Meat Department Team Lead

Company: Whole Foods Market - Philly Center City
Location: Philadelphia
Posted on: November 1, 2024

Job Description:

Job DescriptionJob Title: Meat Department Team LeadJob Summary: We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Meat Department Team Lead to join our team at Whole Foods Market - Philly Center City. As a Meat Department Team Lead, you will be responsible for assisting the Team Leader in all aspects of daily operations, including profitability, expense control, buying, merchandising, labor, regulatory compliance, and special projects as assigned. You will also be responsible for leading and developing Team Members, ensuring a positive company image by providing courteous, friendly, and efficient service to customers and Team Members at all times.Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and Maintain Creative Store Layout and Product Merchandising: Develop and maintain creative store layouts and product merchandising to ensure a visually appealing and engaging shopping experience for customers.
• Work with Team Leader to Achieve Sales, Purchasing, and Labor Targets: Work closely with the Team Leader to achieve sales, purchasing, and labor targets, ensuring that the Meat Department is operating efficiently and effectively.
• Assist Team Leader in Analysis of Sales, Reports, and Labor: Assist the Team Leader in analyzing sales, reports, and labor to identify areas for improvement and make data-driven decisions to drive business results.
• Assist Team Leader in Annual Sales and Expense Projections and Budget Preparation: Assist the Team Leader in preparing annual sales and expense projections and budgets, ensuring that the Meat Department is aligned with company goals and objectives.
• Assist Team Leader with Ordering and Inventory Management: Assist the Team Leader with ordering and inventory management, ensuring that the Meat Department has the right products in stock at the right time.
• Work with Team Leader to Resolve Team Concerns or Issues: Work closely with the Team Leader to resolve team concerns or issues, ensuring that Team Members are supported and empowered to succeed.
• Function as Point Person and Departmental Person in Charge in Absence of Team Leader: Function as the point person and departmental person in charge in the absence of the Team Leader, ensuring that the Meat Department continues to operate smoothly and efficiently.
• Set and Achieve the Highest Standards of Retail Execution: Set and achieve the highest standards of retail execution, ensuring that the Meat Department is a model for excellence in customer service, product knowledge, and store appearance.
• Foster and Encourage a Positive Environment of Outstanding Teamwork, Mutual Respect, and Exceptional Morale: Foster and encourage a positive environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect, and exceptional morale, ensuring that Team Members are engaged, motivated, and empowered to succeed.
• Maintain Awareness of Customer Flows and Needs and Direct Team Members as Necessary to Satisfy and Delight Customers: Maintain awareness of customer flows and needs, directing Team Members as necessary to satisfy and delight customers.
• Select, Train, Develop, Mentor, Motivate, and Counsel Team Members in a Manner that Sustains a High-Performance Team and Minimizes Turnover: Select, train, develop, mentor, motivate, and counsel Team Members in a manner that sustains a high-performance team and minimizes turnover.
• Communicate and Maintain Team Member Safety and Security Standards: Communicate and maintain Team Member safety and security standards, ensuring that Team Members are safe and secure in the workplace.
• Provide Timely, Thorough, and Thoughtful Performance Evaluations: Provide timely, thorough, and thoughtful performance evaluations, ensuring that Team Members are recognized and rewarded for their contributions and achievements.
• Consistently Communicate and Model WFM Vision and Goals: Consistently communicate and model WFM vision and goals, ensuring that Team Members are aligned with company objectives and values.Requirements:
  • High Energy, Enthusiastic, and Displays an Affinity for Our Products, Core Values, and Company Philosophy: Possess high energy, enthusiasm, and an affinity for our products, core values, and company philosophy.
  • Extensive Knowledge of Meat Products: Possess extensive knowledge of meat products, including cuts, cooking methods, and nutritional information.
  • Growth Mindset Towards Greater Responsibility and Ownership: Possess a growth mindset towards greater responsibility and ownership, seeking opportunities to learn and grow in the role.
  • Desire to Coach and Mentor Others for Growth: Possess a desire to coach and mentor others for growth, recognizing the value of developing and empowering Team Members.
