Prepared Foods Associate Team Leader

Company: Whole Foods Market
Location: Chicago
Posted on: November 4, 2024

Job Description:

Assists the Team Leader in daily operations, including profitability, expense control, buying, merchandising, labor, regulatory compliance, and special projects.
Leads and develops Team Members, maintaining a positive company image through courteous, friendly, and efficient service.
Job Responsibilities:

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• Develops and maintains creative store layouts and product merchandising.
  
• Works with Team Leader to achieve sales, purchasing, and labor targets.
  
• Analyzes sales, reports, and labor with Team Leader.
  
• Demonstrates advanced product knowledge and stays up-to-date on new products.
  
• Maintains good vendor relationships and ensures proper paperwork submission.
  
• Works with Team Leader to resolve team concerns or issues.
  
• Functions as point person and departmental person in charge in Team Leader's absence.
  
• Sets and achieves the highest standards of retail execution.
  
• Fosters a positive environment of teamwork, mutual respect, and exceptional morale.
  
• Communicates and models WFM vision and goals.
  
• Selects, trains, develops, mentors, motivates, and counsels Team Members.
  
• Provides timely performance evaluations.
  
  Job Skills:
  
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  • High energy, enthusiasm, and affinity for our products, core values, and company philosophy.
    
  • Growth mindset towards greater responsibility and ownership.
    
  • Desire to coach and mentor others for growth.
    
  • Excellent interpersonal, motivational, team building, and customer relationship skills.
    
  • Ability to teach others positively and constructively.
    
  • Product knowledge.
    
  • Aadvanced knowledge of regulatory and safety policies and procedures.
    
  • Proficient mathematical skills for assessing financial performance, monitoring profitability, and managing inventory.
    
  • Demonstrated decision-making ability, leadership skills, and ability to prioritize and delegate.
    
  • Proficiency with email, Microsoft Office, and operations-related applications.
    
    Experience:
    
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    • 18+ months retail Team Member experience and 6+ months of supervisory experience.
      
      Physical Requirements:
      
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      • Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
        
      • Standing/walking 6-8 hours in an 8-hour work day.
        
      • Hand use: single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing, and pulling.
        
      • Work requires bending, twisting, squatting, and reaching.
        
      • Exposure to FDA-approved cleaning chemicals.
        
      • Temperatures up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
        
      • Ability to work in wet and dry conditions.
        
      • Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
        
      • Ability to use tools and equipment, including knives, box cutters, electric pallet jacks, and other heavy machinery.
        
      • May require use of ladders.
        

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