Executive Leader of General Merchandise and Food Sales --Willmar

Target • Willmar, MN

271d • $60,000 - $120,000

About The Position

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. 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. You will manage a team of experts in operations, accuracy, and efficiency, enabling efficient delivery to our guests by leading pick, pack, and ship fulfillment work. This position requires you to develop a strategy and utilize your workload planning tools to complete all scheduled workload ensuring you are guest ready at all times.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in setting and planning department(s) monthly/quarterly workload to support business priorities.
• Knowledge of retail business fundamentals including department sales trends, inventory management, and guest shopping patterns.

Responsibilities

• Drive total store sales and understand your role in sales growth.
• Manage Food & Beverage, food services, inbound, outbound, replenishment, inventory accuracy, presentation, pricing, and promotional signing processes for all GM areas of the store.
• Conduct regular check-ins with your team to ensure completion of tasks and workload.
• Oversee GM Team Leaders workload planning including transitions, revisions, and sales plans for all GM areas.
• 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.
• Assess all GM and Food & Beverage backroom and sales floor areas.
• Plan, lead, and follow-up on organizational and operational change.
• Establish a culture of accountability through clear expectations and performance management.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, vision, dental, and life insurance.
• 401(k) plan.
• Employee discount.
• Short term and long term disability.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid national holidays.
• Paid vacation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: General Merchandise Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree