Meat Department Team Leader - Growth & Mentorship

Whole Foods Market; Ridgewood (NJ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Job summary

Whole Foods Market is seeking a Team Member to assist the Team Leader in daily operations, focusing on profitability, expense control, buying, merchandising, labor, and regulatory compliance. You will lead and develop Team Members and ensure courteous, friendly service while upholding store SOPs.

In this role you will help with merchandising, sales analysis, budgeting, ordering, and inventory management; you will foster teamwork and safety, conduct performance evaluations, and model WFM vision.

Qualifications

• 18+ months retail Team Member experience
• 6+ months of supervisory experience
• Extensive knowledge of meat products
• Proficient in math for assessing financial performance, monitoring profitability, and managing inventory
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays
• Able to lift 50 pounds

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 department 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

Leadership

Customer service

Team mentoring

Meat knowledge

Inventory management

Regulatory compliance

Microsoft Office

Financial analysis

Communication

Decision making

Job description

Whole Foods Market is seeking a Team Member to assist the Team Leader in daily operations, focusing on profitability, expense control, buying, merchandising, labor, and regulatory compliance. You will lead and develop Team Members and ensure courteous, friendly service while upholding store SOPs.

In this role you will help with merchandising, sales analysis, budgeting, ordering, and inventory management; you will foster teamwork and safety, conduct performance evaluations, and model WFM vision.