Produce Team Leader: Assistant Dept Manager

Whole Foods Market IP. L.P.; Bellingham (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Job summary

Whole Foods Market IP. L.P. seeks a proactive Team Member to assist the Team Leader in daily operations, merchandising, and profitability. You will support labor targets, vendor relations, and customer satisfaction while promoting health and safety standards across the store.

The role requires strong leadership potential, excellent communication, and the ability to mentor colleagues. A flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays may be needed.

Qualifications

• Requires 18+ months in retail as a Team Member and 6+ months of supervisory experience.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Ability to coach and mentor others for growth.

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.
• 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

Leadership potential

Team building

Customer relationship

Product knowledge

Office & Email

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Whole Foods Market IP. L.P. seeks a proactive Team Member to assist the Team Leader in daily operations, merchandising, and profitability. You will support labor targets, vendor relations, and customer satisfaction while promoting health and safety standards across the store.

The role requires strong leadership potential, excellent communication, and the ability to mentor colleagues. A flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays may be needed.