Store Assets Protection Executive Intern (Store Loss Prevention Leadership Intern) - North New Jersey (Starting Summer 2026)

The pay range per hour is $28.25- $29.25.

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.  

ALL ABOUT ASSETS PROTECTION  

The job of Assets Protection (AP) teams is to keep our guests, team and brand secure and lead through crisis events. They protect profitable sales by mitigating shortage risks, preventing, theft and fraud to ensure product is available for our guest. They also build relationships inside and outside of Target including store leaders and law enforcement.  

As an AP Executive Intern, you will get a valuable, realistic preview of the Executive Team Leader – Assets Protection role (Assistant Store Manager – Assets Protection) over a defined period of time. During our summer program, you will work closely with a mentor while learning the AP business area and other team functions within our stores.  

At Target, we believe in our leaders having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career. The role of an AP Executive Intern can provide you with skills and experience of: 

• Managing a security culture, including crisis response, a strong safety environment and crowd management planning, providing support to both guests and team members 

• Executing strategic AP strategies and goals and delivering results through your team 

• Identifying and developing strategic resolutions of external theft and fraud, and apprehending individuals attempting to cause a loss, in accordance with Target policy 

• Conducting internal and external investigations, from identification through resolution   

• Recruiting, selecting, retaining, development and talent management of hourly team members and leaders 

As an AP Executive Intern, no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will most likely include the following responsibilities: 

• Through the training you receive from the ETL-AP mentor take initiative to learn how to be an AP leader by seeking out opportunities for growth and development; continuously learn throughout the internship experience 

• Provide new ideas and recommend solutions to business or team opportunities 

• Commit to learning Target’s expectations of leaders and use them to personally develop by asking questions and seeking feedback 

• Actively participate in internship program training activities, developmental opportunities and events. 

• Demonstrate willingness to take risks; step out of comfort zone and take on new assignments 

• Partner with store leaders regarding TM performance by teaching, coaching, training and delivering timely performance feedback 

• Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety, and compliance; lead the team to work in the same way and hold others accountable to this commitment 

• Influence and validate a security culture by driving physical security and safety processes; lead store response and emergency crisis situations and create plans for in-store events 

• Educate store leaders and teams on emergency preparedness and physical security procedures 

• Educate store leadership on merchandise protection best practice and audit execution in partnership with key partners 

• Identify shortage risks in key areas and work with other leaders to develop tactics that will reduce shortage and drive profitable sales 

• Support the identification and resolution of internal investigations 

• Identify theft and shortage trends in your store, and develop proactive strategies to prevent shortage and theft 

• Educate and influence store teams on operational shortage priorities 

• Support the prevention (inclusive of merchandise protection budgeting), identification and resolution of external theft incidents and investigations 

• Work a schedule that aligns to guest and business needs based on safe and secure and theft patterns (this includes early morning/overnight shifts, evening and weekends) 

• Support store safety culture through modeling and recognizing safe behaviors, identifying and correcting hazards in partnership with store leaders, holding team accountable to following safety expectations, assisting with incident response, and reporting/investigating injuries timely and accurately. 

• Owns safety program management routines such as Monthly Safety Meetings/Observations. 

• Lead an instore security culture by focusing on deterrence, response and resolution in order to improve physical security processes 

• Lead merchandise protection strategies across the total store; including ordering, storage and application as directed by best practices 

• Demonstrate inclusivity by valuing diverse voices and approaches, being authentic and respectful, and creating equitable experiences 

• Demonstrate how to engage with guests when assistance is needed, engage with guests in a welcoming way, and help solve their specific needs. 

• Work in a safe manner at all times to benefit yourself and others; identify and correct hazards; comply with all safety policies and best practices.  

• All other duties based on business needs 

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR 

This may be the right job for you if: 

• You enjoy interacting and helping others - including guests that shop our store and fellow team members you work with.   

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

• You are open to working a flexible work schedule with varying hours, days or shifts (including nights, weekends, holidays and other 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 Stores Executive Intern. But there are a few things you need from the get-go: 

• Meet any state or local licensure and/or other legal requirements related to the position 

• Previous retail or security experience preferred, but not required 

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills 

• Strong business acumen 

• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity 

• Manage conflict, lead and hold others accountable 

• Learn and adapt to current technology needs 

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

• Work independently and as part of a team 

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

• Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently 

• Welcoming and helpful attitude 

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, reports and information 

• Act in accordance with company policy 

• Climb up and down ladders as needed 

• Scan, handle and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving merchandise up to 10 pounds and occasionally or moving merchandise up to 44 pounds 

• Ability to communicate on multiple frequency devices and operate handheld scanners, and other technology equipment as directed 

• Flexible work schedule (e.g., nights, weekends and holidays); reliable and prompt and regular attendance necessary