Bakery Team Leader: Merchandising & People Coach

Whole Foods Market IP. L.P.; Arlington (MA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Store discount

Paid time off

Health & wellness programs

Financial wellness

Job summary

Whole Foods Market is seeking a dedicated Team Leader to guide store merchandising and daily operations. You will collaborate with the Team Leader to hit sales, purchasing, and labor targets while analyzing performance data.

The role emphasizes deep product knowledge, vendor relations, and leadership to maintain high standards, foster teamwork, and ensure exceptional customer experiences. A flexible schedule with a focus on safety and quality is required.

Qualifications

• 18+ months retail Team Member experience and 6+ months of supervisory experience.

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

Retail experience

Customer service

Communication

Product knowledge

Analytical skills

Microsoft Office

Tools

Email

Microsoft Office

Pallet jacks

Job description

Whole Foods Market is seeking a dedicated Team Leader to guide store merchandising and daily operations. You will collaborate with the Team Leader to hit sales, purchasing, and labor targets while analyzing performance data.

The role emphasizes deep product knowledge, vendor relations, and leadership to maintain high standards, foster teamwork, and ensure exceptional customer experiences. A flexible schedule with a focus on safety and quality is required.