Store Team Leader

Description:

Location: Operations - Cedar Rapids
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Employment Type: Full-Time, Exempt

About New Pioneer Food Co-op

New Pioneer Food Co-op is a community owned, value driven local food marketplace rooted in cooperation, sustainability, and shared success. We exist to strengthen the local food system while creating welcoming spaces for staff, members, and partners to thrive. Our stores are where our mission becomes real — through food, connection, and meaningful work.

About the Role

The Store Team Leader provides full leadership and accountability for store operations, team performance, and member experience. This role oversees all aspects of store execution, including financial performance, staff development, safety, merchandising, and customer service.

The Store Team Leader translates cooperative-wide strategy into daily store practice while cultivating a respectful, high performing, and people centered culture.

What You Will Do

• Lead and oversee all daily store operations across departments
• Drive financial performance including sales, labor management, and expense control
• Develop and coach department leaders to build strong, accountable teams
• Ensure consistent execution of merchandising, product availability, and store standards
• Foster a safe, respectful, and inclusive workplace culture
• Respond to and resolve customer concerns with professionalism and care
• Partner with Purchasing, Marketing, HR, and Operations to implement organizational initiatives
• Maintain compliance with food safety, sanitation, and regulatory standards
• Serve as the final decision maker for store level operational matters

What Success Looks Like

• Store performance meets or exceeds sales, labor, and margin expectations
• Staff engagement is strong and turnover is managed effectively
• Customer experience is consistently positive and reflective of cooperative values
• Store conditions are clean, organized, and well merchandised
• Cross functional collaboration is steady and solutions oriented

What You’ll Bring

• 3+ years in leadership experience in grocery, retail, or food service operations
• Strong financial acumen and operational decision making
• Ability to lead through clarity, accountability, and respect
• Experience developing and coaching supervisors or managers
• Commitment to cooperative values and community centered work

Compensation & Benefits

This position offers a salary range of $65,000 – $92,000, aligned with market benchmarks for similar cooperative roles. New hires are typically brought in between the minimum and midpoint of the range, with placement based on experience, skills, and internal equity. The midpoint of $76,000 reflects full proficiency in the role.

In addition to compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, paid time off, staff discounts, and retirement plan options.

Requirements:

For consideration, all applicants are expected to answer screening questions and submit a resume.