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Target

Sells everyday goods and affordable designer styles

Executive Team Leader Overnight Inbound Operations - Assistant Manager Logistics

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
$64k - $128k
Expert
Bachelor's
South Portland, ME, USA
In Person
RetailRetail Store Management
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • A four-year degree or equivalent experience.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Strong business acumen.
  • Ability to deal with ambiguity and manage teams through it.
  • Ability to manage conflict, lead, and hold others accountable.
  • Strong cognitive skills, including problem analysis, decision making, financial analysis, and quantitative analysis.
  • Ability to relate well to and interact with all levels of the organization.
  • Ability to learn and adapt to evolving technology needs.
  • Ability to manage workload and prioritize tasks independently.
  • Ability to access all areas of the building to respond to guest or team member issues.
  • Ability to interpret instructions, reports, and information.
  • Ability to scan, handle, and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving merchandise up to 44 pounds.
  • Ability to accurately handle cash register operations as needed.
  • Ability to climb up and down ladders as needed.
  • Flexible work schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays, with reliable and prompt attendance.
  • Ability to work variable hours, days, or shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays, closing shifts, and other peak shopping times.
Responsibilities
  • Consistently deliver guest experience commitments.
  • Hold team leaders accountable for delivering exceptional guest experiences through accountability, team development, training, and recognition.
  • Celebrate outstanding guest experiences across teams and ensure recognition is consistent and meaningful.
  • Review area guest, financial, and team metrics to identify gaps and understand team behaviors.
  • Celebrate wins, set clear priorities, and lead actions that drive results and enhance the guest experience.
  • Partner across teams to create an easy, inspiring, and friendly guest experience.
  • Lead and create a service culture that prioritizes guest service; model, train, and coach team leaders on expectations for delivering the service standard.
  • Drive total store sales and demonstrate how the team contributes to and impacts total store profitability.
  • Safely and efficiently unload merchandise trailers and prepare product for merchandising on the sales floor.
  • Build and manage the team to develop operations expertise and ensure accuracy and efficiency in inbound processes, including sorting, stocking, and organizing and storing reserve product.
  • Develop a strategy and use workload planning tools to complete scheduled workload and ensure areas are guest-ready at store opening.
  • Create a scheduling plan with information provided by team leaders, based on monthly and weekly business workload and guest traffic.
  • Manage all General Merchandise backroom and sales floor areas, review reporting to identify gaps, and develop plans to resolve identified issues.
  • Ensure product is available for purchase to enable a consistent guest experience.
  • Plan, manage, and follow up on organizational and operational change.
  • Anticipate short- and long-term staffing needs and manage talent planning and recruitment.
  • Establish and maintain accountability through clear expectations and performance management.
  • Demonstrate inclusivity by valuing diverse voices and approaches, being authentic and respectful, and creating equitable experiences.
  • Demonstrate ethical conduct, safety, and compliance; lead the team to work accordingly and hold others accountable.
  • Develop and lead the department's safety culture and performance by modeling and recognizing safe behaviors, identifying and correcting hazards, holding the team accountable to safety expectations, assisting with incident response, and reporting and investigating injuries timely and accurately.
  • Lead an in-store security culture by focusing on deterrence, response, and resolution to improve physical security processes.
  • Lead merchandise protection strategies across the total store, including ordering, storage, and application as directed by best practices.
  • Create, lead, and model execution of best practices for team onboarding, learning, and required training; help close skill gaps through development, coaching, and team interactions.
  • As a key carrier, implement all safe and secure training and processes.
  • Address all store and offsite emergency and compliance needs.
  • Regularly assume store-level leadership-on-duty responsibilities to enable the guest experience during assigned shifts.
  • Perform other duties based on business needs.

About the company

Target sells groceries, clothing, home goods and other everyday products to U.S. shoppers through stores and its website, with an emphasis on affordable style and design. Its own brands include Cat & Jack children's clothing and Good & Gather food, alongside national brands and exclusive designer collections. Customers shop in person or order online for shipping, pickup or delivery, while Target Plus adds products from outside sellers. Merchandise sales drive its revenue, supplemented by Roundel advertising, marketplace fees and paid memberships. The company traces its roots to 1902, opened its first Target store in 1962, and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Founded

1902

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What believers are saying

  • Demand is recovering: August 2026 results showed fiscal second quarter comparable sales up 3.8% and total sales up 5.3%.
  • Store investment expands project scope: March 2026 plans earmarked $5 billion for stores, technology and supply chains.
  • U.S. employees get study support immediately: Target funds selected tuition programs for full-time and part-time staff from day one.

What critics are saying

  • Pricing is exposed to import costs: about half Target's merchandise originates abroad, with China its largest import source.
  • Profit comparisons flatter the turnaround: August 2026 earnings included $1.65 per share from tariff refunds.
  • Corporate roles faced cuts: October 2025 restructuring targeted about 1,000 employees and 800 vacancies.

What makes Target unique

  • Design work reaches shelves at scale: Target's owned brands generate over $30 billion annually.
  • Stores power online economics: Target stores fulfilled 97.6% of merchandise sales in fiscal 2025.
  • Target's delivery membership reaches beyond its shelves: Circle 360 covers Shipt's more than 100 retail partners.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Vacation
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Employee Discounts

Growth & Insights

6 month growth

-3%

1 year growth

-2%

2 year growth

-2%