Specialty Goods Team Lead: Beverages & Fine Foods

Whole Foods Market; Arlington (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Job summary

Whole Foods Market is seeking a capable Team Leader-support professional to assist the Team Leader in daily operations, focusing on profitability, expense control, buying, merchandising, labor, and regulatory compliance.

You will lead and develop Team Members, uphold health and safety regulations, and align with store SOPs while promoting the company’s core values and initiatives across programs and departments.

Qualifications

• 18+ months retail Team Member experience with 6+ months supervisory experience.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Flexible schedule including nights, weekends, holidays.
• Strong merchandising and store operations knowledge.
• Customer service excellence and teamwork.

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.

Skills

Customer service

Retail leadership

Merchandising

Budgeting & cost control

Team development

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Whole Foods Market is seeking a capable Team Leader-support professional to assist the Team Leader in daily operations, focusing on profitability, expense control, buying, merchandising, labor, and regulatory compliance.

You will lead and develop Team Members, uphold health and safety regulations, and align with store SOPs while promoting the company’s core values and initiatives across programs and departments.