Bakery Manager

Weis Markets•Mount Airy, MD

4d•$18 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

The Bakery Manager oversees the bakery department and its associates, promoting excellent customer service and continuous improvement. The role includes taking customer orders and decorating cakes and other bakery products using company-approved recipes, while supporting bakery production as needed. The manager oversees inventory, ordering, merchandising, scheduling, training, performance reviews, and department records, and works to meet sales, profit, and expense goals. They maintain product quality, freshness, pricing, and presentation; ensure deliveries are checked and handled correctly; and uphold sanitation, safety, and department organization standards. The role supervises bakery associates and may assume leadership of the store in the absence of store management. The position is located at 1001 Twin Arch Road.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
At least 3 years of management experience in a retail, restaurant, or supermarket environment.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with or without accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor's degree in a business-related or food-service-related field.
Previous decorating experience.

Responsibilities

Promote customer-focused behavior among associates and address customer questions and concerns promptly and professionally.
Take customer orders in person or by phone and create decorated products to meet customer specifications.
Decorate cakes and other bakery products; prepare icing and use company-approved recipes.
Manage department inventory, review weekly sales, and order products and supplies to meet demand and financial goals.
Schedule, train, recognize, and assign work to bakery associates; participate in annual performance reviews and new-hire interviews; use the Learning Management System.
Develop and implement merchandising plans, monitor ads and specials, maintain production logs, and review competitor merchandising, pricing, and product quality.
Maintain inventory, sales, associate, and other department records, including records used to calculate monthly gross profits.
Verify deliveries and invoices, assist with unloading when needed, and ensure proper receiving, dating, restocking, and product rotation.
Control expenses, labor costs, damages, spoilage, and shrink; ensure products follow company recipes and required logs are completed.
Keep the department stocked and appealing, assist customers, and ensure merchandise is fresh, saleable, correctly priced, and properly signed.
Handle spoiled, damaged, expired, or unsaleable products according to company procedures; assist with bakery production as needed.
Maintain backroom and receiving-area security and organization, follow 5S procedures and cleaning schedules, and ensure sanitation and compliance with health and OSHA requirements.
Use company-provided personal protective equipment and cooperate with coworkers and supervisors to support department and store operations.
Supervise department associates and potentially assume building leadership in the absence of store management.
Assist in other departments as needed.