Store Operations Leader & Team Development

Whole Foods Market; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 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 Austin, TX seeks a Team Member to assist the Team Leader in daily operations, with duties including profitability, budgeting, merchandising, labor, compliance, and customer service. You will train and develop team members, foster teamwork, and ensure health and safety standards while delivering exceptional store execution.

You will contribute to a positive work environment, prioritize customer satisfaction, and help manage inventory and store standards across shifts.

Qualifications

• 18+ months retail Team Member experience and 6+ months of 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

Team leadership

Customer service

Merchandising

Budgeting/financial analysis

People development

Safety regulations

Excel/MMS proficiency

Communication

Inventory management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Austin, TX seeks a Team Member to assist the Team Leader in daily operations, with duties including profitability, budgeting, merchandising, labor, compliance, and customer service. You will train and develop team members, foster teamwork, and ensure health and safety standards while delivering exceptional store execution.

You will contribute to a positive work environment, prioritize customer satisfaction, and help manage inventory and store standards across shifts.