Bakery Team Lead: Grow People, Boost Profits

Whole Foods Market IP. L.P.; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 30,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Whole Foods Market is seeking a Bakery Leader to provide overall leadership to the Bakery team and manage daily operations—including profitability, buying, merchandising, labor, and compliance. You will hire, develop, and manage team members, ensuring excellent service and adherence to store procedures.

The role emphasizes driving sales, maintaining product quality, and fostering teamwork while upholding health and safety standards across all bakery activities.

Qualifications

• 24+ months retail experience including 12+ months of team leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Holds ATLs, supervisors and Team Members accountable for delivering outstanding customer service.
• Builds a positive work environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect and exceptional morale.
• Makes hiring and separation decisions.
• Accountable for monitoring and achieving sales, purchasing, and labor targets.
• Maintains proper product assortment, merchandising, and inventory control.
• Establishes and maintains collaborative and productive working relationships with department leaders and with vendors.
• Sustains knowledge of competitors and industry trends.
• Sets and achieves the highest standards of retail execution.
• Maintains awareness of customer flows and directs Team Members to delight customers.
• Selects, trains, develops, mentors, motivates, and counsels Team Members.
• Provides timely performance evaluations.
• Communicates and models WFM vision and goals.

Skills

Customer service leadership

Team building

Labor cost management

Merchandising knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Email proficiency

Microsoft Office

Tools

Email

Microsoft Office

Job description

Whole Foods Market is seeking a Bakery Leader to provide overall leadership to the Bakery team and manage daily operations—including profitability, buying, merchandising, labor, and compliance. You will hire, develop, and manage team members, ensuring excellent service and adherence to store procedures.

The role emphasizes driving sales, maintaining product quality, and fostering teamwork while upholding health and safety standards across all bakery activities.