Manager, Meat and Seafood Merchandising, Worldwide Grocery Stores, Perishables Merchandising

In this role youll lead a team of category merchants influence your teams roadmap and help drive innovation and execution in our categories. Youll collaborate cross-functionally to execute category strategies develop talent and ensure operational excellence through data-rich decision making and customer-centric execution.


Key job responsibilities
Whole Foods Market is seeking a dynamic leader to lead our Meat & Seafood category merchant team in Austin TX.

Are you a data-driven leader with a passion for building high-performing teams Join our team as and drive team development operational excellence and business results.

In this role youll lead a team of category merchants influence your teams roadmap and help drive innovation and execution in our categories. Youll collaborate cross-functionally to execute category strategies develop talent and ensure operational excellence through data-rich decision making and customer-centric execution.

Responsibilities:

Take ownership of team delivery and operational performance

Establish the right team structure to respond to customer needs and business goals while meeting SLAs and delivering high-quality results

Lead and develop a team of category merchants providing tactical management while building strategic leadership capabilities

Lead your team to deliver results manage difficult problems and mitigate risks before they become roadblocks

Make trade-offs between time quality and resources to meet business objectives

Facilitate career growth conversations provide constructive feedback and align individual goals with organizational objectives

Create customized onboarding plans for new team members

Attract hire and retain a team of high performing merchants.

Dive into details ask the right questions and drive the right customer outcomes

Maintain solid understanding of design approaches technologies products and processes utilized by your team

Work closely with stakeholders across diverse functions to ensure smooth execution of team goals

Communicate clearly and concisely in verbal and written formats

Identify and optimize workflows and best practices for operational excellence

Prioritize root cause resolution and process improvements

Create an inclusive team environment where every employee feels valued trusted connected and informed

Evaluate employee performance against expectations and navigate challenging conversations with empathy and professionalism

Present decisions to senior leaders

Foster shared understanding to meet business needs and reach consensus on approach

- Bachelors degree or 4 years of management experience

- Experience managing teams in retail merchandising or category management environments
- Track record of developing talent and managing both high and low performers through performance management
- Experience defining metrics and measuring team performance
- Background presenting to senior leadership and influencing cross-functional stakeholders

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at TX Austin - 92900.00 - 162500.00 USD annually