Meat Dept Lead: Grow Sales, Merchandising & Mentor Team

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

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Job summary

Whole Foods Market, Inc. is seeking a Team Leader assistant to support daily operations, profitability, merchandising, and staff development. You will collaborate with the Team Leader to meet sales and labor targets, analyze reports, and manage inventories while maintaining high standards of customer service.

The role emphasizes leadership, mentoring, and adherence to health and safety regulations, with a focus on creating a positive team environment and ensuring efficient store execution.

Qualifications

• 18+ months retail Team Member experience and 6+ months of supervisory experience.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.

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

Leadership

Customer service

Team development

Product knowledge

Meat products

Regulatory knowledge

Financial analysis

Microsoft Office

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Whole Foods Market, Inc. is seeking a Team Leader assistant to support daily operations, profitability, merchandising, and staff development. You will collaborate with the Team Leader to meet sales and labor targets, analyze reports, and manage inventories while maintaining high standards of customer service.

The role emphasizes leadership, mentoring, and adherence to health and safety regulations, with a focus on creating a positive team environment and ensuring efficient store execution.