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EmployerTarget
Location Hattiesburg, MS USA
PostedMarch 22, 2026

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Store Director (Store Manager) - Hattiesburg, MS
The pay range is $106,000.00 - $212,000.00

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.?Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits .

**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. (https://corporate.target.com/about)

**ALL ABOUT** **STORE LEADERSHIP**

You lead a team that has one purpose: to help all families discover the joy of everyday life.

You develop leaders who care about their teams, who care about their guests and each other. You lead a team of experts, advocates, and consultants that are passionate about making sure guests get what they came for (plus a little more) every time they shop at their store. You take accountability in running a profitable growth business.

**At Target** **,** **we believe in our leaders having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career. The role of** **a Store** **Director can provide you with the** **skills and experience of** **:**

+ Managing a large team of hourly team members and leaders as well as leaders of leaders

+ Recruiting, selecting, talent management and talent planning across all departments of the store

+ Guest service fundamentals and experience building andleadinga guest-first culture across the store

+ Retail businessfinancials(e.g.payroll,profitand loss) and driving sales growth

+ Creating store-specific strategies and managing your team to deliver results

+ Retail business fundamentals for total store, includingunderstandingsales trends, inventory management, guest shopping patternsandsatisfaction, pricing and promotions strategies and specialty businesses; teach and train your leadersonthe same business acumen

+ Setting and planning total store quarterly business priorities and managing a team tomeetsales goals

+ Building partnerships with andleveragingkey partners (e.g.Assets Protection, Food & Beverage, Human Resources) to support store performance and business growth

+ Makingbusiness decisions by assessing market competition, understanding guest insights and feedback

**As a Store Director** **,** **no** **two days** **are ever the same, but a typical day will** **most likely include** **the following responsibilities:**

**Cultivate a guest-centric and engaged team**

+ Consistently delivers guest experience commitments

+ Leads with confidence,careand purpose to drive a guest obsessed culture that relentlesslydelivers the guest experience standard for Target's brand promise.

+ Holds direct reports accountable to deliver exceptional guest experience through consistentoperations,accountability, team development,trainingand recognition.

+ Celebrates wins, alignsteam, and prioritizesactions that drive results and elevate the guest experience.

+ Actively engages with their community torepresentour brand and build connections in the communities they serve

+ Lead atalentculture through taking an active role in theonboarding,developmentandgrowthof your leaders.

+ Drive accountabilitythrough clear expectations and consistent performance management.

+ In partnership with HR, create anddeliveronsustainable andequitabletalent strategies to fuel career progression and continued team growth.

+ Be approachable and available for your team, lead aculture where leaders and team membersare able toshareand issues are quickly resolved.

+ Recruit,hireandretaina passionate team for area specific knowledge andexpertise.

+ Overseethe scheduling process toensureschedules meet the needs of your business, while providinga consistentguest experience and aligning with team member availability and desired hours.

+ Own and implement leadership schedules that align to guest and business needs (including weekends, mornings, evenings, overnight andappropriate seasonaladjustments).

+ Demonstrate and promote inclusivity by valuing diverse voices and approaches, being authentic and respectful, and creatingequitableexperiences.

+ Invest in and follow up on personal and team training to enhance skills and capabilities, follow up to consistently achievetimelycompletion of required training.

+ Drive a guest-obsessed culturebalancing the in-store and digital guest to deliver on store sales goals andoperational goals whileensuringyour team can inform, educate and promote the suite of benefits, features and offerings that reward our guest and/or enhance their shopping experience (including the Target App, Target Circle Card, Target Circle, Drive Up, Order Pick Up and Circle 360 same day delivery).

**Own your store's overall business to** **drive efficiency** **, safety** **and** **grow sales**

+ Reviews store guest, financial, and team metrics toidentifygaps and understand behaviorsandtakes action to improve

+ Build and execute plans to run an efficient operation to fund future growth.

+ Lead and create a culture of executing all best practices;understandwhere operational shortage can occur throughout the building, build routines and action plans to resolve opportunities, andestablishclear goals and expectations to hold team accountable.

+ Leverage your reports (financial, operational, safety, food safety,teamand guest) to understand the business and make decisions.

+ Lead a culture of financial accountability through following yoursales trends,leadership headcountguideline, payroll management and hourly overtime guidanceandteachingeach team how to understand their role in driving sales growth and total store profitability.

+ Know and assess the competition; leverage guest insights and feedback to drive the business and be the destination of choice for our guests.

+ Build relationships that are important to the store's community to address the most pressing local needs.

+ Leveragefieldpartners'expertiseand guidanceto help you solve problems, collaborate on store opportunities and wins toleadyour team tocontinuous operational improvementand drivingbusinessobjectives.

+ Set clear prioritiesfor the teamthrough balancing competing prioritiesanddemands.

+ Own the safety culture and performance for the store through modeling and recognizing safe behaviors,identifyingand correcting hazards,assistingwith incident response,validatinginvestigations effectively drive sustainable solutions, and owningtotal store accountability toteam and guestsafety.

+ Validate an instore security culture by focusing on deterrence,responseand resolutionin order toimprove physical security processes.

+ Validate that merchandise protection strategies across the total store are being executed according to best practices.

+ As a keycarrier, follow all safe and secure training and processes.

+ Addressall store emergency and compliance needs.

+ Regularly assume store-level leadership on duty (LOD) responsibilities to enable the guest experience for the store during assigned shifts

+ Alwaysdemonstratea culture of ethical conduct, safety(including food safety)and compliance;Lead and hold the team accountable to work in the same way.

**WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR**

**This m** **ay** **be the right job for you if:**

+ You enjoy interacting and helping others - including guests thatshopour store and fellow team members you work with.

+ You thrive in a fast-moving, highlyactiveand physically demanding role, where teamwork, flexibility, and creative problem solving are key to success.

+ You are open toworkingavariablework schedule with varying hours,daysor shifts (including nights, weekends,holidays, closingshifts andother peak shopping times).

**The good news is that we have some amazing training that will help teach you everything you need to know to** **be** **a Store Director.** **But** **there are a few skills you should have from the get-go:**

+ 4-yeardegree or equivalent experience

+ Strong interpersonal and communication skills

+ Team leadership and engagement

+ Strong cognitive skills, including problem analysis, decision making, financial and quantitative analysis

+ Manage conflict and lead and hold others accountable

+ Relate well with and interact with all levels of the organization

+ Welcoming and helpful attitude

+ Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently

+ Capability to remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environmentandaccomplishmultiple tasks within establishedtimeframes

+ Ability to communicate on multiplefrequency devices andoperatehandheld scanners, and othertechnologyequipment as directed

**We are an awesome place to work and care about our teams, so we want to make sure we are clear on a few more basics** **that** **we expect:**

+ Access all areas of the building to respond to guest or team member issues

+ Interpret instructions,reportsand information

+ Accurately handle cash register operationsas needed

+ Climb up and down laddersas needed

+ Scan,handleand move merchandise efficiently and safely, includingfrequentlylifting or moving merchandise up to 44poundswithoutadditionalassistance from others

+ Capable of working in and exposure to varying temperatures, humidity, and other elements while performing certainjob duties including but not limited to Drive-Up, carryout, etc.

+ Ability to remain mobile for the durationof a scheduled shift (shift length may vary)

+ Flexible work schedule (e.g., nights,weekendsand holidays) and reliable and prompt attendance necessary

**Benefits Eligibility**

Please paste this url into your preferred browser to learn about benefits eligibility for this role: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou\_F

**Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)**

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.

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