Specialty Team Leader: Beer, Wine & Chocolate

Whole Foods Market; Elam (PA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Health & wellness programs

Job summary

Whole Foods Market in Elam, PA is seeking a Team Leader/Department Lead to develop and maintain store layouts, oversee merchandising, and drive sales targets. You will partner with the Team Leader to analyze labor, budgeting, and inventory, while mentoring a high-performance team to deliver exceptional customer experiences.

The role emphasizes leadership, product knowledge, regulatory awareness, and strong interpersonal skills, with flexibility for nights and weekends as needed.

Qualifications

• 18+ months retail Team Member experience
• 6+ months supervisory experience

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

High energy

Enthusiastic

Affinity for products

Growth mindset

Mentoring others

Interpersonal skills

Teaching others

Product knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Mathematical skills

Leadership

Email proficiency

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Email clients

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Elam, PA is seeking a Team Leader/Department Lead to develop and maintain store layouts, oversee merchandising, and drive sales targets. You will partner with the Team Leader to analyze labor, budgeting, and inventory, while mentoring a high-performance team to deliver exceptional customer experiences.

The role emphasizes leadership, product knowledge, regulatory awareness, and strong interpersonal skills, with flexibility for nights and weekends as needed.