Specialty Foods Associate — Fresh & Customer-Driven

Whole Foods Market; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Store discount

Paid time off

Health & wellness programs

Employee perks

Job summary

Whole Foods Market in Madison, WI is seeking an entry-level Team Member to assist customers, stock shelves, keep displays clean, and ensure product quality. You will learn product knowledge, practice proactive selling, and support store operations with accuracy and urgency.

Responsibilities include respecting health and sanitation standards, maintaining cleanliness, assisting with sampling, and delivering great service to shoppers throughout shifts, including evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• No prior retail experience required

Responsibilities

• Surprises and delights customers with consistent and delicious food.
• Engages in positive and proactive selling.
• Ensures a fresh and appealing display by keeping cases and shelves clean and well-stocked.
• Checks product to ensure it meets WFM quality standards.
• Monitors spoilage and supply waste to minimize impact on department expenses.
• Assists with sampling program, keeping sample areas full, clean and appealing.
• Maintains back stock in good order.
• Accesses information about market conditions and communicates to customers.
• Ensures temperature, sanitation and sweep logs are completed. Arrives to work station on time, appropriately groomed, dressed and ready to work; works all scheduled shifts and attends required trainings and meetings.
• Provides excellent customer service, addresses needs of customers in a timely and effective manner and models suggestive selling techniques; answers phones and pages promptly and courteously.
• Maximizes sales potential through effective and proper procedures for prepping, storing, rotating, stocking, and merchandising product.
• Follows and complies, or ensures compliance, with established procedures, including Weights and Measures, health and sanitation, and safe work practices.
• Maintains, or ensures maintenance of, a clean and sanitary working and shopping environment; maintains equipment in accordance with WFM cleanliness and safety standards.
• Performs opening, mid, and closing duties as assigned; ensures accuracy of signs and pricing.
• Immediately reports safety hazards and violations.
• Performs other duties as assigned by store, regional, or national leadership.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Time management

Sales skills

Product knowledge

Professional communication

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Madison, WI is seeking an entry-level Team Member to assist customers, stock shelves, keep displays clean, and ensure product quality. You will learn product knowledge, practice proactive selling, and support store operations with accuracy and urgency.

Responsibilities include respecting health and sanitation standards, maintaining cleanliness, assisting with sampling, and delivering great service to shoppers throughout shifts, including evenings and weekends.