Specialty Fresh Foods Associate

Whole Foods Market IP. L.P.; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Job summary

Whole Foods Market is hiring for a Specialty Team Member to support product receiving, display, and customer service on the floor. You will maintain the Specialty department, assist with sampling, and help uphold health, safety, and quality standards.

You'll engage with customers, stock shelves, and learn product knowledge while contributing to a positive shopping experience in a fast-paced environment. Training is provided and teamwork is essential.

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.
• Working understanding of Specialty department and team and WFM quality goals.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to deliver information clearly to customers and team.

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.
• Provides excellent customer service, addresses needs of customers in a timely and effective manner and models suggestive selling techniques.
• Maximizes sales potential through effective and proper procedures for prepping, storing, rotating, stocking, and merchandising product.
• Follows and complies with established procedures, including Weights and Measures, health and sanitation, and safe work practices.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary working and shopping environment; maintains equipment to standards.
• Performs opening, mid, and closing duties; ensures accuracy of signs and pricing.
• Immediately reports safety hazards and violations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Proactive selling

Product knowledge

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Food safety awareness

Job description

Whole Foods Market is hiring for a Specialty Team Member to support product receiving, display, and customer service on the floor. You will maintain the Specialty department, assist with sampling, and help uphold health, safety, and quality standards.

You'll engage with customers, stock shelves, and learn product knowledge while contributing to a positive shopping experience in a fast-paced environment. Training is provided and teamwork is essential.