and Food Service, providing a fresh and food‑safe experience.

Experts enable efficient delivery of merchandise to our guests by owning pick, pack and ship fulfillment work.

• Guest service fundamentals and experience building a guest‑first culture on your team
• Retail business fundamentals, including department sales trends, inventory management, guest shopping patterns, pricing and promotion strategies
• Planning department(s) daily/weekly workload to support business priorities and deliver sales goals, with alignment from your direct leader, while driving process improvements and enhancing workload efficiency
• Leading hourly team members; interviewing, developing, coaching, evaluating and retaining talent
• Coaching and training hourly team members to build a high‑performing team with direction from your direct leader

• Execute daily/weekly workload to deliver on department and store sales goals and guest engagement, including merchandising, pricing, setting and updating merchandise sales‑floor displays, sampling, promotions and price changes
• Educate your team on how operational procedures—such as setting up and organizing merchandise, managing product stock levels, and maintaining sales‑floor areas—impact inventory management, store profitability and product availability
• Assess reporting to identify gaps in GM processes and assist in developing a plan for your direct leader’s review and approval
• Be an expert in operations, accuracy, process and efficiency
• Assist with and lead the daily execution of tasks such as receiving products, restocking shelves, organizing the backroom, arranging merchandise, and putting up promotional signs for GM areas
• Assist with processes in inventory accuracy, merchandise set‑up and maintenance, and pricing for all areas of the store
• Assign daily tasks to team members based on planned workload and guest traffic patterns, aligning with weekly and monthly business priorities set by your leader
• Help establish clear goals and expectations and hold team members accountable to expectations
• Lead pick, pack and ship fulfillment work accurately (if applicable) and assess fulfillment reporting to identify gaps and assist in planning
• Collaborate with all teams and leaders (including closing team) to identify key priorities and ensure the store is guest ready in alignment with your leader’s direction
• Stay informed about relevant trends and products to educate team members by relaying Target communications during team connection moments
• Evaluate candidates for open positions and develop a guest‑centric team, as directed by your immediate leader. Model a culture of executing best practices with onboarding and learning; help close skill gaps through development, coaching and team interactions
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