Job Description

Whole Foods Market is looking for their next Senior Team Leader to lead our Facilities Technology and Sustainability team working in our maintenance and refrigeration space. Working closely with teams from Whole Foods and Amazon, you will be establishing the effective integration of efforts to operate, maintain, retrofit, and upgrade our systems technology including HVAC, Refrigeration, Fire/Life Safety/Vertical Transportation. You will oversee the combined project teams focused on the construction, remodeling, and facilities management programs driving the efforts to achieve system waste and cost reduction, operational improvement, and efficiency enhancements while ensuring the facilities’ systems comply with all applicable environmental regulations.

This role will be located in Austin TX or one of our operational area offices (a complete list will be updated shortly). All candidates must be willing to travel sometimes up to 50% of the time.

Responsibilities:

• Provides direction to the Technology & Sustainable Facilities and Maintenance & Refrigeration Analysts and other assigned teams.

• Oversees the team activities to:

  • Monitor and evaluate facilities systems at the store and regional levels,

  • Project manage third-party construction and maintenance efforts,

  • Review, assess, and report on facilities and/or third-party performance,

  • Develop the performance-related dashboards and recommendations for cost, efficiency, and other improvements.

• Ensures the Team Members have access to, understand, and fully utilize the project work order management tools, including USGN and Verisea where applicable.

• Drives or leads the third-party contract negotiations.

• Participates in the third-party supplier review meetings to assess service levels, opportunities for savings, and areas for improvement; recommends contract changes and/or terminations where warranted.

• Monitors the Facilities Technology metrics and develops facilities and financial performance reports for leadership.

Skills:

• Leverages business understanding and experience to effectively prioritize the activities of the team and project.

• Drives the decision-making and team focus through solid understanding of the company’s operations and differentiation strategies.

• Leverages business understanding and experience to effectively prioritize the activities of the team and project.

• Drives the decision-making and team focus through solid understanding of the company’s operations and differentiation strategies.

• Facilitates Team Member training, development, and career management efforts.

• Works with the key functional and operational stakeholders to guarantee a shared understanding of Facilities Technology priorities, objectives, and anticipated outcomes.

• Demonstrates active and empathetic listening skills.

• Ensures data-based insights are shared with the appropriate leadership decision-makers.

• Demonstrates a clear understanding of WFM’s strategic direction and how Facilities Technology contributes to the company’s success.

• Contributes to the local / regional strategy development and ensures appropriate team focus and alignment.

• Recommends program, systems, process, or other adjustments based on analysis of business changes, trends, and implications.

• Assists with the detailed task / project planning, including cost, schedule, and resource requirements.

• Integrates the internal and external stakeholders’ information and perspectives with the task and project management.

• Maintains open communication among all of the task / project stakeholders, internally and externally.

• Oversees, directs and advises the task / project leads.

• Monitors the outcomes and incorporates lessons learned into future task / project activity.

• Demonstrates an understanding of the dynamics and business drivers between the industry, market, and company.

• Shows an understanding of the vendor, supplier, distributor, and partner dynamics and business drivers.

• Draws connections between the industry and segment-specific market trends.

• Understands the WFM business implications.

Education & Experience:

• BA/BS degree and 6-8 year’s relevant experience OR equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

• 2-4 years’ leadership experience.

At Whole Foods Market, we provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all Team Members and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, marital status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic. Whole Foods Market hires and promotes individuals solely based on qualifications for the position to be filled and business needs.

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