General Merchandise Sales Executive Leader

Target; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 64,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Target in Austin, TX is seeking a General Merchandise Sales Executive Team Leader to drive total store sales and lead a team across GM areas, including inbound, outbound, replenishment, inventory accuracy, and pricing. You will ensure promotions are properly signed and aligned with company standards, and you will coach Team Leaders to deliver strong results.

The role emphasizes guest service, teamwork, and accountability, with opportunities to develop leadership skills, manage workload, and

Qualifications

• 4 year degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong business acumen.
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity.
• Manage conflict, lead and hold others accountable.
• Relate well with and interact with all levels of the organization.
• Strong cognitive skills, including problem analysis, decision making, financial and quantitative analysis.
• Learn and adapt to current technology needs.
• Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently.

Responsibilities

• Drive total store sales, understand your role in sales growth and how your departments and team contribute to and impact total store profitability.
• Manage a team that executes inbound, outbound, replenishment, inventory accuracy, presentation, pricing and promotional signing processes for all GM areas of the store.
• Manage a team of experts in operations, accuracy and efficiency.
• Enable efficient delivery to our guests by leading pick, pack and ship fulfillment work (if applicable).
• Create a guest-obsessed culture and lead your team to prioritize the guest experience and deliver on store sales goals.
• Develop a strategy and utilize your workload planning tools to complete all scheduled workload ensuring you are guest ready at all times.
• Create a scheduling plan in partnership with your team leaders based off of monthly and weekly business workload and guest traffic.
• Conduct regular check-ins with your team to ensure completion of tasks and workload.
• Manage all GM backroom and sales floor areas, review all reporting to identify gaps and develop a plan to resolve.
• Oversee Team Leaders workload planning including transitions, revisions and sales plans for all GM areas.
• Drive fulfillment sales by leading the Fulfillment team to fulfill each order accurately and efficiently and deliver on each guest promise time.
• Know and assess the competition; leverage guest insights and feedback to drive the business and be the destination of choice for our guests.
• Plan, manage and follow-up on organizational and operational change.
• Anticipate and identify changes in unique store trends.
• Develop and coach your Team Leaders to elevate the skills and expertise of the team.
• Establish a culture of accountability through clear expectations and performance management.
• Anticipate staffing needs, talent plan and recruit – both long and short term.
• Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety and compliance; lead team to work in the same way and hold others accountable to this commitment.
• As a key carrier, follow all safe and secure training and processes.
• Address store needs (emergency, regulatory visits, etc.).
• All other duties based on business needs.

Education

4 year degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Target in Austin, TX is seeking a General Merchandise Sales Executive Team Leader to drive total store sales and lead a team across GM areas, including inbound, outbound, replenishment, inventory accuracy, and pricing. You will ensure promotions are properly signed and aligned with company standards, and you will coach Team Leaders to deliver strong results.

The role emphasizes guest service, teamwork, and accountability, with opportunities to develop leadership skills, manage workload, and