Produce Area Leader

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

Job Description:

Job Responsibilities

• Operational Excellence: Develop and maintain a visually appealing store layout and product merchandising, ensuring a high-quality shopping experience for customers.
• Leadership and Development: Work collaboratively with the Team Leader to achieve sales, purchasing, and labor targets, while fostering a positive and inclusive team environment.
• Inventory Management: Assist in the analysis of sales reports, labor, and inventory to make informed decisions and drive business growth.
• Product Knowledge: Develop and maintain advanced product knowledge, staying up-to-date on new products and promotions to effectively communicate with customers and team members.
• Vendor Relationships: Build and maintain strong relationships with vendors, ensuring timely and accurate processing of vendor paperwork.
• Customer Service: Provide exceptional customer service, responding promptly to customer needs and questions, and directing team members to ensure seamless customer experiences.
• Team Member Development: Select, train, develop, mentor, motivate, and counsel team members to sustain a high-performance team and minimize turnover.
• Performance Evaluations: Conduct timely, thorough, and thoughtful performance evaluations to support team member growth and development.
• Company Image: Consistently communicate and model Whole Foods Market's vision and goals, ensuring a positive company image through courteous, friendly, and efficient service to customers and team members.Job Skills
  • Leadership: Demonstrate leadership skills, decision-making ability, and the capacity to prioritize and delegate tasks effectively.
  • Interpersonal Skills: Possess excellent interpersonal, motivational, team-building, and customer relationship skills to foster a positive and inclusive team environment.
  • Communication: Effective communication skills to teach and mentor team members in a positive and constructive manner.
  • Product Knowledge: Advanced knowledge of products, including regulatory and safety policies and procedures.
  • Mathematical Skills: Proficient mathematical skills for assessing financial performance, monitoring profitability, and managing inventory.Experience
    • 18+ months retail team member experience and 6+ months of supervisory experience

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