Bakery Team Leader: Elevate Sales, Merchandising & Team

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

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Health & wellness programs

Job summary

Whole Foods Market in Denver, CO is seeking a Team Member with supervisory exposure to support daily operations across merchandising, labor, and standards. You will assist the Team Leader, lead Team Members, and help deliver profitable, friendly service in line with company policies.

The role emphasizes strong product knowledge, safety compliance, and teamwork, with opportunities to mentor others, manage vendor relations, and contribute to store initiatives while meeting customer needs.

Qualifications

• At least 18 months as a retail Team Member and 6+ months supervisory experience.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and work in varying temperatures.
• Flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.

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 focus

Growth mindset

Coach and mentor

Interpersonal skills

Teach others

Product knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Financial literacy

Leadership

MS Office

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Denver, CO is seeking a Team Member with supervisory exposure to support daily operations across merchandising, labor, and standards. You will assist the Team Leader, lead Team Members, and help deliver profitable, friendly service in line with company policies.

The role emphasizes strong product knowledge, safety compliance, and teamwork, with opportunities to mentor others, manage vendor relations, and contribute to store initiatives while meeting customer needs.