Bakery Team Lead

Company: Whole Foods Market
Location: Fairfield
Posted on: November 1, 2024

Job Description:

Job SummaryWe are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Team Leader to join our Bakery team at Whole Foods Market. As a Team Leader, you will be responsible for assisting the Team Leader in all aspects of daily operations, including profitability, expense control, buying, merchandising, labor, regulatory compliance, and special projects. You will also be responsible for leading and developing Team Members, ensuring a positive company image by providing courteous, friendly, and efficient service to customers and Team Members at all times.Key Responsibilities

• Store Operations: Develop and maintain creative store layouts and product merchandising, work with the Team Leader to achieve sales, purchasing, and labor targets, and assist the Team Leader in analyzing sales, reports, and labor.
• Team Leadership: Demonstrate advanced product knowledge, develop and maintain awareness of new products, maintain good vendor relationships, and ensure all paperwork is properly submitted for vendor processing.
• Customer Service: Foster and encourage a positive environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect, and exceptional morale, maintain awareness of customer flows and needs, and direct Team Members as necessary to satisfy and delight customers.
• Performance Management: Select, train, develop, mentor, motivate, and counsel Team Members in a manner that sustains a high-performance team and minimizes turnover, provide timely, thorough, and thoughtful performance evaluations, and consistently communicate and model WFM vision and goals.Requirements
  • 18+ months retail Team Member experience and 6+ months of supervisory experience.
  • High energy, enthusiastic, and displays an 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.
  • Capable of teaching others in a positive and constructive manner.
  • Thorough product knowledge.
  • Advanced 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.Working Conditions
    • Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
    • In an 8-hour work day: standing/walking 6-8 hours.
    • Hand use: single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing and pulling.
    • Work requires the following motions: bending, twisting, squatting and reaching.
    • Exposure to FDA approved cleaning chemicals.
    • Exposure to temperatures: 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.Whole Foods Market offers a competitive wage range of $20.05 - $27.53 Hourly, commensurate with experience. 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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