**Executive Team Leader Food & Beverage Sales (Assistant Manager Grocery) - Tuscaloosa, AL**

% buffered00:00 00:00 **Transcript**So I graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in finance, and I originally wanted to be a financial analyst. So I had an internship my junior year with a firm, and I quickly realized that sitting behind a desk and crunching numbers all day was definitely not for me. Too stationary. So I interviewed with Target after that and learned a little bit more about the ETL position, and I found that it really is the best of both worlds. You get to have a love of numbers, but you also get to work with people, and then you start to realize that working with those people and for those people are directly influencing your numbers. So it really is the best of both worlds, especially if you're a numbers and a people person, and I couldn't be happier with my decision.

Video length 0:40 So I graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in finance, and I originally wanted to be a financial analyst. So I had an internship my junior year with a firm, and I quickly realized that sitting behind a desk and crunching numbers all day was definitely not for me. Too stationary. So I interviewed with Target after that and learned a little bit more about the ETL position, and I found that it really is the best of both worlds. You get to have a love of numbers, but you also get to work with people, and then you start to realize that working with those people and for those people are directly influencing your numbers. So it really is the best of both worlds, especially if you're a numbers and a people person, and I couldn't be happier with my decision. Austin Executive Team Leader Food & Beverage **Location:** 1901 13th Ave E, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, 35404-4785; **job id:** R0000191173

**job family:** Store Management

**schedule:** Full time **ALL ABOUT TARGET**

As part of our collaborative and guest-obsessed team, you help us create an experience that makes guests say I love Target! When you work at Target, youre helping every family discover the joy in everyday life. Youre working alongside a dedicated team that cares, grows, and wins together. A team that is inclusive, makes connections, and brings their passion and pride to all that they do. The Food & Beverage team works together to provide the guest a fresh, full and food safe shopping experience all day, every day.

**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 Leaders workload planning, including transitions, revisions, sales plans, sampling and promotions

* Proactively build relationships with direct to store vendors and oversee Team Leaders management of direct to store vendor performance

* Validate, audit and maintain food in-stocks and follow-up on Team Leaders 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

* Become a subject matter expert in federal, state and local adult beverage laws as they apply to your business and protect your stores 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. Thats why we love working at Target

* Leading teams who are stocking, setting and selling Target products sounds like your thing Thats the core of what we do.

* You arent 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

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