Bakery Team Leader: Lead Merchandising & Talent Development

Whole Foods Market, Inc; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Job summary

Whole Foods Market in Albany, NY seeks a Team Member with supervisory experience to assist the Team Leader in daily operations, merchandising, profitability, regulatory compliance, and special projects. You will lead and develop Team Members, ensure courteous customer service, and uphold company standards.

Responsibilities include store layout, achieving sales and labor targets, analyzing reports, maintaining vendor relationships, and delivering high retail execution.

Qualifications

• 18+ months retail Team Member experience.
• 6+ months of supervisory or lead experience.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and perform physical tasks as required.

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 awareness of new products.
• Maintains vendor relationships and processes paperwork for vendors.
• Resolves team concerns and acts as point person in absence of Team Leader.
• Sets and achieves high standards of retail execution.
• Fosters teamwork, mutual respect, and positive morale.
• Directs customer flow and satisfies needs; provides excellent service.
• Trains, mentors, and counsels Team Members to sustain high performance.
• Delivers timely performance evaluations and communicates the company's vision.

Skills

Leadership

Team building

Customer service

Product knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Financial / profitability analysis

Inventory management

Communication skills

Mentoring / coaching

Microsoft Office

Email proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Albany, NY seeks a Team Member with supervisory experience to assist the Team Leader in daily operations, merchandising, profitability, regulatory compliance, and special projects. You will lead and develop Team Members, ensure courteous customer service, and uphold company standards.

Responsibilities include store layout, achieving sales and labor targets, analyzing reports, maintaining vendor relationships, and delivering high retail execution.