Produce Associate Team Leader; Assistant Department Manager

Overview

Produce Associate Team Leader (Assistant Department Manager) at Whole Foods Market. Base pay: $20.05/hr - $35.00/hr job is to assist the Team Leader with daily operations, profitability, expense control, buying, merchandising, labor, regulatory compliance, and special projects. Leads and develops Team Members and ensures a positive company image through courteous service.

• Develop and maintain creative store layout and product merchandising.
• Work with Team Leader to achieve sales, purchasing, and labor targets.
• Assist Team Leader in analysis of sales, reports, and labor.
• Demonstrate advanced product knowledge and stay aware of new products.
• Maintain good vendor relationships; develop new vendor relations; ensure all paperwork is properly submitted.
• Work with Team Leader to resolve team concerns or issues.
• Act as point person and departmental head in absence of Team Leader.
• Set and achieve highest standards of retail execution.
• Foster a positive environment of teamwork, mutual respect, and morale.
• Monitor customer flows and needs; direct Team Members to meet and delight customers.
• Select, train, develop, mentor, motivate, and counsel Team Members to sustain high-performance team and minimize turnover.
• Provide timely, thorough, and thoughtful performance evaluations.
• Consistently communicate and model WFM vision and goals.

• High energy, enthusiastic, oriented toward products, core values, and company philosophy.
• Growth mindset toward 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 positively and constructively.
• 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, leadership, and priority/delegation ability.
• Proficiency with email, Microsoft Office, and operations‑related applications.

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

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Standing/walking 6‑8 hours during an 8‑hour workday.
• Hand use: single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing and pulling.
• Requires bending, twisting, squatting, and reaching.
• Exposure to FDA approved cleaning chemicals.
• Exposure to temperatures: 90°F.
• Work in wet and cold environments.
• Flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Use of tools and equipment including box cutters, electric pallet jacks, and other heavy machinery.

The purpose of this document is to provide a general summary of essential responsibilities for the position and is not meant as an exhaustive list. Requirements build as one progresses through the job levels; any duty required at a lower level may be required at the higher level in addition to those listed for that level.

Whole Foods Market offers "Whole Benefits" including health insurance, retirement plan benefits, store discount eligibility, paid time off, and other benefit programs. Eligibility is determined under Whole Benefits plan terms at date of hire.

Whole Foods Market provides 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. Hiring and promotion are based solely on qualifications and business needs.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

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