This role provides senior administrative support to multiple leaders within Target’s fast-paced setting, prioritizing confidential handling of information, proactive problem solving, and effective prioritization of competing demands.
Summary
Senior Administrative Assistant dedicated to supporting several leaders in a dynamic retail environment. The position emphasizes maintaining discretion, aligning with leaders' working styles, and delivering professional, poised, and proactive assistance to help drive business priorities.
Responsibilities
- Provide administrative support to multiple leaders, applying thoughtful, critical thinking in a fast-moving context.
- Act as an extension of leaders, harmonizing with their work style while upholding Target’s values and maintaining professionalism and leadership presence.
- Deliver a level of service that exceeds standard expectations.
- Manage several priorities and processes concurrently while staying informed about the evolving retail landscape.
- Anticipate leaders’ needs and resolve potential issues before they arise.
- Maintain confidentiality, remain flexible, and exercise strong time management to ensure smooth operations.
- Field Senior Admins Only: Focus on task-driven duties, including cross-functional pyramid support and key store-facing priorities in the field.
- Demonstrate initiative as a proactive self-starter capable of working independently without daily guidance from a leader.
- Core duties are described in this job description; responsibilities may change as business needs evolve.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of administrative experience or similar background
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to reach diverse internal and external audiences
- Flexible, resilient, and adaptable; comfortable operating in changing and ambiguous scenarios
- Accountable with initiative; capable of balancing fluctuating workloads
- Exceptional prioritization, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
- High attention to detail
Technologies
Benefits
- Health benefits (medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more)
- 401(k)
- Employee discount
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Paid sick leave
- Paid national holidays
- Paid vacation
About Us
Working at Target means helping families discover the joy of everyday life. This purpose is realized through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.
Field Senior Admins Only
Your role will focus on task-driven responsibilities, including cross-functional pyramid support and key store-facing priorities in the field. You must be a proactive self-starter, able to work independently without daily guidance from your leader.
About You
- High School diploma or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of administrative experience or similar background
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate at multiple levels internally and externally
- Flexible, resilient and nimble; comfortable working in evolving, ambiguous environments
- Accountable with a high degree of initiative; able to balance fluctuating workload
- Exceptional ability to prioritize, problem-solve and make decisions
- High attention to detail
- Experience using Microsoft Office preferred
- Four-year degree preferred
Benefits Eligibility
For details about benefits eligibility for this role, please visit: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_C
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com. Non-accommodation-related inquiries, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.
