Target Security Specialist

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers. Assets Protection (AP) teams function to keep our guests, team and brand safe and secure and lead through crisis events. They protect profitable sales by mitigating shortage risks, preventing, investigating and resolving theft and fraud to ensure product is available for our guest. The role of a Target Security Specialist can provide you with skills using intelligence-led tactics to keep team members and guests safe and secure, experience in crisis response, safety and crowd management, skills in de-escalation as well as experience with recovering stolen merchandise to prevent shortage, ability to utilize Target's video surveillance system, and ability to properly document cases using industry case management systems.

What You Will Do

Support sales by welcoming and engaging guests and team members at the front of store and on the sales floor; help guests find the products they are looking for in-store and online. Lead a physical security culture for our team members and guests by assessing and maintaining safe and secure standards throughout the store, including exterior property. Respond to and accurately document security incidents. Conduct productive merchandise recoveries and provide apprehension support as needed, strictly adhering to AP policies and procedures and AP leadership guidance. Prevent theft and shortage at the front of store by performing receipt checks for exposed high-dollar merchandise. Train team members to apply merchandise protection and audit execution.

Why It Might Be a Fit

We might be a great match if working in a fun and energetic environment makes you excited, providing service to our guests that makes them say I LOVE TARGET! excites you, stocking, setting and selling Target products sounds like your thing, and you aren't looking for Monday thru Friday job where you are at a computer all day. Must be at least 18 years of age or older, have a high school diploma or equivalent, and meet any state or local licensure and/or other legal requirements related to the position. Welcoming and helpful attitude toward guests and other team members, learn and adapt to current technology needs, effective communication skills, work both independently and with a team, and manage workload and prioritize tasks independently.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age or older
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Meet any state or local licensure and/or other legal requirements related to the position
• Welcoming and helpful attitude toward guests and other team members
• Learn and adapt to current technology needs
• Effective communication skills
• Work both independently and with a team
• Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently
• Climb up and down ladders
• Apprehend subjects in accordance with company policy
• Scan, handle and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving merchandise up to 40 pounds
• Flexible work schedule (e.g., nights, weekends and holidays) and regular attendance necessary

Benefits

• Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond