Produce Team Lead - Merch & Ops

Whole Foods Market; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Health & wellness programs

Job summary

Whole Foods Market in Alpharetta, GA is seeking a Team Leader Assistant to support daily operations, profitability, and compliance while developing Team Members and maintaining exceptional customer service.

The role requires leadership experience, a proactive approach to merchandising, and strong collaboration with the Team Leader to meet sales and labor targets. Flexibility for nights and weekends is expected.

Qualifications

• 18+ months retail Team Member experience and 6+ months of supervisory experience.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Responsibilities

• Morning, afternoon, evening, weekend, and holiday availability required for consideration.
• 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.
• 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

High energy

Growth mindset

Coaching

Interpersonal skills

Product knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Inventory management

Leadership

Microsoft Office

Email proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Alpharetta, GA is seeking a Team Leader Assistant to support daily operations, profitability, and compliance while developing Team Members and maintaining exceptional customer service.

The role requires leadership experience, a proactive approach to merchandising, and strong collaboration with the Team Leader to meet sales and labor targets. Flexibility for nights and weekends is expected.