Bakery Manager

Overview

Do you enjoy preparing and baking cookies, bread, and muffins using proven ingredients? Does working in a professional kitchen excite you? Do you have a passion for delivering an extraordinary customer service experience while working in a fast paced and friendly environment? If the thought of helping people make healthy choices in one of the fastest growing retailers is up your alley – then we need YOU to join our winning team at Sprouts Farmers Market as a Bakery Manager!

• Manage the daily output baking, production, and display of bakery products.
• Supervise and monitor product quality and consistency, track inventory, and manage the bakery's budget.
• Evaluate departmental conditions and operations to determine strengths and areas for improvement and develop improved practices and procedures.
• Ensure company standards for safety, proper food handling practices, sanitation, and productivity are maintained.
• Correctly order, receive, unload, and store bakery products.
• Execute rotation of merchandise and build displays.
• Manage department inventory, in‑stocks, pricing integrity, merchandising, labor, and other operational processes to Sprouts standards.
• Plan and order according to company standards to maximize sales and gross profit.
• Engage and evaluate team members through coaching, feedback, and development discussions; recommend merit increases via bi‑annual performance reviews.
• Attend and participate in in‑store meetings.
• Recruit, hire, and make promotion/transfer decisions in collaboration with the Store Manager.
• Address team member concerns using independent judgment.
• Take and document corrective actions when needed in collaboration with business and HR partners.
• Create and adjust schedules and staffing levels for maximum productivity and efficiency.
• Communicate standards, expectations, policy changes, and product knowledge to team members.
• Lead a team that collaborates to deliver the finest quality of product, highest level of service, and the greatest customer experience.
• Serve as a key carrier for the store and/or act as a Manager on Duty when needed.

• At least 18 years old with a minimum of 2 years of retail grocery experience.
• Dependable and reliable, able to work a flexible schedule that includes night, weekends, and holidays.
• Outgoing and friendly behavior with a positive attitude toward team members and customers.
• Good communication skills and the ability to give and receive direction in a team environment.
• Able to answer phones and take special orders.
• Perform general housekeeping in the department; clean and sanitize work areas.
• Operate and use knives, scales, wrappers, compactors, garbage disposals, pallet jacks, and hand trucks; accurately weigh and label products.
• Stand for up to 3 hours continuously for an 8‑hour shift; transfer trays up to 5 lbs up to 10 hours; transfer items up to 40 lbs up to 36 feet for up to 10 hours without mechanical assistance.
• Adhere to all safety, health, and Weights & Measures regulations; maintain a Food Handlers permit.
• Possess a working knowledge of personnel reports, margin reports, weekly sales numbers, and financial goals.

• Competitive pay.
• Sick time plan.
• Vacation accrual plan.
• Opportunities for career growth.
• 15% discount for you and one family member on all purchases.
• Flexible schedules.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• 401(k) Retirement savings plan with generous company match.
• Company‑paid life insurance.
• Daily Pay: transfer earned pay at no extra cost, every business day.
• Bonus based on company and/or individual performance.
• Affordable benefit coverage: medical, dental, and vision.
• Health Savings Account with company match.
• Pre‑tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care.
• Company‑paid short‑term disability coverage.
• Paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers.
• Paid holidays.

Sprouts will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance.

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