Food Retail Operations Manager

Job Title: Prepared Foods Associate Team Leader

A fulfilling career at Whole Foods Market is about personal growth, creating meaningful change, and nourishing people and the planet. We strive to improve how people eat, fund grants for school gardens, provide access to fresh and healthy food in food deserts, alleviate poverty in developing countries, and more.

This role assists the Team Leader in daily operations, including profitability, expense control, buying, merchandising, labor, regulatory compliance, and special projects. The successful candidate will lead and develop Team Members, ensuring a positive company image through courteous, friendly, and efficient service to customers and Team Members.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain creative store layouts and product merchandising.


• Work with the Team Leader to achieve sales, purchasing, and labor targets.


• Assist the Team Leader in analyzing sales, reports, and labor.


• Demonstrate advanced product knowledge and stay aware of new products.


• Maintain good vendor relationships, develop new vendor relations, and ensure all paperwork is properly submitted for vendor processing.


• Work with the Team Leader to resolve team concerns or issues.


• Function as the point person and departmental person in charge in the absence of the Team Leader.


• Sustain the highest standards of retail execution.


• Foster and encourage a positive environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect, and exceptional morale.


• Consistently communicate and model WFM vision and goals.


• Select, train, develop, mentor, motivate, and counsel Team Members to sustain a high-performance team and minimize turnover.


• Provide timely, thorough, and thoughtful performance evaluations.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• High energy, enthusiasm, and an affinity for our products, core values, and company philosophy.


• A growth mindset towards greater responsibility and ownership.


• A desire to coach and mentor others for growth.


• Excellent interpersonal, motivational, team building, and customer relationship skills.


• The ability to teach others in a positive and constructive manner.


• Product knowledge.


• Advanced knowledge of regulatory and safety policies and procedures.


• Proficient mathematical skills for assessing financial performance, monitoring profitability, and managing inventory.


• Decision-making ability, leadership skills, and the ability to prioritize and delegate.


• Proficiency with email, Microsoft Office, and operations-related applications.


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

Benefits:

We offer competitive compensation, including hourly pay rates from $19.05 to $33.20, based on experience. Our benefits package includes health insurance, retirement plan benefits, store discounts, paid time off, and access to other benefit programs.

Others:

We are committed to providing 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.

Thank you for considering this exciting opportunity to join our team!