General Merchandise Expert: Fast-Paced Retail

Target; Middletown (NJ); On-site; USD 23,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Target is seeking a General Merchandise Expert to help guests enjoy a welcoming shopping experience and to maintain organized, accurately priced GM areas. You’ll assist with product receiving, stocking, signage, and price changes while supporting digital fulfillment and cashier tasks as needed.

This role emphasizes guest service, teamwork, flexibility, and problem solving in a fast-paced retail environment. Training is provided to build skills and enhance store operations.

Qualifications

• Welcoming and helpful attitude toward all guests and other team members.
• Ability to communicate on multiple frequency devices and operate handheld scanners, and other technology equipment as directed.
• Work both independently and with a team.
• Resolve guest questions quickly on the spot.
• Attention to detail and follow a multi-step processes.
• Capability to remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment and accomplish multiple tasks within established timeframes.

Responsibilities

• Create a welcoming experience by greeting guests as you are completing your daily tasks.
• When guests need assistance, engage with guests in a welcoming way, to help solve their specific needs.
• Thank guests and let them know we’re happy they chose to shop at Target.
• Execute daily tasks assigned to you by your leader to help achieve goals that align with business priorities including receiving products, restocking shelves, organizing the backroom, arranging merchandise, and putting up promotional signs for GM areas.
• If certified operate power equipment to move merchandise or store fixtures.
• Execute processes including changing prices to products, merchandise set-up and maintenance, and inventory accuracy as directed by your leader for all areas.
• Learn how operational procedures, such as setting up and organizing merchandise, managing product stock levels, and maintaining sales floor areas, affect inventory management, store profitability, and product availability.
• Be knowledgeable about the resources, products, and services available in the total store, and specific to your area, to solve issues for the guest and improve their experience.
• Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety and compliance.
• Work in a safe manner at all times; comply with all safety policies, best practices, and training; report hazards and correct where possible.
• Support guest services such as back-up cashier, and digital fulfillment processes (such as picking and packing orders or delivering pickup orders to guests) and maintain compliance culture while executing those duties, such as federal, state, and local adult beverage laws.
• All other duties based on business needs

Skills

Guest service

Teamwork

Flexibility

Problem solving

Flexible schedule

Customer focus

Communication

Independence

Issue resolution

Attention to detail

Job description

Target is seeking a General Merchandise Expert to help guests enjoy a welcoming shopping experience and to maintain organized, accurately priced GM areas. You’ll assist with product receiving, stocking, signage, and price changes while supporting digital fulfillment and cashier tasks as needed.

This role emphasizes guest service, teamwork, flexibility, and problem solving in a fast-paced retail environment. Training is provided to build skills and enhance store operations.