Meat Department Team Leader

Whole Foods Market IP. L.P.; Highland Meadows (MS); On-site; USD 26,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Job summary

Whole Foods Market is seeking a Store Team Member to develop and maintain store layout and merchandising, and to support the Team Leader in achieving sales and labor targets. The role involves assisting in sales analysis, budgeting, ordering, and inventory management while promoting teamwork and high standards of execution.

The position requires experience in retail, strong leadership skills, and the ability to mentor others. Flexibility for nights, weekends, and holidays is needed.

Qualifications

• 18+ months retail Team Member experience and 6+ months of supervisory experience.
• Proficiency with email, Microsoft Office, and operations-related applications.
• Extensive knowledge of meat products.
• Advanced knowledge of regulatory and safety policies and procedures.

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.
• Assists team leader in annual sales and expense projections and budget preparation.
• Assists team leader with ordering and inventory management.
• 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.
• Communicates and maintains Team Member safety and security standards.
• Provides timely, thorough, and thoughtful performance evaluations.
• Consistently communicates and models WFM vision and goals.

Skills

High energy

Meat knowledge

Growth mindset

Coaching & mentoring

Interpersonal skills

Mentoring others

Product knowledge

Regulatory & safety

Financial literacy

Leadership

Email/MS Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Whole Foods Market is seeking a Store Team Member to develop and maintain store layout and merchandising, and to support the Team Leader in achieving sales and labor targets. The role involves assisting in sales analysis, budgeting, ordering, and inventory management while promoting teamwork and high standards of execution.

The position requires experience in retail, strong leadership skills, and the ability to mentor others. Flexibility for nights, weekends, and holidays is needed.