Prepared Foods Team Leader: Merchandising & Growth

Whole Foods Market, Inc; Commack (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Health & wellness support

Job summary

Whole Foods Market in Commack, NY seeks an experienced Team Member to assist the Team Leader in daily operations, profitability, merchandising, labor and regulatory compliance, while leading and developing Team Members. This role emphasizes customer service, safety, and adherence to SOPs across all duties.

The position requires 18+ months of retail Team Member experience and at least 6 months in a supervisory capacity, with flexibility for nights, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• High energy and enthusiastic, aligned with company values.
• Growth mindset and willingness to take on greater responsibility.
• Desire to coach and mentor others for growth.
• Excellent interpersonal, motivational, team-building and customer relationship skills.
• Capacity to teach others in a positive and constructive manner.
• Product knowledge and awareness of products in store.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory and safety policies and procedures.
• Proficiency with email, Microsoft Office, and operations-related apps.

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 vendor relationships and submits vendor paperwork.
• Collaborates with Team Leader to resolve team concerns or issues.
• Functions as point person in absence of Team Leader.
• Sets and achieves high standards of retail execution.
• Fosters a positive environment of teamwork and morale.
• Communicates and models WFM vision and goals.
• Manages customer flows and directs Team Members to delight customers.
• Trains and mentors Team Members to sustain a high-performance team and conducts performance evaluations.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Team building

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Microsoft Office

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Commack, NY seeks an experienced Team Member to assist the Team Leader in daily operations, profitability, merchandising, labor and regulatory compliance, while leading and developing Team Members. This role emphasizes customer service, safety, and adherence to SOPs across all duties.

The position requires 18+ months of retail Team Member experience and at least 6 months in a supervisory capacity, with flexibility for nights, weekends, and holidays.