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Executive Team Leader GM & Food Sales (Assistant Manager Grocery)

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onsite executive full-time $64,000.00 - $128,000.00 Middletown, NJ

First indexed 24 Oct 2026

Description

We are seeking an Executive Team Leader GM & Food Sales (Assistant Manager Grocery) to join our team at Target. As an Assistant Manager, you will play a critical role in driving sales growth, managing a team, and ensuring a consistent guest experience.

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
  • Manage a team of experts in operations, accuracy, and efficiency
  • Enable efficient delivery to guests by leading pick, pack, and ship fulfillment work
  • Develop a strategy and utilize workload planning tools to complete scheduled workload
  • Conduct regular check-ins with team members to ensure task completion
  • Manage all GM backroom and sales floor areas, review reporting to identify gaps, and develop plans to resolve
  • Oversee GM Team Leaders' workload planning, including transitions, revisions, and sales plans
  • Drive fulfillment sales by leading the Fulfillment team
  • Drive a culture centered in food safety
  • Lead an efficient operation to fund the sales culture
  • Oversee Food & Beverage Team Leader's workload planning
  • Create a guest-obsessed culture that prioritizes the guest experience and delivers on store sales goals
  • Work a flexible schedule that aligns to guest and business needs
  • Manage a consistent experience for guests by ensuring product is in stock, fresh, available, food safe, and accurately priced
  • Assess all GM and Food & Beverage backroom and sales floor areas
  • Plan, lead, and follow-up on organizational and operational change
  • Anticipate and identify changes in unique store trends
  • Develop and coach team members to elevate their skills and expertise
  • Establish a culture of accountability through clear expectations and performance management
  • Provide service and a shopping experience that meets the needs of the guest
  • Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety, and compliance
  • Address store needs, including emergency and regulatory visits

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
  • Learn and adapt to current technology needs
  • Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive health benefits and programs
  • 401(k)
  • Employee discount
  • Short-term disability
  • Long-term disability
  • Paid sick leave
  • Paid national holidays
  • Paid vacation