Grocery Team Lead: Merchandising & Operations

Whole Foods Market; Commack (NY); On-site; USD 28,929 - 48,216; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Job summary

Whole Foods Market is seeking a Team Member Leader to support daily operations across profitability, merchandising, labor, and compliance in our New York area store. You will assist the Team Leader and develop team members while delivering courteous, friendly service to customers and staff.

The role requires adapting to store priorities, upholding health and safety standards, and promoting company programs while providing leadership to sustain a high-performance team and exceptional customer

Qualifications

• 18+ months retail Team Member experience.
• 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

Coaching

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Product knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Safety policies

Financial analysis

Microsoft Office

Operations apps

Tools

Microsoft Office

Email systems

Job description

Whole Foods Market is seeking a Team Member Leader to support daily operations across profitability, merchandising, labor, and compliance in our New York area store. You will assist the Team Leader and develop team members while delivering courteous, friendly service to customers and staff.

The role requires adapting to store priorities, upholding health and safety standards, and promoting company programs while providing leadership to sustain a high-performance team and exceptional customer