In Store Bakery - Manager Bakery

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As a Bakery Manager, you’ll play a key role in delivering an exceptional shopping experience by leading the daily operations of our Bakery Department. You’ll oversee merchandising, product quality, inventory management, and department performance while ensuring customers enjoy fresh, high-quality products and friendly, professional service. You’ll lead, coach, and develop your team, foster a positive and collaborative work environment, and ensure the department meets operational, food safety, and financial standards. Join a team that takes pride in delivering exceptional customer service, supporting one another, and creating a welcoming shopping experience for every customer.

Here’s where you’ll have an impact:

Create a coaching and development culture for all employees, which embraces a passion for food

Demonstrate outstanding leadership, while serving as a role model

Manage direct reports including: selection, orientation, training and development, performance management, succession planning and compensation

Communicate operational requirements/changes to department employees

Manage store operations as required

Create a shopping experience that engages customers in a way that enhances loyalty, sales, and profit

Provide superior customer service to meet customer needs

Demonstrate exceptional product knowledge, including awareness of product changes, promotions, and seasonal trends

Order, receive, organize, rotate, merchandise and present products and stock in accordance with company standards

Execute winning as required

Lead the implementation of all corporate policies, initiatives, and Standard Operating Procedures and ensure the department and employees comply and use them effectively, including timely and accurate submission of all relevant documentation as required.

Responsible for ensuring that OH&S, food safety, and other regulatory requirements and procedures are implemented and maintained

Directly responsible to ensure the department achieves all financial targets and maximizes sales and margins, including appropriate sales forecasting, variance analysis and correction, and labour cost control.

Manage the department budget

Thorough understanding of all relevant company programs; attend training as required

Keeps abreast of local competitor activity, industry trends and makes recommendations on internal pricing, promotions and product policies.

Act as the employer of choice by actively supporting an environment of employee engagement

Initiate, support, participate and lead community and charitable events and activities

Coordinate maintenance of department equipment and repairs

Provide feedback for continuous improvement

Maintain a clean and safe working environment as per Company requirements

Other duties as required

What you bring to the table:

Above average communication skills (both oral and written)

Full knowledge of department operations and skills

Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite Full knowledge of total store operations and skills

High School Diploma

Minimum 18 months of retail store experience, particularly in the specific department

Experience reading and analyzing financial reports, and experience in developing and adhering to budgets