Bakery Team Leader: Drive Sales, Training, Guest Experience

Whole Foods Market; Bend (OR); On-site; USD 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Financial wellness

Health & wellness programs

Team Member perks access

Job summary

Whole Foods Market in Bend, Oregon is seeking an experienced Team Member with supervisory potential to support daily store operations, merchandising, profitability, and compliance. You will work with the Team Leader to meet sales targets, analyze performance, and coach Team Members toward a high‑performing, customer‑focused team.

The role requires the ability to lift 50 pounds, stand for long periods, and work a flexible schedule including nights and weekends.

Qualifications

• 18+ months retail Team Member experience.
• 6+ months supervisory experience.
• Ability to mentor and coach teammates.

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 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 & mentoring

Interpersonal skills

Product knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Mathematical skills

Decision making

Microsoft Office

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Bend, Oregon is seeking an experienced Team Member with supervisory potential to support daily store operations, merchandising, profitability, and compliance. You will work with the Team Leader to meet sales targets, analyze performance, and coach Team Members toward a high‑performing, customer‑focused team.

The role requires the ability to lift 50 pounds, stand for long periods, and work a flexible schedule including nights and weekends.