ETL Food & Beverage Sales

ALL ABOUT TARGET

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 350,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers.

Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work and play. We prioritize relationships, fuel and develop talent by creating growth opportunities, and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value, and how we work. It's how we care, grow, and win together. The Food & Beverage team works together to provide the guest a fresh, full and food safe shopping experience all day, every day.

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ALL ABOUT FOOD & BEVERAGE

The Food & Beverage team enables a consistent experience for our guests by ensuring product is fresh, in stock, available and accurately priced and signed on the sales floor. They are experts of operations, process and efficiency. This team leads food and food services including replenishment, inventory accuracy, food safety, presentation, pricing and promotional signing processes for all Food & Beverage areas of the store.

At Target, we believe in our team members having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career. The role of a Food & Beverage Sales Executive Team Leader can provide you with the:

• Knowledge of guest service fundamentals and experience building and managing a guest first culture on your team
• Knowledge of Food & Beverage business fundamentals: department sales trends, freshness and quality, inventory management, guest shopping patterns and pricing and promotions strategies
• Experience in setting and planning department(s) monthly/quarterly workload to support business priorities and managing a team to deliver on sales goals
• Knowledge of the competition; leveraging insights to drive business objectives
• Experience managing a team of hourly team members and leaders; creating business specific strategies and goals
• Skills in recruiting, selecting and talent management of hourly team members and leaders

As a Food & Beverage Sales Executive Team Leader, no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will most likely include the following responsibilities:

• Drive total store sales, understand your role in sales growth and how your departments and team contribute to and impact total store profitability
• Model guest service standards and lead your team to deliver a fresh, full and food safe area during all operating hours
• Lead and create a service culture that prioritizes the guest service experience, model, train, and coach expectations to deliver the service standard
• Drive a culture centered in food safety; train, validate and coach team to deliver proper execution on all food safety standards and cleaning routines
• Lead an efficient operation to fund the sales culture
• Develop a strategy and utilize your workload planning tools to manage all scheduled workload ensuring you are guest ready at all times
• Own the scheduling plan in partnership with your Team Leaders based off of monthly and weekly business workload and guest traffic
• Manage Food & Beverage backroom and sales floor areas; walk Food & Beverage Standards to assess priorities and review reporting to identify business gaps for follow-up
• Oversee Food & Beverage Team Leader’s workload planning, including transitions, revisions, sales plans, sampling and promotions
• Proactively build relationships with direct to store vendors and oversee Team Leader’s management of direct to store vendor performance
• Validate, audit and maintain food in-stocks and follow-up on Team Leader’s execution of business plan and assignment sheet process
• Know and assess the competition and leverage guest insights and feedback to drive the business and be the destination of choice for our guests
• Work a schedule that aligns to guest and business needs (this includes early morning, evening, overnight shifts and weekends)
• Manage your team to uphold and maintain all Starbucks and Pizza Hut Brand Standards (where applicable)
• Foster a productive relationship with your Starbucks DM and follow up on key takeaways from their time in your store
• Plan, lead and follow-up on organizational and operational change
• Anticipate and identify changes in unique store trends
• Actively develop, coach and train your team; anticipate staffing needs, talent plan and recruit – both long and short term
• Develop and coach your team to elevate their skills and expertise
• Establish a culture of accountability through clear expectations and performance management
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias”)
• Become a subject matter expert in federal, state and local adult beverage laws as they apply to your business and protect your store’s liquor license (if applicable)
• Always demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety and compliance; Lead team to work in the same way and hold others accountable to this commitment
• As a key carrier, follow all safe and secure training and processes
• Address store needs (emergency, regulatory visits, etc.)
• All other duties based on business needs

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We might be a great match if:

• Working in a fun and energetic environment makes you excited…. We work efficiently and as a team to deliver for our guests
• Providing service to our guests that makes them say I LOVE TARGET! excites you…. That’s why we love working at Target
• Leading teams who are stocking, setting and selling Target products sounds like your thing… That’s the core of what we do.
• You aren’t looking for Monday thru Friday job where you are at a computer all day… We are busy all day (especially on the weekends), making it easy for the guest to feel welcomed, inspired and rewarded

The good news is that we have some amazing training that will help teach you everything you need to know to be a Food & Beverage Sales Executive Team Leader. But, there are a few skills you should have from the get-go:

• 4 year degree or equivalent experience
• Strong interest and knowledge of the food and beverage business
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong business acumen
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity
• Manage conflict, lead and hold others accountable
• Relate well with and interact with all levels of the organization
• Strong cognitive skills, including problem analysis, decision making, financial and quantitative analysis
• Learn and adapt to current technology needs
• Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently

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
• Scan, handle and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving merchandise up to 40 pounds
• Accurately handle cash register operations
• Climb up and down ladders
• Flexible work schedule (e.g., nights, weekends and holidays) and regular attendance necessary
• Handle and move merchandise in coolers and freezers up to 40 pounds
• Ability to work in spaces where common allergens may be handled or present

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Target will provide reasonable accommodations (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with the application process upon your request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please visit your nearest Target store or Distribution Center or reach out to Guest Services at 1-800-440-0680 for additional information.