Assistant Bakery Manager

Sprouts Farmers Market•Oklahoma City, OK

About The Position

The Assistant Bakery Manager provides excellent customer satisfaction through the management and leadership of Bakery Clerks and assists the Bakery Manager with daily supervision of Bakery Department operations. The role supports department management and merchandising for productivity and profit, ordering and inventory control, product quality, and team supervision. It also involves rotating merchandise, building displays, checking incoming cases for damaged items, and maintaining high-quality bakery products and customer service. The Assistant Bakery Manager helps ensure company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines are followed by the Bakery team. Duties also include unloading and sorting deliveries, operating and maintaining deli equipment, responding to phone calls and special orders, and general housekeeping and sanitizing of the department. The position requires a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and the ability to perform the listed standing, lifting, and transferring tasks.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years of age.
Have a minimum of two years of retail grocery experience.
Have two years of supervisory experience.
Be dependable and reliable, and able to work a flexible schedule that changes, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Demonstrate outgoing, friendly behavior, a positive attitude, and the ability to interact with customers.
Have good communication skills and the ability to give and take direction while participating in a team environment.
Be able to operate and use knives, scales, wrappers, compactors, garbage disposals, pallet jacks, and hand trucks as needed.
Use knowledge of scales and weight measures to accurately weigh and label products.
Be able to stand continuously for up to three hours, for a total of eight hours per shift.
Be able to vertically transfer trays weighing up to 5 lbs. from 7 inches to 64 inches for up to 10 hours.
Be able to vertically and horizontally transfer items weighing up to 40 lbs. from 5 inches to 36 inches, for a distance up to 36 feet, for up to 10 hours without mechanical assistance.
Adhere to safety, health, and Weights and Measures regulations.
Achieve and maintain a Food Handlers permit.

Responsibilities

Assist the Bakery Manager in managing and merchandising the department for maximum productivity and profit.
Manage ordering and inventory controls, product quality, and supervision of the Bakery team.
Execute rotation of merchandise and build displays.
Monitor incoming cases for damaged items.
Ensure excellent customer service and monitor the quality of Bakery products.
Unload and sort store deliveries; operate and maintain deli equipment.
Ensure company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines and regulations are followed, and verify that Bakery team members follow these procedures.
Answer phones and take special orders.
Perform general housekeeping and clean and sanitize the department work area, including tables, floors, walls, cases, coolers, and freezers.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Sick time plan
Vacation accrual plan
Opportunities for career growth
15% discount for the employee and one other household family member on purchases at Sprouts
Flexible schedules
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
Company-paid life insurance
Contests and appreciation events
Performance-based bonus, subject to eligibility requirements
Medical, dental, and vision coverage, subject to eligibility requirements
Health Savings Account with company match, subject to eligibility requirements
Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care, subject to eligibility requirements
Company-paid short-term disability coverage, subject to eligibility requirements
Paid parental leave for mothers and fathers, subject to eligibility requirements
Paid holidays, subject to eligibility requirements
DailyPay access for eligible employees, allowing earned wages to be transferred before payday at no extra cost