(USA) 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.

What you'll do

Be a Team Leader : Supervise the team in Produce and Floral area to deliver on the business plan and contribute to the overall success of the club. Communicate the goals of the department, executing company programs, adhering to policies, and being an advocate for the member, the associate, and the company. Work collaboratively with other team leaders to ensure the total club is meeting the members' expectations.

Be an Expert : Maintain in-depth knowledge of business on the floor, backroom operations, ensuring the produce area meets company standards for quality, inventory, production, sanitation, equipment usage, safety, and compliance. Manage seasonality in terms of item volume, product knowledge, processes, and prioritizing time between areas. Collaborate with associates, ensuring the team has resources to do their job effectively, sharing knowledge, and training the team.

Be a Techie : Leverage digital tools to plan for and drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and elevate associate engagement. Utilize handheld technology to make immediate business decisions related to production, training, and product quality, and adopt new tools and encourage others to use them.

Be an Owner : Drive the business results, ensuring commitment to operational excellence, planning for profitability, maintaining a neat, clean, and safe work area for the team and the members. Maintain adequate staffing levels, accurate audit and compliance standards, producing and displaying merchandise according to the merchandise layout plan, and modeling a commitment to member service.

Be a Talent Ambassador : Teach and train the team to be highly effective. Identify the potential and desire in others, provide and develop necessary skills to deliver high-quality products to the members. Encourage career growth for all associates and source new talent internally and externally to work on the team.

Benefits

At Sam's Club, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet! Health benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.

Live Better U is a company-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

Minimum Qualifications

6 months experience working in a fresh production department or 6 months experience supervising a team. Must be 18 years of age or older.

Preferred Qualifications

Supervising a team, Food Handler Certification (Food Safety) - Certification

Primary Location

1200 E Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75074-3023, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and have a no-tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

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