Assets Protection Team Leader

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Pay range per hour: $20.50 – $34.85. Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position, including labor markets, education, work experience, and certifications. Target also offers comprehensive health benefits, 401(k), employee discounts, paid sick leave, holidays, and vacation.

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture.

Assets Protection (AP) teams keep our guests, team members, and brand secure and lead through crisis events. They protect profitable sales by mitigating shortages, preventing theft and fraud, and ensuring product availability for guests.

• Leading a security culture, including crisis response, safety environment, and crowd management.
• Implementing daily/weekly workload priorities to support business goals.
• Responding to theft incidents and preventing future theft.
• Implementing strategic resolutions of external theft and fraud and apprehending individuals causing loss.
• Partnering, educating, and supporting store leaders on operational shortage priorities.
• Leading a team of hourly members; leveraging skills in interviewing, development, evaluation, and retention.

• Support store sales and profitability by keeping products in stock and available. Engage guests at the front and on the sales floor.
• Influence and validate physical security and safety processes; participate in store response and emergency crisis situations; create security plans for in-store events.
• Support your leader in educating teams on emergency preparedness and physical security procedures.
• Develop, coach and lead your team members to elevate their skills, per direction from your leader.
• Anticipate staffing needs and support your leader to effectively talent plan with a culture of accountability.
• Identify theft and shortage trends in your store.
• Identify shortage risks and collaborate with leaders to reduce shortage and drive profitable sales.
• Work a schedule that aligns to guest and business needs based on security and theft patterns.
• Develop team schedules and adjust based on security and theft trends with leader validation.
• Own prevention, identification, and resolution of external theft incidents and conduct apprehensions following policy.
• Initiate, investigate, and resolve internal investigations as directed by your AP leader.
• Educate store leadership on best practice and audit execution in partnership with key partners.
• Implement and follow up on operational changes directed by your leader.
• Support on merchandise protection priorities, equipment ordering, budgeting, and compliance with best practices.
• Communicate AP priorities to the team, peers, and leadership.
• Build a relationship of trust with your leader and Store Director.
• Maintain relationships inside and outside Target, including district and store leaders and law enforcement.
• Ensure our teams and tactics maintain Target’s reputation.
• Collaborate with retail partners to analyze industry trends and enhance security for guests and team members.
• Evaluate and recommend candidates for open positions and develop a guest‑centric team.
• Support onboarding and learning, closing knowledge and skill gaps through training and experience.
• Demonstrate and enforce ethical conduct, compliance, and accountability.
• Hold team members accountable to expectations set by your leader.
• Maintain all required training.
• Serve as first responder for in‑store safety incidents, executing Target's procedures and best practices.
• Lead and demonstrate a culture of safety and best practice execution.
• Model physical security processes to enhance the store security culture.
• Support merchandise protection strategies across the store.
• Model a welcoming experience by greeting guests and engaging in service.
• Address store needs such as emergency or regulatory visits.
• All other duties based on business needs.

• You enjoy interacting and helping others, including guests and team members.
• You thrive in a fast‑moving, highly active, physically demanding role with teamwork,…