Food and Beverage Manager

The starting pay range for this position per hour is $20.25 – $22.25. The full pay range for this position per hour is $20.25 – $34.45 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. Responsibilities Consistently deliver guest experience commitments to create an Easy, Inspiring and Friendly guest experience. Ensures every team member understands, is trained, and consistently delivers on Target’s guest experience commitments and consistent operations. Actively observes and provides feedback, holding team members accountable while recognizing great guest experience moments. Reviews area guest, financial, and team outcome metrics to identify opportunities, takes action to improve, and aligns team on the right behaviors and execution, celebrates wins, drives results that deliver outcomes and elevates the guest experience. Understand sales goals, plan and execute daily/weekly workload to deliver on department and store sales goals and guest engagement, including merchandising, pricing, changes to sales floor merchandise displays, sampling and promotions. With guidance from your direct leader, lead a guest‑focused, efficient Food & Beverage team that strives to deliver the Food & Beverage standards by completing the Food & Beverage Daily Standards walk. Assess backroom and sales floor areas of Food & Beverage and Food Service on a daily basis by walking the Target Food & Beverage Standards. Prioritize your business needs and identify workload tasks for the team; review reporting to identify business trends for follow‑up. At the guidance of your direct leader, establish clear goals and expectations and hold team members accountable to those expectations. Be a partner to the store leadership team through communication and collaboration to influence current sales performance and workload deliverables, leverage check‑in and check‑outs as daily connection points. Maintain a fresh, full and food safe area during all operating hours leveraging strong inventory management, area routines and Food Safety policies and procedures. Assign daily tasks to TMs based on planned workload and guest traffic patterns, ensuring alignment with weekly and monthly business priorities set by your direct leader. Validate and follow‑up on team members’ progress against their assigned prioritized workload tasks, production area routines, and application of best practices. Lead and demonstrate a culture of executing all best practices; help close skill gaps through development, coaching, training, and team interactions. Lead team huddles to communicate focuses and trends, leveraging store reporting and HQ communications. Develop and maintain partnerships with vendors to ensure clear expectations are established, brand standards (such as delivery and merchandising) are being met and areas are reliably in‑stock. Ensure product is available for guests by placing store‑initiated orders according to best practices (where applicable). Remain up‑to‑date on relevant trends and products to educate team members. Support your leader in the hiring and onboarding process of new team members. Participate in team hiring and onboarding processes. 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 laws. Become a subject matter expert in federal, state and local alcohol beverage laws as they apply to your business and protect the store’s liquor license (if applicable). Lead your team to uphold and maintain all Starbucks and Pizza Hut Brand Standards and foster a productive partnership with your Starbucks district manager, following up on key takeaways from their time in your store (if applicable). In addition to Food Safety Manager Certification, complete all Starbucks and/or Pizza Hut training requirements or certifications (if applicable). Foster a productive relationship with your Starbucks district manager DM (if applicable), attend required in‑store planning and business meetings and follow up on key takeaways from their time in your store. Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety and compliance; lead team to work in the same way and hold others accountable to this commitment. Lead and demonstrate a safety culture through modeling and recognizing safe behaviors, identifying and correcting hazards, holding team accountable to following safety expectations, assisting with incident response, and reporting/investigating injuries timely and accurately. Model the execution of physical security processes in order to enhance the in‑store security culture. Support 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. As a key carrier, follow all safe and secure training and processes. Occasionally assume store‑level leadership on duty (LOD) responsibilities to enable the guest experience for the store during assigned shifts based on store needs. Address all store emergency and compliance requirements. All other duties based on business needs. Qualifications We have some amazing training that will help teach you everything you need to know to be a Food & Beverage Team Leader. You enjoy interacting and helping others – including guests that shop in the 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 variable work schedule with varying hours, days or shifts (including nights, weekends, holidays, closing shifts and other peak shopping times). Must be at least 18 years old or older. High school diploma or equivalent. Previous retail and/or food experience preferred, but not required. Strong interest and knowledge of the Food & Beverage business. Lead and hold others accountable. Communicate on multiple frequency devices and operate handheld scanners, and other technology equipment as directed. Work independently and as part of a team. Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently. Capability to remain focused and composed in a fast‑paced environment and accomplish multiple tasks within established time‑frames. Welcoming and helpful attitude toward all guests and other team members. Effective communication skills. Additional Requirements 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 if needed. Scan, handle and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving merchandise up to 44 pounds without additional assistance from others. Flexible work schedule (e.g., nights, weekends and holidays); reliable and prompt attendance necessary. Ability to work in environments that will include refrigeration and freezer temperatures and conditions; where common allergens may also be handled or present. Capable of working in and in exposure to varying temperatures, humidity, and other elements while performing certain job duties, including but not limited to Drive‑Ups, carry‑out, etc. Ability to remain mobile for the duration of scheduled shifts (shift length may vary). 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 View email address on click.appcast.io. Non‑accommodation‑related requests, such as application follow‑ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel. #J-18808-Ljbffr