OPT Food and Beverage Manager Jobs
Food and Beverage Manager roles qualify for F-1 OPT when the position directly relates to your hospitality, culinary management, or business degree. Most roles are STEM OPT-ineligible, so your standard 12-month authorization timeline applies. Employer sponsorship for H-1B visa is common in large hotel groups and restaurant corporations.
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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.
COMPENSATION
- 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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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Food and Beverage Manager
Target hospitality groups, not independent restaurants
Large hotel brands and multi-unit restaurant corporations have dedicated HR and legal teams experienced with visa sponsorship. Independent restaurants rarely have the infrastructure to sponsor work visas after your OPT period ends.
Frame your degree connection explicitly
USCIS requires OPT employment to relate directly to your field of study. Prepare a clear explanation of how your hospitality, business, or culinary management degree connects to your specific Food and Beverage Manager responsibilities.
Ask about sponsorship before accepting an offer
Raise the H-1B visa question during the offer negotiation stage, not after signing. Ask directly whether the company has sponsored hospitality managers before and whether they work with an immigration attorney.
Highlight revenue and cost control experience
Employers weighing sponsorship costs need clear business justification. Quantify your impact with metrics like food cost percentage, beverage revenue growth, or labor cost reduction to make the sponsorship case easier.
Time your job search around OPT start dates
Food and Beverage Manager hiring ramps up before summer and holiday seasons. Apply three to four months before your OPT start date so employers have time to onboard you before peak operational periods begin.
Use Migrate Mate to filter for sponsorship-willing employers
Not every hospitality employer will sponsor, and knowing upfront saves weeks of wasted applications. Browse Food and Beverage Manager listings on Migrate Mate to identify companies with a demonstrated history of OPT and visa sponsorship.
Food and Beverage Manager OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Food and Beverage Manager role qualify for F-1 OPT?
Yes, as long as the role directly relates to your field of study. Degrees in hospitality management, hotel administration, culinary management, or business administration typically satisfy the OPT direct relationship requirement. You'll need to document the connection between your coursework and your job duties if USCIS requests verification.
Can I get a STEM OPT extension as a Food and Beverage Manager?
In most cases, no. Food and Beverage Manager positions are generally classified under CIP codes for hospitality and culinary management, which are not on the STEM OPT designated degree list. If your degree is in a STEM-designated field like data analytics applied to hospitality, review your specific CIP code with your DSO before assuming eligibility.
Which types of employers are most likely to sponsor Food and Beverage Managers for H-1B?
Large hotel chains, casino resort operators, and multi-location restaurant groups are the most consistent sponsors. Companies like Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, and MGM Resorts have established immigration programs and regularly file H-1B petitions for operations and management roles. Smaller independent venues rarely have the legal infrastructure to support sponsorship.
What counts as a qualifying employer for OPT in food and beverage management?
Your employer must be a legal U.S. entity that can verify your employment. For OPT purposes, the role must be related to your degree and typically at least 20 hours per week. Contract or freelance arrangements can qualify, but most Food and Beverage Manager positions are full-time salaried roles, which present no issues for OPT compliance.
Where can I find Food and Beverage Manager jobs that sponsor OPT students?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 OPT students and surfaces Food and Beverage Manager roles from employers open to sponsorship. Rather than sifting through thousands of general listings, you can browse opportunities filtered for OPT compatibility, which saves significant time during a period when your work authorization timeline is already running.