Assistant Bakery Manager

Albertsons Companies • Baton Rouge, LA

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About The Position

The Assistant Bakery Manager supports the daily operation of the Bakery Department, ensuring excellent customer service, high-quality products, appropriate inventory levels, food safety, sanitation, merchandising, and efficient department operations. The role assists with supervising, training, scheduling, and developing bakery associates while supporting sales, production, inventory, and profitability goals.

The position includes assisting customers, preparing and merchandising bakery products, planning production, receiving and rotating stock, maintaining displays and records, supporting inventory and cost control, and helping supervise and train associates. It also helps ensure department cleanliness, proper food handling and storage, temperature control, and compliance with workplace safety requirements and company policies.

Requirements

• Strong customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead, train, and work effectively with bakery associates.
• Working knowledge of bakery operations, production, merchandising, sanitation, inventory control, and product freshness.
• Basic mathematical skills, including knowledge of weights and measures.
• Strong organization and time-management skills.
• Ability to prioritize responsibilities in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Ability to safely operate bakery equipment and other department tools as required.

Responsibilities

• Provide fast, friendly, and professional customer service; assist with product selections, special orders, and recommendations; and respond to questions, phone calls, and concerns.
• Resolve customer concerns when possible and involve store leadership when necessary; promote bakery products through suggestive selling and positive interactions.
• Assist with preparing, packaging, displaying, and merchandising bakery products, and maintain clean, attractive, fresh, and well-stocked displays.
• Support daily production planning and monitor production according to company procedures; follow opening and closing procedures.
• Ensure bakery products are properly signed, labeled, and code dated.
• Assist with receiving deliveries, verifying orders, inspecting product quality, stocking, and rotating merchandise.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels and product freshness; organize cooler and freezer areas; and help control shrink, inventory, and department costs.
• Support physical inventory processes, inventory reporting, promotional and seasonal displays, and the removal of outdated or spoiled merchandise.
• Maintain accurate department records, production charts, sales and labor information, and required logs.
• Assist with supervising, training, and assigning duties to bakery associates, and help schedule associates to maintain appropriate coverage and customer service.
• Train associates on department standards, store policies, sales procedures, food safety, and recordkeeping.
• Communicate department goals, performance expectations, and sales opportunities; help identify and develop associates with advancement potential; and support department productivity and performance.
• Maintain a clean, sanitary, and safe bakery department and ensure proper temperatures throughout product preparation, display, and storage.
• Follow food handling, storage, packaging, labeling, sanitation, workplace safety, and company policy requirements.

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly.
• Access to up to 50% of earned wages before payday through a partnership with Stream.
• Associate discounts.
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates, including medical, dental, and 401(k).
• Time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick pay, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Training, career growth, and development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed