Prepared Foods Team Leader: Growth & Merchandising

Jobtome; Georgetown (IL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Whole Foods Market is seeking a Team Member to assist the Team Leader in daily operations, focusing on profitability, labor, and regulatory compliance while leading team members to deliver courteous, friendly, and efficient service. The role emphasizes adherence to health and safety standards and engagement with customers and vendors.

The position requires experience in retail, supervision, and a willingness to perform a range of duties to support store programs, with a flexible schedule

Qualifications

• 18+ months retail Team Member experience.
• 6+ months of supervisory experience.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and perform physical tasks.

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.
• 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

Coach and mentor

Interpersonal skills

Teach others

Product knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Financial & inventory skills

Leadership

Office apps

Job description

Whole Foods Market is seeking a Team Member to assist the Team Leader in daily operations, focusing on profitability, labor, and regulatory compliance while leading team members to deliver courteous, friendly, and efficient service. The role emphasizes adherence to health and safety standards and engagement with customers and vendors.

The position requires experience in retail, supervision, and a willingness to perform a range of duties to support store programs, with a flexible schedule