Grocery Team Lead: Merchandising & Growth Coach

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

Benefits offered by this job

Store discount

Whole Benefits

Job summary

Whole Foods Market is seeking a Team Member Leader to assist the Team Leader in daily operations, profitability, and compliance. You will lead and develop Team Members, ensure exceptional customer service, and uphold health and safety standards across all duties.

The role focuses on strategic merchandising, sales and labor targets, and maintaining vendor relations, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and continuous improvement across the store.

Qualifications

• 18+ months retail Team Member experience and 6+ months of supervisory experience.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Strong product knowledge and regulatory/safety awareness.

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 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 lead in absence of Team Leader.
• Sets and achieves the highest standards of retail execution.
• Fosters a positive environment of teamwork, respect, and morale.
• Maintains awareness of customer flows and directs Team Members to satisfy and delight customers.
• Selects, trains, mentors, motivates, and counsels Team Members to sustain a high-performance team.
• Provides timely, thorough, and thoughtful performance evaluations.
• Communicates and models WFM vision and goals.

Skills

High energy

Growth mindset

Coaching/Mentoring

Interpersonal skills

Teaching others

Product knowledge

Regulatory & safety knowledge

Financial acumen

Leadership

Office applications

Tools

Microsoft Office

Email

Pallet jacks

Job description

Whole Foods Market is seeking a Team Member Leader to assist the Team Leader in daily operations, profitability, and compliance. You will lead and develop Team Members, ensure exceptional customer service, and uphold health and safety standards across all duties.

The role focuses on strategic merchandising, sales and labor targets, and maintaining vendor relations, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and continuous improvement across the store.