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 – Supervises the team in Produce and Floral area to deliver on the business plan and contribute to the overall success of the club. Communicates the goals of the department, executes company programs, adheres to policies, and is an advocate for the member, the associate, and the company. Works collaboratively with other team leaders to ensure the total club is meeting the members’ expectations.
• Be an Expert – Maintains an in‑depth knowledge of business on the floor and back‑room operations, ensuring the produce area meets company standards for quality, inventory, production, sanitation, equipment usage, safety, and compliance. Manages seasonality in terms of item volume, product knowledge, processes, and prioritizes time between areas. Collaborates with associates to ensure the team has resources to do their job effectively, sharing knowledge and training the team.
• Be a Techie – Leverages digital tools to plan for and drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and elevate associate engagement. Utilizes handheld technology to make immediate business decisions related to production, training, and product quality, and adopts new tools while encouraging others to use them.
• Be an Owner – Drives the business results, ensuring commitment to operational excellence. Plans for profitability while maintaining a neat, clean, and safe work area for the team and the members. Maintains adequate staffing levels, accurate audit and compliance standards, and produces and displays merchandise according to the layout plan, modeling a commitment to member service.
• Be a Talent Ambassador – Teaches and trains the team to be highly effective. Identifies potential and desire in others, provides and develops necessary skills to deliver high‑quality products to the members, and encourages career growth for all associates. Sources new talent internally and externally to work on the team. Develops, communicates, and implements processes and practices to meet business needs by collaborating with managers, coworkers, customers, and other business partners;
  
  analyzes and applies information from multiple sources; monitors progress and results; and identifies and addresses improvement opportunities. Demonstrates and supports compliance with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity by explaining, guiding, and demonstrating how to apply these in executing business processes and practices, implementing related action plans using the Open Door Policy and assisting management in correcting ethical and compliance issues and problems.
• Respect the Individual – Embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences; creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging; creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform; works as a team, builds strong and trusting relationships, and communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
• Act with Integrity – Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance. Models the Walmart values to support and foster our culture, holds oneself and others accountable, and supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world around us. Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, self‑aware, honest, fair, and transparent.
• Serve Our Customers and Members – Delivers results while putting the customer first, makes decisions based on reliable information, balances short‑ and long‑term priorities, and considers how own work impacts the team’s ability to deliver on our purpose for all stakeholders.
• Strive for Excellence – Displays curiosity and a desire to learn, takes calculated risks, and demonstrates courage…