Seafood Team Leader: Drive Sales & Service

Whole Foods Market IP. L.P.; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Health & wellness support

Job summary

Whole Foods Market IP. L.P. is seeking a store leadership role to develop and maintain store layout and merchandising, while driving sales, budgeting, and inventory planning. You will support the Team Leader, coach a high‑performing team, and ensure exceptional customer experiences.

The role requires 18+ months retail Team Member experience and 6+ months supervisory experience, with the flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays. A strong math and safety knowledge base is essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal, motivational, team building, and customer relationship skills.

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

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Team building

Customer relationship skills

Mathematical skills

Job description

Whole Foods Market IP. L.P. is seeking a store leadership role to develop and maintain store layout and merchandising, while driving sales, budgeting, and inventory planning. You will support the Team Leader, coach a high‑performing team, and ensure exceptional customer experiences.

The role requires 18+ months retail Team Member experience and 6+ months supervisory experience, with the flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays. A strong math and safety knowledge base is essential.