Bakery Team Leader: Growth, Merchandising & Mentorship

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

Benefits offered by this job

store discount

paid time off

financial wellness

health & wellness support programs

access to other Team Member perks

Job summary

Whole Foods Market seeks an experienced Team Member with supervisory experience to support daily store operations, including profitability, expense control, buying, merchandising, and regulatory compliance. You will lead and develop Team Members, ensure health and safety standards, and model our core values for customers and staff.

The role requires high energy, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to train and mentor others while maintaining excellent store execution and customer

Qualifications

• 18+ months retail Team Member experience and 6+ months of supervisory experience.
• Ability to lead and develop team members; foster teamwork and morale.
• Ensures compliance with health and safety regulations and standard operating procedures.
• Provides courteous, friendly, and efficient service to customers and team members.

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

Team Leadership

Customer Service

Merchandising

Profitability Analysis

Regulatory Compliance

Staff Development

Communication

Safety Procedures

Vendor Relationships

Inventory Management

Job description

Whole Foods Market seeks an experienced Team Member with supervisory experience to support daily store operations, including profitability, expense control, buying, merchandising, and regulatory compliance. You will lead and develop Team Members, ensure health and safety standards, and model our core values for customers and staff.

The role requires high energy, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to train and mentor others while maintaining excellent store execution and customer