Produce Lead

Position Summary

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.

• 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, executes company programs, adheres to policies, and acts as 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:
  Maintains in-depth knowledge of the business on the floor and backroom operations, ensuring the produce area meets company standards for quality, inventory, production, sanitation, equipment usage, safety, and compliance.
• Manages seasonality:
  Manages item volume, product knowledge, processes, and prioritization of time between areas.
• Collaborates with associates to ensure 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; uses handheld technology to make immediate business decisions related to production, training, product quality, and encourages adoption of new tools.
• Be an Owner:
  Drives the business results, maintains staffing levels, ensures profitability, maintains a neat, clean, and safe work area for the team and members; maintains adequate staffing, accurate audits, and compliance standards; produces and displays merchandise according to the layout plan; models commitment to member service.
• Be a Talent Ambassador:
  Teaches and trains the team to be highly effective; identifies potential and develops necessary skills; encourages career growth and sources new talent; develops, communicates, and implements processes to meet business needs; analyzes information from multiple sources and identifies improvement opportunities.
• Demonstrates compliance with company policies, procedures, and ethics; explains and applies these in executing business processes; supports management with identifying and correcting ethical and compliance issues.
• Leads and participates in teams by using resources and tools, determines customer needs and business priorities, coordinates work, provides feedback, and supports timelines and quality; helps others adapt to change or new challenges.
• Respect the Individual:
  Embraces differences, fosters belonging, and creates opportunities for all associates to thrive; works as a team and builds strong, trusting relationships; communicates with impact and positivity.
• Act with Integrity:
  Maintains high standards of integrity and ethics, models Walmart values, and is accountable to self and others; supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world.
• Serve our Customers and Members:
  Delivers results while putting the customer first; makes decisions based on reliable information and balances short- and long-term priorities.
• Strive for Excellence:
  Demonstrates curiosity, takes calculated risks, and shows resilience; drives continuous improvement and supports others through change.

At Sam's Club, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other 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; PTO/PPTO can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. Benefits meet or exceed paid sick leave laws where applicable. See information about PTO mart notices.
• Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay,…