Bakery Department Lead: Grow Talent, Boost Sales

Whole Foods Market; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 31,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Financial wellness

Health & wellness programs

Access to other Team Member perks

Job summary

Whole Foods Market in Oakland, CA seeks a Team Leader support role to assist with daily operations, profitability, and compliance. You will develop team members, ensure high standards of customer service, and support store programs while upholding health and safety responsibilities.

The position emphasizes leadership, vendor relations, and effective communication to maintain a positive store image and achieve store goals.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience guiding a team in a retail setting.
• Strong understanding of store operations and SOPs.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains creative store layout and product merchandising.
• Works with Team Leader to achieve sales, purchasing, and labor targets.
• Assists Team Leader in analysis of sales, reports and labor.
• Demonstrates advanced product knowledge and develops / maintains awareness of new products.
• Maintains good vendor relationships, develops new vendor relations, and ensures all paperwork is properly submitted for vendor processing.
• Works with Team Leader to resolve team concerns or issues.
• Functions as point person and departmental person in charge in absence of Team Leader.
• Sets and achieves the highest standards of retail execution.
• Fosters and encourages a positive environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect, and exceptional morale.
• Maintains awareness of customer flows and needs and directs Team Members as necessary to satisfy and delight customers; responds promptly to customer needs and questions.
• Selects, trains, develops, mentors, motivates, and counsels Team Members in a manner that sustains a high-performance team and minimizes turnover.
• Provides timely, thorough, and thoughtful performance evaluations.
• Consistently communicates and models WFM vision and goals

Skills

Leadership

Team development

Customer service

Merchandising

Regulatory compliance

Profitability analysis

Budgeting

Labor management

Vendor relations

Communication

Training/mentoring

Microsoft Office

Email proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Office

Email applications

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Oakland, CA seeks a Team Leader support role to assist with daily operations, profitability, and compliance. You will develop team members, ensure high standards of customer service, and support store programs while upholding health and safety responsibilities.

The position emphasizes leadership, vendor relations, and effective communication to maintain a positive store image and achieve store goals.