A career at Whole Foods Market is more than just the work you do- it's about your personal growth and creating meaningful change. Our purpose is to nourish people and the planet. That means improving how people eat, funding grants for school gardens, providing access to fresh and healthy food to people living within food deserts, alleviating poverty in developing countries, and so much more. Working with us means you are making a difference within your community and beyond. We aren’t just a grocery store: we’re world-changers. And with your help, we will continue to set the standards of excellence and revolutionize the grocery industry.
Job Description
What You’ll Do:
- Serves as Merchandising subject matter expert (SME) and thought leader to represent business needs across all merchandising categories.
- Represent Merchandising business needs through Process Design, Tool Development, Tool Testing, and Success Criteria Assessment.
- Serves as onboarding support Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Category Merchant tool testing efforts.
- Supports the development, execution, and iteration of the Assortment capabilities and process.
- Contributes to the strategic roadmap to deliver value through unparalleled and industry leading capabilities.
- Collaborate with business partners across WFM and Amazon to represent business needs and develop the long-term value creation expansion roadmap.
- Owns specific capability project completion that ladder up to total program success.
- Identifies and escalates project risks, opportunities, and contingency plans.
- Contributes to regular Merchandising leadership and E-Team Business Updates.
- Supports content creation for training and onboarding practices for end users.
- Serves as a change agent to support end user adoption during training sessions.
- Serves as a thought-leader within the merchandising team and broader organization.
- Ensures alignment between projects and streams.
- Act as an agent of change, championing a data driven approach for merchandising decision making, focused on assortment planning.
What You'll Bring:
- BA/BS degree with 6-8 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination
- Proven experience in Category Management or enterprise-level retail operations
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis
- Strong understanding of merchandising, store operations, distribution, and marketing
- Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive change in a complex organization
- Track record of successfully leading cross-functional initiatives
Why You'll Love Working Here:
- Highly visible role with direct impact on company strategy
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge retail technology
- Collaboration with industry leaders across Whole Foods Market and Amazon
- Platform to drive innovation in the natural and organic foods retail sector