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Food & Beverage Sales Executive Team Leader

Target · St Charles, IL · $64,000–$128,000 a year · Full time

Posted Sep 25, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you led a team through a big change in how work got done.

What they are checking: Whether they can explain the why, coach people through it, and keep performance steady during change.

How would you develop a Food and Beverage Team Leader who is strong with tasks but struggles to lead people?

What they are checking: Whether they can coach leaders, since an ETL succeeds through the team leaders beneath them.

Tell me about a time you had to make a decision quickly without all the information you wanted.

What they are checking: Whether they can act decisively and adjust, which store leaders do many times every shift.

What does a strong food culture look like to you in a store, and how do you build it?

What they are checking: Whether they have a clear picture of freshness and food safety as team pride, not just rules.

What would you do

As the Food and Beverage Executive Team Leader you'd own sales, freshness and food safety across the grocery side of the store. How would you spend your first month?

What they are checking: Whether they learn the business and the team before changing things, which builds trust and avoids missteps.

Your team keeps missing freshness standards in produce. How would you figure out why and fix it?

What they are checking: Whether they look for root causes like training, staffing or process before blaming individuals.

A team member keeps showing up late, and others are noticing. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they address performance fairly and directly while documenting it correctly.

How would you work with the other Executive Team Leaders when your priorities compete for the same people or hours?

What they are checking: Whether they put the store's results ahead of their own department and collaborate across the leadership team.

About the work

Walk me through how you'd use department sales trends and shrink data to decide where to focus your team's time.

What they are checking: Whether they read the business and act on numbers, not just walk the floor and react.

Food safety audits are serious. How would you make sure your team follows temperature logs and date checks every day, not just before an audit?

What they are checking: Whether they build habits and accountability rather than relying on last-minute cleanups before inspections.

How do you balance labor hours against keeping the grocery floor full and fresh?

What they are checking: Whether they understand that payroll is a lever and can make tradeoffs that protect the guest experience.

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The full job description

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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. 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 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 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 • Drive a culture centered in food safety; train, validate and coach team to deliver proper execution on all food safety standards and cleaning routines • Create a guest-obsessed culture that prioritizes the guest experience and delivers on store sales goals • 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 • 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) • 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 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 Benefits Eligibility Please paste this url into your preferred browser to learn about benefits eligibility for this role: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_D 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 candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.

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