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 : Supervises the team in Produce and Floral area to deliver on the business plan and contribute to the overall success of the club. Communicates the goals of the department, executing company programs, adhering to policies, and being an advocate for the member, the associate, and the company. Works collaboratively with other team leaders to ensure the total club is meeting the members expectations.

Be an Expert : Maintains an 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. Manages seasonality in terms of item volume, product knowledge, processes, and prioritizing time between areas. Collaborates with associates, ensuring the team has resources to do their job effectively, sharing knowledge, and training the team.

Be a Techie : Leverages digital tools to plan for and drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and elevate associate engagement. Utilizes hand-held technology to make immediate business decisions related to production, training, and product quality, and adopting new tools and encouraging others to use them.

Be an Owner : Drives 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. Maintains 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 : Teaches and trains the team to be highly effective, identifies the potential and desire in others, provides and develops necessary skills to deliver high-quality products to the members. Encourages career growth for all associates and sources 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! Benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage, 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance, paid time off, and more.

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.

Minimum Qualifications

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

2715 Merchant Mile, Columbus, IN 47201-1573, United States of America.

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job.

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