Store Executive Intern (Store Leadership Intern) - Schaumburg, IL (Starting Summer 2027)

Target; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Target is offering a paid Stores Executive Internship in Schaumburg, IL. The 40 hr/week program provides hands-on leadership experience and a realistic preview of the Executive Team Leader role (Assistant Store Manager) within a Target store.

You will collaborate with mentors and leaders to learn how to drive guest service, manage daily operations, and develop your team. This paid internship emphasizes leadership, culture, and guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service and guest-focused interactions.
• Ability to lead a store team and coordinate priorities.
• Interest in retail management and an ETL role exposure.
• Willingness to participate in a paid internship program.

Responsibilities

• Spend time on the store salesfloor and backroom leading team members.
• Work with your Executive Team Lead mentor to understand roles.
• Lead through daily priorities, including stocking shelves.

Skills

Guest service

Guest engagement

Retail fundamentals

Workload planning

Team leadership

Talent management

Recruiting

Job description

The pay range per hour is $28.00- $29.00.

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

All About Target

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.

All About The Stores Executive Leadership

Experience firsthand what it is like to lead a retail team within a Target store.

This internship is a paid 40 hr/week, hands-on training program to develop and prepare you for store leadership. As a Stores Executive Intern, you will get a valuable realistic preview of the Executive Team Leader role (Assistant Store Manager) over a defined period of time.

Within this store management internship, you will work closely with other managers and team members to develop an understanding of how Target's retail business works and what it takes to excel in a management role. You will be introduced to multiple areas of the store's business, but the majority of your time will be spent leading amongst the team, identifying and working towards store priorities, and delivering great guest service.

This program is designed to teach individuals how to lead within a retail store and you will:

• Learn how to drive guest experience and impact your store’s financial, team, and operational performance.
• Work alongside a mentor and learn how they effectively lead their department within the store.
• Have the opportunity to step into leading your mentor’s departments- of course, we will be there to guide you and help you learn along the way!
• Spend your days learning to lead and motivate a team, drive sales results, merchandise products, and provide an exceptional experience for our guests.
• Have ongoing development conversations, as your development will be a top priority of ours.
• Lead and support the execution of daily operations by working with your team members to build culture and guide your team to grow and achieve goals.

Learn more from past Interns, Mentors, and Managers here.

Skills

At Target, we believe in our leaders having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career. The goal of the Stores Executive internship is to provide a realistic job preview of an ETL role. The role of a Stores Executive Intern can provide you with the skills and experience of:

• Guest service fundamentals and experience building and managing a guest-first team culture across the store
• Guest engagement; problem-solving and resolution
• Retail business fundamentals
• Setting and planning department(s) monthly/quarterly workload to support business priorities and managing a team to deliver service and sales goals
• Managing a team of hourly team members and team leaders while creating business strategies and goals
• Recruiting, selecting and talent management of hourly team members and leaders

Responsibilities

As a Stores Executive Intern, no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will most likely include the following responsibilities:

• Spending time on the store salesfloor and backroom leading team members and aligning the team on daily business priorities
• Working alongside your Executive Team Lead (ETL) mentor and other leaders in the building to gain an understanding of their roles
• Leading through daily priorities (stocking shelves