New Store Prepared Foods Team Leader (Department Manager) - Bradenton, FL - Fall 2026

Job Responsibilities

• Holds ATLs, supervisors and Team Members accountable for delivering outstanding customer service.
• Buys, merchandises, and manages products to meet sales and profit goals.
• Maintains proper product assortment, merchandising, and inventory control.
• Monitors and achieves sales, purchasing, and labor targets.
• Maintains a positive work environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect, and exceptional morale.
• Ensures regulatory compliance and special projects are completed.
• Manages hiring, development, corrective actions, and separations of Team Members.
• Fosters and encourages a positive environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect, and exceptional morale.
• Directs Team Members to satisfy and delight customers; responds promptly to customer needs and questions.
• Selects, trains, develops, mentors, motivates, and counsels Team Members in a manner that sustains a high-performance team and minimizes turnover.
• Communicates and models Whole Foods Market vision and goals.

Job Skills

• Sustains exceptional level of knowledge and awareness of relevant competitors and industry trends.
• Advanced knowledge of products, buying, pricing, merchandising, and inventory management.
• Food safety certification.
• Excellent interpersonal, motivational, team building, and customer relationship skills.
• Capable of teaching 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.
• Demonstrated decision-making ability, leadership skills, and ability to prioritize and delegate.
• Proficiency with email, Microsoft Office, and operations-related applications.
• Experience in retail, including 24+ months of experience and 12+ months of team leadership experience.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

• Able to lift 50 pounds.
• In an 8-hour work day: standing/walking 6-8 hours.
• Hand use: single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing and pulling.
• Work requires the following motions: bending, twisting, squatting and reaching.
• Exposure to FDA approved cleaning chemicals.
• Exposure to temperatures: 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Ability to work in wet and dry conditions.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Ability to use tools and equipment, including knives, box cutters, electric pallet jacks, and other heavy machinery.
• May require use of ladders.

Pay and Benefits

Wage range for this position is $22.40-$40.40 Hourly, commensurate with experience. Whole Foods Market offers "Whole Benefits". Whole Benefits offers a wide range of benefits for Full and Part-Time Team Members, including eligibility for a store discount, paid time off, financial wellness, health & wellness support programs, and access to other Team Member perks. Eligibility for Whole Benefits is determined under the terms of the applicable Whole Benefits plan at a person’s date of hire and may vary based on work location, length of service, and job type (such as regular or seasonal).