Bakery Team Leader: Grow Sales, Mentor Team, Elevate Merchandising

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

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Job summary

Whole Foods Market in Bend, OR is seeking a Team Member to support daily operations, drive profitability, and deliver outstanding customer service. You will assist the Team Leader with merchandising, labor planning, and regulatory compliance while mentoring teammates.

This role requires 18+ months retail experience with supervisory exposure, the ability to lift 50 pounds, and a flexible schedule including nights and weekends. Benefits include Whole Benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 18+ months retail Team Member experience and 6+ months of supervisory experience.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.

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

Leadership

Team building

Customer relationship

Mentoring others

Product knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Financial analysis

Decision making

Email & Office tools

Prioritization & delegation

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Bend, OR is seeking a Team Member to support daily operations, drive profitability, and deliver outstanding customer service. You will assist the Team Leader with merchandising, labor planning, and regulatory compliance while mentoring teammates.

This role requires 18+ months retail experience with supervisory exposure, the ability to lift 50 pounds, and a flexible schedule including nights and weekends. Benefits include Whole Benefits and growth opportunities.