Prepared Foods Buyer & Merchandiser

Whole Foods Market; Barnstable (MA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Store discount

Whole Benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Whole Foods Market seeks a team member for prepared foods merchandising and purchasing support in Barnstable, MA. You will help buy, replenish, and display products, assist in inventory, and coordinate with Kitchen Manager and vendors to meet promos and quality standards.

The role emphasizes strong product knowledge, accurate pricing, and excellent customer service in a fast-paced store; flexibility for shifts and cross-functional duties is required.

Qualifications

• Extensive product knowledge across production, distribution, seasonal availability, trends.

Responsibilities

• Purchases and replenishes food for preparation through proper buying procedures.
• Monitors and acts upon open PO reports for purchases and credits.
• Controls spoilage and shrink, achieves turn goals, participates in inventory.
• Completes spoilage, sampling, temperature, and sweep worksheets as required.
• Assists with counter service and cooks as scheduled or as necessary.
• Communicates with Kitchen Manager / Chef and Team Leader on ordering needs and issues.
• Maintains positive working relationship with vendors.
• Oversees customer special order procedure.
• Supports leadership in conducting inventories.
• Maintains financial profitability by meeting and exceeding purchasing and sales targets.
• Arrives to work station on time and ready to work; attends trainings.
• Provides excellent customer service and effective suggestive selling; answers phones promptly.
• Maximizes sales through proper prepping, storing, rotating, stocking, and merchandising.
• Follows health, sanitation and safety procedures; keeps environment clean.
• Performs opening, mid, and closing duties; ensures pricing accuracy.
• Reports safety hazards and violations promptly.

Skills

Product knowledge

Price negotiation

Math skills

MS Office

Teamwork

Inventory management

Tools

Ordering systems

Job description

Whole Foods Market seeks a team member for prepared foods merchandising and purchasing support in Barnstable, MA. You will help buy, replenish, and display products, assist in inventory, and coordinate with Kitchen Manager and vendors to meet promos and quality standards.

The role emphasizes strong product knowledge, accurate pricing, and excellent customer service in a fast-paced store; flexibility for shifts and cross-functional duties is required.