Produce Lead

Position Summary

As a Produce Department Lead you will drive sales in your area and supervise your team of hourly associates to deliver to our members more of what they love, for less. You will model expertise in Produce and work collaboratively with other team leaders to ensure the total club meets the member’s expectations.

• Be a Team Leader:
  Supervise the team in the Produce and Floral area to deliver on the business plan and contribute to the overall success of the club. Communicate the goals of the department, execute company programs, adhere to policies, and be an advocate for the member, the associate, and the company. Work collaboratively with other team leaders to ensure the total club is meeting members’ expectations.
• Be an Expert:
  Maintain an in‑depth knowledge of business on the floor and backroom operations, ensuring the produce area meets company standards for quality, inventory, production, sanitation, equipment usage, safety, and compliance.
• Manage Seasonality:
  Handle item volume, product knowledge, processes, and prioritization of time between areas.
• Collaborate with Associates:
  Ensure the team has the resources to do their job effectively, sharing knowledge and training the team.
• Be a Techie:
  Leverage digital tools to plan for and drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and elevate associate engagement. Utilize handheld technology to make immediate business decisions related to production, training, and product quality, and encourage others to adopt new tools.
• Be an Owner:
  Drive business results, ensuring commitment to operational excellence, planning for profitability, maintaining a neat, clean, and safe work area. Maintain adequate staffing levels, accurate audit and compliance standards, and produce/display merchandise according to the layout plan while modeling commitment to member service.
• Be a Talent Ambassador:
  Teach and train the team to be highly effective, identify potential and desire in others, provide and develop necessary skills, encourage career growth for all associates, and source new talent internally and externally.
• Develop and Implement Processes:
  Communicate and implement processes and practices to meet business needs by collaborating with managers, coworkers, customers, and other business partners. Analyze and apply information from multiple sources, monitor progress, and identify improvement opportunities.
• Promote Compliance:
  Demonstrate, support, and enforce compliance with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity. Explain, guide, and demonstrate how to apply these in executing business processes, and assist management with correcting ethical and compliance issues.
• Lead and Participate in Teams:
  Use and share resources, information, and tools; determine customer needs and business priorities; coordinate and execute work assignments; provide advice, feedback, and support to ensure timelines and quality are achieved. Model and help others adapt to change.
• Respect the Individual:
  Embrace differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences; create a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging and opportunities to thrive.
• Respect the Individual:
  Work as a team, build strong and trusting relationships, and communicate with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
• Respect the Individual:
  Strengthen the team by helping others develop and mentor, and recognizing contributions and accomplishments.
• Act with Integrity:
  Maintain and promote the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance. Model Walmart values to support and foster our culture, hold oneself and others accountable, and support Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company.
• Act with Integrity:
  Act in a selfless manner, consistently humble, self‑aware, honest, fair, and transparent.
• Serve our Customers and Members:
  Deliver results while putting the customer first. Make decisions based on reliable information, balance short and long‑term priorities, and consider how own work impacts the team’s ability to deliver on our purpose for all stakeholders.
• Strive for Excellence:
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