Bakery Field Associate Job in Boulder 80301, Colorado Us


Whole Foods Market, Inc. is the leading natural foods retailer in the world. Our mission is to provide excellent products and services to our customers. We fulfill our mission by creating a culture of highly knowledgeable Team Members who are empowered to educate our shoppers - one customer at a time. We now have more than 301 stores and are over 57,000 Team Members strong with sales in excess of $9 billion a year.

Job Description

We are currently looking for a Bakery Field Associate for the Rocky Mountain Region of Whole Foods Market which currently includes stores in Colorado, Kansas, Utah and New Mexico. The right candidate will be systems strong, a creative hands-on merchandiser and outstanding communicator.

Responsibilities Include:
• Implement-drive regional programs and promotional strategies at the store level.
• Work with the Team Leadership and Team Members in regional stores to improve retail execution, systems and general day to day operations.
• Attend Team Leader and ATL interviews and job dialogues.
• Responsible for leading Team Leader operational conference calls,
• Responsible for team level financial systems and margin performance.
• Establish and maintain strong consistent communication with Team Leaders, Store Team Leaders and Regional Leadership.
• Provide support-training to the stores by spending 80% of time in stores.
• Assist in recruiting, training and developing new Team Members and Team Leaders in regional stores.
• Deliver and monitor consistent purchasing practices and systems.
• Monitor competitor activity weekly and provide a written recap of what is happening in the market place.
• Monitor Steritech or Food Safety scores and assist team with action plans to increase and/or maintain high Steritech scores.
• Lead responsibility for regional store openings and remodels.
• Provide expert product knowledge (in Bakery)
• Establish and maintain strong, positive relations with Whole Foods Market Team Members and vendors.
• Uphold Whole Foods Market values and business philosophy to Customers, Team Members and vendors.
• Provide exceptional customer service and uphold the highest quality standards.
• Responsible for maintaining records of store visits and communicating the recap to the Coordinator and STL.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements/Essential Functions:
• At least 3 years proven experience successfully leading a team in the Bakery area with a strong track record of driving regional programs and initiatives.
• Flexibility with work schedule and the ability to travel 70% of the work week including weekends
• Able to work successfully on a team and with vendors.
• Strong financial and computer skills, especially with Microsoft Excel and Word
• Excellent Bakery merchandising skills.
• Strong demonstrated product knowledge related to Bakery.
• Strong demonstrated communication skills.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain positive relations with team, leadership and vendors.
• The ability to handle high levels of stress.
• Self-Directed with the ability to prioritize.
• Able and willing to travel on a consistent basis, approximately 80% of the time.
• Ability to lift 50# consistently
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Ability to do data entry for long periods of time
• Ability to run a high volume perishable department with a large number of SKU's
• Knowledge of scratch baking preferred.
• Experience with equipment, fixture and store design
• Conceptual understanding of retail bakery trends
• Reliable Transportation to visit all stores in the region.

Internal Applicants must submit an Internal Application form. See your PBS for more information and to acquire this form.

At Whole Foods Market, we empower our Team Members and Team Leaders to make their own decisions, thus creating an environment where people are treated with respect and are highly motivated to excel. We mentor Team Members through education and on-the-job experience. As a result, we are able to fill a majority of leadership roles from our existing team member base. We also recognize that there are individuals with talent outside of Whole Foods Market, and have training programs to bring those new leaders into the company.
Our Team Members represent over 50 different nations. We are people from diverse backgrounds and perspectives, yet all work together to meet the needs of our customers.
We offer great benefits beginning with a full complement of medical and other traditional group health plan coverage, 401k plan, and a 20% discount at our stores. To learn more, apply your passion today.

We offer equal opportunities for employment.