Bakery Manager

DEPARTMENT:
Bakery

REPORTS TO:

Store Director/Bakery Supervisor FLSA STATUS:
Non-Exempt Job Summary

To direct and supervise all functions of the bakery department. Responsible for the overall direction and leadership of the department.

• Responsible for following merchandising plans for the department.
• Responsible for ordering to maintain inventory control and ensure freshness and product quality.
• Responsible to order and maintain asset control of commercial bread while ensuring freshness and product quality (specifically Stroehman, Maier’s, and private label).
• Enforce and follow all policies regarding receiving, dating, and restocking to ensure product rotation.
• Participate in shrink control.
• Effectively schedule and supervise department employees.
• Maintain and ensure compliance with company policies related to safety and sanitation.
• Maintain and submit required records and reports.
• Monitor product quality and freshness.
• Maintain and ensure compliance with local, state, and government weights and measures and health department regulations.
• Oversee the baking and general production of the department.
• Oversee the training of new bakery department employees.
• Greet customers and provide prompt and courteous service.
• Promote and maintain positive employee relations.
• Maintain budgeted percentages related to sales distribution, labor control, and shrink control.
• Must be capable of decorating cakes.

• Assist with the unloading of merchandise.
• Monitor supply inventory to minimize out of stocks.
• Filling and merchandising of entire sales area.
• Participate in general cleaning and housekeeping in the department.

• Must have math skills at a level that would enable accurate counting of merchandise.
• Must have strong communications skills.
• Must have dexterity of hands to enable bagging and packaging of products.
• Must be able to lift up to fifty (50) pounds up to fifty percent (50%) of the time.