Meat Dept Team Lead: Mentoring, Merchandising & Growth

Whole Foods Market; Laguna Beach (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Job summary

Whole Foods Market in Laguna Beach is seeking a motivated Team Member who assists the Team Leader in daily operations, including profitability, expense control, buying, merchandising, labor, regulatory compliance, and special projects.

The role leads and develops Team Members, maintains health and safety standards, and supports store programs while delivering courteous service to customers. Candidates should have retail experience and leadership potential.

Qualifications

• 18+ months retail Team Member experience.
• 6+ months supervisory experience.
• Strong customer service and teamwork orientation.
• Ability to coach and mentor others.

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

Retail experience

Leadership potential

Customer service

Team collaboration

Regulatory knowledge

Safety awareness

Merchandising

Profitability awareness

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Laguna Beach is seeking a motivated Team Member who assists the Team Leader in daily operations, including profitability, expense control, buying, merchandising, labor, regulatory compliance, and special projects.

The role leads and develops Team Members, maintains health and safety standards, and supports store programs while delivering courteous service to customers. Candidates should have retail experience and leadership potential.