Prepared Foods Team Lead: Merch & Ops

Whole Foods Market IP. L.P.; Concord (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Health & wellness

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, regulatory compliance and special projects. You will lead and develop Team Members while upholding store SOPs and core values.

Role requires strong product knowledge, supervisory experience, and the ability to manage vendor relations, analyze sales and labor, and maintain high standards of retail execution.

Qualifications

• 18+ months retail Team Member experience
• 6+ months of supervisory experience

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.
• Demonstrates advanced product knowledge and develops / maintains awareness of new products.
• Maintains good vendor relationships, develops new vendor relations, and ensures all paperwork is properly submitted for vendor processing.
• 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.
• Consistently communicates and models WFM vision and goals.
• 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.
• Provides timely, thorough, and thoughtful performance evaluations.

Skills

High energy

Growth mindset

Coaching

Interpersonal skills

Product knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Mathematical skills

Leadership

Microsoft Office

Operational applications

Tools

Microsoft Office

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, regulatory compliance and special projects. You will lead and develop Team Members while upholding store SOPs and core values.

Role requires strong product knowledge, supervisory experience, and the ability to manage vendor relations, analyze sales and labor, and maintain high standards of retail execution.