Bakery Manager

Sprouts Farmers Market • Santa Barbara, CA

24d • Onsite

About The Position

The Bakery Manager is responsible for the overall performance of the Bakery Department at Sprouts Farmers Market. This role manages daily baking, production, and product displays; oversees quality, inventory, budgets, ordering, merchandising, staffing, and other operational processes; and ensures department practices meet company standards for food safety, sanitation, productivity, and customer service. The manager evaluates department operations and develops improvements to practices and procedures, plans orders to support sales and gross profit, and leads a team in delivering high-quality products and service.

The Bakery Manager coaches and develops team members, participates in performance reviews, makes hiring and promotion decisions with the Store Manager, addresses team member concerns, and takes corrective action when appropriate in collaboration with business and HR partners. The position creates and adjusts schedules to support productivity, communicates standards and policy changes, attends store meetings, and serves as a Key Carrier or Manager on Duty as needed.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Have a minimum of 2 years of retail grocery experience.
• Be dependable and reliable, with the ability to work a flexible, changing schedule that includes nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Demonstrate outgoing, friendly behavior and a positive attitude toward team members and customers.
• Have good communication skills and the ability to give and take direction in a team environment.
• Be able to answer phones and take special orders.
• Perform department housekeeping and clean and sanitize work areas, including tables, floors, walls, cases, coolers, and freezers.
• Be able to operate knives, scales, wrappers, compactors, garbage disposals, pallet jacks, and hand trucks as needed, and use scales and weight measures to accurately weigh and label products.
• Be able to stand continuously for up to 3 hours, for a total of 8 hours per shift; vertically transfer trays up to 5 lbs. between 7 and 64 inches for up to 10 hours; and vertically or horizontally transfer items up to 40 lbs. between 5 and 36 inches, for distances up to 36 feet, for up to 10 hours without mechanical assistance.
• Adhere to safety, health, and Weights and Measures regulations and obtain and maintain a Food Handlers permit.
• Possess working knowledge of personnel reports, margin reports, weekly sales numbers, and financial goals.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily baking, production, and display of bakery products.
• Monitor product quality and consistency, track inventory, and manage the bakery budget.
• Evaluate department conditions and operations, identify strengths and improvement areas, and develop better practices and procedures.
• Maintain company standards for safety, food handling, sanitation, and productivity.
• Oversee correct ordering, receiving, unloading, and storage.
• Rotate 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.
• Coach and provide feedback to team members, conduct one-on-one development discussions, and recommend merit increases through the bi-annual performance review process.
• Attend and participate in in-store meetings.
• Recruit, hire, and make promotion or transfer decisions in collaboration with the Store Manager.
• Address team member concerns using independent judgment and document corrective actions as needed, collaborating with business and HR partners on performance management.
• Create and adjust schedules and staffing levels to maximize productivity and efficiency.
• Communicate standards, expectations, policy changes, and product knowledge to team members.
• Lead the team in delivering quality products, service, and customer experiences.
• Serve as a Key Carrier for the store and/or act as Manager on Duty as needed.

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 to earned wages for eligible employees

What This Job Offers

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