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Store Director

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. You lead a team that has one purpose: to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. You develop leaders who care about their teams, who care about their guests and each other. You lead a team of experts, advocates, and consultants that are passionate about making sure guests get what they came for (plus a little more) every time they shop at their store. You take accountability in running a profitable growth business. At Target, we believe in our leaders having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career.

The role of a Store Director can provide you with the skills and experience of:

Managing a large team of hourly team members and leaders as well as leaders of leaders

Recruiting, selecting, talent management and talent planning across all departments of the store

Guest service fundamentals and experience building and leading a guest first culture across the store

Retail business financials (e.g. payroll, profit and loss) and driving sales growth

Creating store specific strategies and managing your team to deliver results

Retail business fundamentals for total store: understanding sales trends, inventory management, guest shopping patterns and satisfaction, pricing and promotions strategies and specialty businesses

Setting and planning total store quarterly business priorities and managing a team to deliver on sales goals

Making business decisions by assessing market competition, understanding guest insights and feedback

As a Store Director, no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will most likely include the following

responsibilities: Cultivate a guest-centric and engaged team

Own your store's overall business to drive efficiency, safety and grow sales

This may be the right job for you if:

You enjoy interacting and helping others - including guests that shop our store and fellow team members you work with.

You thrive in a fast-moving, highly active and physically demanding role, where teamwork, flexibility, and creative problem solving are key to success.

You are open to working a flexible work schedule with varying hours, days or shifts (including nights, weekends, holidays and other peak shopping times).

The good news is that we have some amazing training that will help teach you everything you need to know to be a Store Director. But there are a few skills you should have from the get-go:

4-year degree or equivalent experience

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Team leadership and engagement

• Strong cognitive skills, including problem analysis, decision making, financial and quantitative analysis
• Manage conflict and lead and hold others accountable

Relate well with and interact with all levels of the organization

Welcoming and helpful attitude

Capability to remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment and accomplish multiple tasks within established timeframes

We are an awesome place to work and care about our teams, so we want to make sure we are clear on a few more basics that we expect:

Access all areas of the building to respond to guest or team member issues

Accurately handle cash register operations as needed

Climb up and down ladders as needed

Scan, handle and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving merchandise up to 44 pounds without additional assistance from others

Flexible work schedule (e.g., nights, weekends and holidays) and reliable and prompt attendance necessary

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