Seafood Dept Lead: Growth, Mentorship & Ops Excellence

Whole Foods Market IP. L.P.; Wellesley (MA); 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 is seeking a Team Leader to assist in daily operations, profitability, merchandising, and safety standards in our store. You will lead and develop Team Members, coach others, and help meet sales, labor, and expense targets while ensuring top-notch customer service.

Responsibilities include store layout, inventory control, budgeting support, and maintaining a positive work environment. Must be able to work nights, weekends, and holidays; wage range is $20.05-$35.00 per hour.

Qualifications

• 18+ months retail Team Member experience with 6+ months supervisory experience.
• High energy and enthusiastic with strong customer focus.
• Excellent interpersonal, motivational, team-building skills.
• Desire to coach and mentor others for growth.
• Proficient mathematical skills for assessing financial performance, profitability, and inventory.
• Proficient with email, Microsoft Office, and operations-related 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.
• Assists team leader in annual sales and expense projections and budget preparation.
• Assists team leader with ordering and inventory management.
• 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.
• Communicates and maintains Team Member safety and security standards. Provides timely, thorough, and thoughtful performance evaluations.
• Consistently communicates and models WFM vision and goals.
• High energy, enthusiastic, and displays an affinity for our products, core values, and company philosophy.
• Proficient mathematical skills for assessing financial performance, monitor profitability, and manage inventory.
• Growth mindset towards greater responsibility and ownership.
• Desire to coach and mentor others for growth.
• Excellent interpersonal, motivational, team building, and customer relationship skills.
• Capable of teaching others in a positive and constructive manner.
• Thorough product knowledge.
• Advanced knowledge of regulatory and safety policies and procedures.
• Proficient mathematical skills for assessing financial performance, monitoring profitability, and managing inventory.
• Demonstrated decision-making ability, leadership skills, and ability to prioritize and delegate.
• Proficiency with email, Microsoft Office, and operations-related applications.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer service

Inventory management

Financial analysis

Microsoft Office

Communication

Mentoring

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Whole Foods Market is seeking a Team Leader to assist in daily operations, profitability, merchandising, and safety standards in our store. You will lead and develop Team Members, coach others, and help meet sales, labor, and expense targets while ensuring top-notch customer service.

Responsibilities include store layout, inventory control, budgeting support, and maintaining a positive work environment. Must be able to work nights, weekends, and holidays; wage range is $20.05-$35.00 per hour.