Produce Associate Team Lead: Merchandising & Ops

Whole Foods Market; South Weymouth (MA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Health & wellness programs

Job summary

Whole Foods Market is seeking a Team Member/Lead to assist the Team Leader in daily operations at our South Weymouth location. You will help manage profitability, expenses, buying, merchandising, labor, and regulatory compliance while leading and developing Team Members.

You will drive high standards of customer service, oversee store programs, and mentor staff to maintain a positive, high-performing team environment. Flexibility for nights, weekends, and holidays is required.

Qualifications

• High energy, enthusiastic and aligned with store values.
• Growth mindset and ownership for responsibilities.
• Desire to coach and mentor others.
• Excellent interpersonal, motivational, team-building, and customer relationship skills.
• Ability to teach others constructively.
• Proficient product knowledge.
• Knowledge of regulatory and safety policies.
• Strong math skills for profitability and inventory management.
• Decision-making, leadership, and delegation abilities.
• Proficiency with email and operations applications.

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 maintains awareness of new products.
• Maintains vendor relationships and ensures paperwork for vendor processing.
• Works 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 with teamwork and morale.
• Monitors customer flows and guides Team Members to delight customers.
• Trains and mentors Team Members to sustain a high-performance team.
• Provides timely performance evaluations.

Skills

Energetic

Coaching

Leadership

Customer service

Team collaboration

Communication

Product knowledge

Financial awareness

Proficiency with MS Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Whole Foods Market is seeking a Team Member/Lead to assist the Team Leader in daily operations at our South Weymouth location. You will help manage profitability, expenses, buying, merchandising, labor, and regulatory compliance while leading and developing Team Members.

You will drive high standards of customer service, oversee store programs, and mentor staff to maintain a positive, high-performing team environment. Flexibility for nights, weekends, and holidays is required.