Food & Beverage Expert
Target
Retail | Part Time | Onsite | Urbandale
Posted: 10/14/24
Job Description
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 Expert can provide you with the:
• Knowledge of guest service fundamentals and experience building a guest first culture in Food & Beverage
• Ability to provide guests with information around when to purchase items and in what quantity, as well
as storage tips
• Experience in Food & Beverage business fundamentals: department sales trends, inventory, quality and freshness management, guest shopping patterns and pricing and promotions strategies
• Knowledge in food seasonality, freshness and quality, food safety standards and routines, and merchandising
As a Food & Beverage Expert, no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will most likely include the following responsibilities:
• Deliver an exceptional guest experience, providing a fresh and full shopping experience during all
hours of operations, prioritizing the guest’s needs over task
• Uphold and maintain the execution of the Food & Beverage Standards
• Understand how operational procedures impact shortage and profitability
• Execute Food & Beverage processes including FDC/RDC replenishment, pulls, stocking, zoning, in-stocks routines, data accuracy, culling, rotation, cleaning, Item Removal, signing and backstock
• Execute fast-mover inventory by proactively adding and removing items as seasonality, ad, transitions and demand require
• Follow all food safety requirements as outlined through best practice
• Use sampling and suggestive selling to promote products and increase sales
• Partner with Direct Store Delivery (DSD) distributors to proactively set and maintain DSD POGs, transitions and backroom space
• Locate and identify damaged, recalled or expired items and process according to best practice
• Create a welcoming experience by authentically greeting all guests
• Observe to quickly understand whether a guest needs assistance or wants to interact. Follow body language and verbal clues to tailor your approach
• Engage with guests in a genuine way, which includes asking questions to better understand their
specific needs
• Be knowledgeable about the tools, products, and services available in the total store, and specific to your area, to solve issues for the guest and improve their experience
• Thank the guest in a genuine way and let them know we’re happy they chose to shop at Target
• Execute all federal, state and local adult beverage laws as they apply to your business
• Properly handle environmentally sensitive items when breaks and spills occur
• Appropriately use and care for in-store and personal protective equipment; follow equipment control guidelines
• Always demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety and compliance
• Work in a safe manner at all times to benefit yourself and others; identify and correct hazards; comply with all safety policies and best practices
• 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
Deadline to Apply 12/28/24