Case Study 1: Whole Foods, Prepare a Job Structure
By
Matthew Osborne
HRM 598
Professor Frederick Perry

Introduction Whole Foods is a supermarket that has several different positions that it needs to evaluate. This paper will address the recommended titles, and levels to be associated with this group of positions. This will help the company determine what and how to pay its associates. It will also help the associates understand what to expect when working at Whole Foods, what it takes to do a good job at Whole Foods. This will also help the company determine career paths for high potential individuals.
Evaluation of Jobs and Job Structure In creating the job structure, each job needs to be evaluated to see where it falls in the organization. In the case of Whole Foods, there is a larger organization and then the smaller store. Job H rotates among stores, and assists in hiring and evaluating staff, as well as training. It also has responsibility for the financials, the job description states assist the Store Team Leader, which could mean supervise. This position has responsibilities in multiple stores, and also manages the transfers between the stores. It is responsible for maintaining the culture of the organization. In the structure it appears to be an Area Team Lead, which is the appropriate title. Job C reports in to the Store Team Leader and provides “overall management and prepared supervision of the prepared foods department”. In evaluating this job, it has hiring and terminating authority, and has responsibility for inventory. This is a management position and the title should be Prepared Foods Department Team Lead. Job G, would be the Assistant Team Lead, as it reports directly to the Prepared Foods Department Team Lead, and is responsible for assisting the Department Lead in managing and supervising the department. Job F