General Merchandise & Food Sales Team Leader 601 S County Farm Rd Wheaton, Illinois

The pay range per hour is $23.75 - $40.40

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 .

ALL ABOUT TARGET

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 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.

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 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 leaders having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career.

The role of a General Merchandise & Food Sales Team Leader can provide you with the skills and experience of :

• Guest service fundamentals and experience building a guest first culture on your team
• Retail business fundamentals : department sales trends, freshness and quality, inventory management, guest shopping patterns, pricing and promotions strategies
• Planning department(s) daily / weekly workload to support business priorities and deliver sales goals
• Process improvements and workload efficiency
• Helping build a team of hourly team members

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

• Execute daily / weekly workload to deliver on department and store sales goals and guest engagement, including planning merchandising, pricing workload, transitions, revisions, sales plans, sampling, promotions and price change
• Work a schedule that aligns to guest and business needs (this includes early morning, evening, overnight shifts and weekends)
• Help assess General Merch backroom, food and sales floor areas, and assist in review of all reporting to identify gaps and develop a plan to resolve
• With ETL guidance, lead food, food services (if applicable), inbound, outbound, replenishment, inventory accuracy, presentation, pricing and promotional signing processes
• Help enable a consistent experience for our guests by ensuring product is in stock, available, accurately priced and signed on the sales floor with minimal disruption to the guest
• Be an expert of operations, accuracy, process and efficiency
• Enable efficient delivery to our guests by owning pick, pack and ship fulfillment work
• Execute a fresh, full and food safe area during all operating hours leveraging strong inventory management area routines and Food Safety policies and procedures
• Ensure proper execution on all food safety standards and cleaning routines
• Partner with vendors to ensure brand standards such as delivery and merchandising are being met and areas are full and maintained
• Ensure team member safety guidelines and state and federal regulations are being followed
• With ETL guidance, assess Food & Beverage and Food Service backroom and sales floor areas; walk Food & Beverage Standards to identify priorities and develop business plans and assignment sheets;

review reporting to identify business trends for follow-up

• Promote maintenance of all Starbucks and Pizza Hut Brand Standards (where applicable); foster a productive relationship with your Starbucks DM ad follow up on key takeaways from their time in stores
• Validate and follow-up on experts' progress against Daily Assignment Sheets, production area routines, and application of best practices
• Expect and enable team members to stay up-to-date on relevant trends and products
• Complete all Starbucks and / or Pizza Hut training requirements or certifications (if applicable)
• At ETL director, conduct team onboarding and learning and close knowledge gaps through training and experiences
• Evaluate and recommend candidates for open positions and develop a guest-centric team
• Establish clear goals and expectations and hold team members accountable to expectations
• Lead and coach the team to ensure accuracy and efficiency in all GM processes in accordance with ETL direction
• Demonstrate a service culture that prioritizes the guest service experience. Model, train and coach expectations to deliver the service standard
• Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety and compliance; Lead team to work in the same way and hold others accountable to this commitment
• Support your ETL to and create a safety advocacy culture by understanding how safety impacts your role and that of your team, identifying and correcting hazards, and holding team accountable to working in a safe manner to benefit themselves and others
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias
• Lead and demonstrate a culture of executing all best practices as outlined with team onboarding and learning; help close skill gaps through development, coaching and team interactions
• If applicable, as a key carrier, follow all safe and secure training and processes
• Address store needs (emergency, regulatory visits, etc.)
• Support guest services such as back-up cashier, order pick up (OPU) and Drive-up (DU) and maintain a compliance culture while executing those duties, such as compliance with federal, state, and local adult beverage laws
• 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 product 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 General Merchandise & Food Sales Team Leader.

But, there are a few things you need from the get-go :

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Age 18 or older
• Previous retail experience preferred, but not required
• Strong interest and knowledge of the Food & Beverage business
• Ability to : Lead and hold others accountableLearn and adapt to current technology needsWork independently and as part of a teamManage workload and prioritize tasks independently
• Capability to remain focused and composed in a fast-paced environment and accomplish multiple tasks within established timeframes
• Welcoming and helpful attitude
• Effective communication skills

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
• Accurately handle cash register operations as needed
• Climb up and down ladders as needed
• Scan, handle and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving merchandise up to 44 pounds
• Flexible work schedule (e.g., nights, weekends and holidays); reliable and prompt and regular attendance necessary
• Ability to work in an environment that could range from 34 F to -10 F as needed
• Capable of working in and exposure to varying temperatures, humidity, and other elements while performing certain job duties including but not limited to Drive-Up, carryout, etc.
• Ability to remain mobile for the duration of a scheduled shift (shift length may vary).

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