Bakery Team Lead - Grow Sales, Mentor Staff, Quality

Whole Foods Market; Montclair (NJ); On-site; USD 28,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Whole Foods Market in Montclair, NJ is seeking a Team Member to assist the Team Leader in daily operations, merchandising, and customer service. You will support profitability, labor, and safety initiatives while developing team members.

You will work in a fast-paced retail environment, maintain vendor relations, and ensure high standards of execution and customer satisfaction. The role offers growth within a values-driven company and requires flexibility for nights, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• 18+ months retail Team Member experience
• 6+ months of supervisory experience
• Ability to work flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and perform physical duties

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 and ensures paperwork is submitted for vendor processing.
• Works with Team Leader to resolve team concerns or issues.
• Functions as point person in absence of Team Leader.
• Sets and achieves high standards of retail execution.
• Fosters a positive environment of teamwork, mutual respect, and morale.
• Maintains awareness of customer flows and directs Team Members to satisfy and delight customers.
• Selects, trains, mentors, motivates, and counsels Team Members; provides performance evaluations.
• Communicates and models WFM vision and goals.

Skills

High energy

Growth mindset

Coaching and mentoring

Interpersonal skills

Product knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Office and email

Inventory management

Tools

Electric pallet jacks

Box cutters

Knives

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Montclair, NJ is seeking a Team Member to assist the Team Leader in daily operations, merchandising, and customer service. You will support profitability, labor, and safety initiatives while developing team members.

You will work in a fast-paced retail environment, maintain vendor relations, and ensure high standards of execution and customer satisfaction. The role offers growth within a values-driven company and requires flexibility for nights, weekends, and holidays.