Bakery Team Lead: Merchandising & Growth

Whole Foods Market, Inc; Midlothian (VA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Job summary

Whole Foods Market, Inc. is seeking a skilled Team Leader to oversee store merchandising, sales targets, and labor planning. The role emphasizes high-energy leadership, vendor management, and maintaining top-tier customer service.

You will mentor Team Members, analyze performance data, and ensure compliance with safety policies while coordinating with Team Leaders to drive profitability and store standards.

Qualifications

• 18+ months retail Team Member experience.
• 6+ months of supervisory experience.
• Proficiency with email, Microsoft Office, and operations-related applications.

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

High energy

Growth mindset

Coaching

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Product knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Financial literacy

Decision making

Email & Office tools

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Whole Foods Market, Inc. is seeking a skilled Team Leader to oversee store merchandising, sales targets, and labor planning. The role emphasizes high-energy leadership, vendor management, and maintaining top-tier customer service.

You will mentor Team Members, analyze performance data, and ensure compliance with safety policies while coordinating with Team Leaders to drive profitability and store standards.