Executive Team Leader General Merchandise and Food Sales - Cincinnati Area

Roundel; Kentucky; On-site; USD 64,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

employee discount

short term disability

long term disability

paid sick leave

paid national holidays

paid vacation

Job summary

Target is seeking a General Merchandise & Food Sales Executive Team Leader to drive total store sales, manage GM and Food Service operations, and lead a team to deliver an exceptional guest experience.

You will oversee inventory, pricing, and staffing, ensure food safety standards, and coach team members to achieve business goals while maintaining a guest-centric culture.

Qualifications

• 4 year degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong knowledge of the Food & Beverage business.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Solid business acumen and analytical abilities.
• Ability to handle ambiguity and make decisions.
• Proven leadership of hourly teams and accountability.
• Experience with workload planning and scheduling.
• Comfort with using technology to meet store goals.
• Ability to recruit and develop talent.

Responsibilities

• Drive total store sales and profitability.
• Manage Food & Beverage, inbound, outbound, replenishment, inventory accuracy, presentation, pricing and signing processes for all GM areas.
• Lead a team of experts in operations, accuracy and efficiency.
• Enable efficient delivery to guests by leading pick, pack and ship fulfillment work.
• Develop strategy and use workload planning tools to complete all tasks.
• Conduct regular check-ins with the team to ensure task completion.
• Manage GM backroom and sales floor areas; review reporting to identify gaps and resolve.
• Oversee GM Team Leaders workload planning including transitions and sales plans.
• Drive fulfillment sales by leading the Fulfillment team to fulfill each order accurately.
• Lead food safety standards and coach team on proper procedures.
• Maintain an efficient operation to support the sales culture.
• Oversee Food & Beverage Team Leader workload planning and scheduling.
• Create a guest-obsessed culture prioritizing the guest experience.
• Know and assess competition; leverage insights to drive business.
• Align schedules to guest and business needs, including weekends.
• Ensure a consistent guest experience with stock, freshness, pricing and signing.
• Plan organizational changes and anticipate trends.
• Develop and coach your team to elevate skills.
• Foster accountability and recruit/talent plan for staffing.

Skills

Food & Beverage knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Business acumen

Ambiguity tolerance

Conflict management

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Time management

Education

4 year degree or equivalent experience

Job description

The pay range is $64,000.00 - $128,000.00.

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.

• 401(k)
• employee discount
• short term disability
• long term disability
• paid sick leave
• paid national holidays
• 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 General Merchandise

Experts of operations, process and efficiency who enable a consistent experience for our guests by ensuring product is set, in-stock, accurately priced and signed on the sales floor.

The General Merchandise and Food Sales team leads inbound, outbound, replenishment, inventory accuracy, presentation, pricing and promotional signing processes for all General Merchandise (GM) areas of the store.

This team leads Food & Beverage and Food Service, providing a fresh and food safe experience.

Experts enable efficient delivery to our guests by owning pick, pack and ship fulfillment work.

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 General Merchandise & Food 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 retail business fundamentals including: department sales trends, inventory management, freshness and quality, guest shopping patterns, 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 and creating business specific strategies and goals
• Skills in recruiting, selecting and talent management of hourly team members and leaders

As an General Merchandise & Food 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
• Manage Food & Beverage, food services (if applicable), inbound, outbound, replenishment, inventory accuracy, presentation, pricing and promotional signing processes for all GM areas of the store
• Manage a team of experts in operations, accuracy and efficiency
• Enable efficient delivery to our guests by leading pick, pack and ship fulfillment work (if applicable)
• Develop a strategy and utilize your workload planning tools to complete all scheduled workload ensuring you are guest ready at all times
• Conduct regular check-ins with your team to ensure completion of tasks and workload
• Manage all GM backroom and sales floor areas, review all reporting to identify gaps and develop a plan to resolve
• Oversee GM Team Leaders workload planning including transitions, revisions and salesplans for all GM areas

Drive fulfillment sales by leading the Fulfillment team to fulfill each order accurately and efficiently and deliver on each guest promise time

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

Oversee Food & Beverage Team Leader’s workload planning including transitions, revisions, salesplans, sampling and promotions

Create a guest-obsessed culture that prioritizes the guest experience and delivers on store sales goals

Know and assess the competition; 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 a consistent experience for our guests by ensuring product is in stock, fresh, available, food safe, and accurately priced and signed on the sales floor with minimal disruption to the guest

Assess all GM and Food & Beverage backroom and sales floor areas, walk Food & Beverage Standards to assess priorities in food and review GM/Food reporting to identify gaps and develop a plan to resolve

Plan, lead and follow-up on organizational and operational change

Anticipate and identify changes in unique store trends

Develop and coach your team to elevate their skills and expertise

Establish a culture of accountability through clear expectations and performance management; actively develop, coach and train your team; anticipate staffing needs, talent plan and recruit – both long and short term

Provide service and a shopping experience that meets the needs of the guest

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 you… 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 an General Merchandise & Food 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 & 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

Benefits Eligibility

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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 [e-mail]. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.

Our Benefits

We care about and invest 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.

• 401(k)
• employee discount
• short term disability
• long term disability
• paid sick leave
• paid national holidays
• paid vacation

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

Target is one of the world’s most recognized brands and one of America’s leading retailers. We make Target our guests’ preferred shopping destination by offering outstanding value, inspiration, innovation and an exceptional guest experience that no other retailer can deliver.

Target is committed to responsible corporate citizenship, ethical business practices, environmental stewardship and generous community support. Since 1946, we have given 5 percent of our profits back to our communities. Our goal is to work as one team to fulfill our unique brand promise to our guests, wherever and whenever they choose to shop.