Prepared Foods Team Leader

Company: Whole Foods Market
Location: Beachwood
Posted on: November 2, 2024

Job Description:

Job Summary: Provides overall leadership to the Prepared Foods team. Accountable for all aspects of daily operations including profitability, expense control, buying, merchandising, labor, regulatory compliance and special projects as assigned.Job Responsibilities:

• Holds ATLs, supervisors and Team Members accountable for delivering outstanding customer service.
• Built a positive work environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect and exceptional morale.
• Makes hiring and separation decisions.
• Accountable for monitoring and achieving sales, purchasing, and labor targets.
• Maintains proper product assortment, merchandising, and inventory control.
• Establishes and maintains collaborative and productive working relationships with department leaders and with vendors.
• Sustains exceptional level of knowledge / awareness of relevant competitors and industry trends.
• Set and achieves the highest standards of retail execution.
• Maintains awareness of customer flows and needs and directs Team Members as necessary to satisfy and delight customers.
• Selects, trains, develops, motivates, and counsels Team Members in a manner that sustains a high-performance team and minimizes turnover.
• Provides timely, thorough, and thoughtful performance evaluations.Job Skills:
  • Sustains exceptional level of knowledge and awareness of relevant competitors and industry trends.
  • Advanced knowledge of products, buying, pricing, merchandising, and inventory management.
  • Food safety certification.
  • Excellent interpersonal, motivational, team building, and customer relationship skills.
  • Capable of teaching others in a positive and constructive manner.Requirements:
    • 24+ months retail experience including 12+ months of team leadership experience.Physical Requirements:
      • Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
      • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
      • Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.Equal Opportunity Employer: Whole Foods Market is an equal opportunity employer. We provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all Team Members and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, marital status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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