Produce Department Leader: Elevate Team & Profits

Whole Foods Market; Hingham (MA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Health & wellness support

Job summary

Whole Foods Market is seeking a Produce Team Lead to provide overall leadership to the Produce department, managing daily operations, profitability, inventory, and regulatory compliance. You will hire, develop, and coach Team Members, drive sales, maintain product assortment, and collaborate with vendors to deliver exceptional customer experiences while upholding WFM standards.

This role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, and the ability to adapt to a fast-paced retail

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of products, buying, pricing, merchandising, and inventory management.
• Food safety certification; commitment to obtaining within 6 months.
• Excellent interpersonal, motivational, team-building, and customer relationships skills.
• Capable of teaching others in a positive and constructive manner.
• Regulatory and safety policy knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Holds ATLs, supervisors and Team Members accountable for delivering outstanding customer service.
• Builds a positive work environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect and exceptional morale.
• Makes hiring and separation decisions.
• Accountable for monitoring and achieving sales, purchasing, and labor targets.
• Maintains proper product assortment, merchandising, and inventory control.
• Establishes and maintains collaborative and productive working relationships with department leaders and with vendors.
• Sustains exceptional level of knowledge / awareness of relevant competitors and industry trends.
• Sets and achieves the highest standards of retail execution.
• Fosters and encourages a positive environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect, and exceptional morale.
• 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.
• Consistently communicates and models WFM vision and goals.

Skills

Product knowledge

Buying

Pricing

Merchandising

Inventory management

Customer service

Leadership

Communication

Education

Food safety certification

Tools

Email

Microsoft Office

Operations software

Job description

Whole Foods Market is seeking a Produce Team Lead to provide overall leadership to the Produce department, managing daily operations, profitability, inventory, and regulatory compliance. You will hire, develop, and coach Team Members, drive sales, maintain product assortment, and collaborate with vendors to deliver exceptional customer experiences while upholding WFM standards.

This role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, and the ability to adapt to a fast-paced retail