  • Excellent Interpersonal, Motivational, Team Building, and Customer Relationship Skills: Possess excellent interpersonal, motivational, team building, and customer relationship skills, ensuring that Team Members and customers are supported and empowered to succeed.
  • Capable of Teaching Others in a Positive and Constructive Manner: Possess the ability to teach others in a positive and constructive manner, recognizing the value of knowledge sharing and collaboration.
  • Thorough Product Knowledge: Possess thorough product knowledge, including meat products, dairy products, and other relevant products.
  • Advanced Knowledge of Regulatory and Safety Policies and Procedures: Possess advanced knowledge of regulatory and safety policies and procedures, ensuring that the Meat Department is compliant with all relevant laws and regulations.
  • Proficient Mathematical Skills for Assessing Financial Performance, Monitoring Profitability, and Managing Inventory: Possess proficient mathematical skills for assessing financial performance, monitoring profitability, and managing inventory, ensuring that the Meat Department is operating efficiently and effectively.
  • Demonstrated Decision-Making Ability, Leadership Skills, and Ability to Prioritize and Delegate: Possess demonstrated decision-making ability, leadership skills, and ability to prioritize and delegate, ensuring that the Meat Department is operating smoothly and efficiently.
  • Proficiency with Email, Microsoft Office, and Operations-Related Applications: Possess proficiency with email, Microsoft Office, and operations-related applications, ensuring that the Meat Department is equipped with the necessary tools and technology to succeed.Experience:
    • 18+ Months Retail Team Member Experience and 6+ Months of Supervisory Experience: Possess 18+ months of retail team member experience and 6+ months of supervisory experience, ensuring that the Meat Department is led by a seasoned and experienced leader.Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:
      • Must be Able to Lift 50 Pounds: Must be able to lift 50 pounds, ensuring that the Meat Department is staffed by Team Members who are physically capable of performing the duties of the role.
      • In an 8-Hour Work Day: Standing/Walking 6-8 Hours: In an 8-hour work day, must be able to stand/walk 6-8 hours, ensuring that the Meat Department is staffed by Team Members who are physically capable of performing the duties of the role.
      • Hand Use: Single Grasping, Fine Manipulation, Pushing and Pulling: Must be able to use hands for single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing, and pulling, ensuring that the Meat Department is staffed by Team Members who are physically capable of performing the duties of the role.
      • Work Requires the Following Motions: Bending, Twisting, Squatting, and Reaching: Work requires the following motions: bending, twisting, squatting, and reaching, ensuring that the Meat Department is staffed by Team Members who are physically capable of performing the duties of the role.
      • Exposure to FDA-Approved Cleaning Chemicals: Must be exposed to FDA-approved cleaning chemicals, ensuring that the Meat Department is staffed by Team Members who are physically capable of performing the duties of the role.
      • Exposure to Temperatures: 90 Degrees Fahrenheit: Must be exposed to temperatures: 90 degrees Fahrenheit, ensuring that the Meat Department is staffed by Team Members who are physically capable of performing the duties of the role.
      • Ability to Work in a Wet and Cold Environment: Must be able to work in a wet and cold environment, ensuring that the Meat Department is staffed by Team Members who are physically capable of performing the duties of the role.
      • Ability to Handle Knives and Other Cutting Equipment: Must be able to handle knives and other cutting equipment, ensuring that the Meat Department is staffed by Team Members who are physically capable of performing the duties of the role.
      • Ability to Work a Flexible Schedule Including Nights, Weekends, and Holidays as Needed: Must be able to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed, ensuring that the Meat Department is staffed by Team Members who are physically capable of performing the duties of the role.
      • Ability to Use Tools and Equipment, Including Box Cutters, Electric Pallet Jacks, and Other Heavy Machinery: Must be able to use tools and equipment, including box cutters, electric pallet jacks, and other heavy machinery, ensuring that the Meat Department is staffed by Team Members who are physically capable of performing the duties of the role.Whole Foods Market - Philly Center City is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Whole Foods Market - Philly Center City is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome applications from qualified candidates of all backgrounds and perspectives.

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