Specialty Foods Associate – Fresh Displays & Service

Whole Foods Market, Inc; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Health & wellness programs

Job summary

Whole Foods Market Tampa is seeking a Team Member for the Specialty department to receive and prepare product, maintain floor displays, and support selling in line with the regional Specialty vision.

The role emphasizes friendly customer service, accurate product handling, quality standards, and adherence to health and safety regulations. You may participate in sampling, back stock management, and continuous store improvements.

Qualifications

• Ability to learn basic knowledge of all products carried in department.
• Ability to visually examine products for quality and freshness.
• Ability to sell proactively.

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. Performs other duties as assigned by store, regional, or national leadership

Skills

Customer service

Sales proactivity

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Communication

Job description

Whole Foods Market Tampa is seeking a Team Member for the Specialty department to receive and prepare product, maintain floor displays, and support selling in line with the regional Specialty vision.

The role emphasizes friendly customer service, accurate product handling, quality standards, and adherence to health and safety regulations. You may participate in sampling, back stock management, and continuous store improvements.