Bakery Manager

Albertsons Companies • Peoria, AZ

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About The Position

The Bakery Department Manager exemplifies and ensures strong customer service in all aspects of the job. This role directs and controls the operation of the Bakery Department to achieve sales and profit objectives. The manager champions corporate and division customer service programs to meet or exceed division customer service goals, while planning, organizing, and directing day-to-day operations of the Bakery Department.

Requirements

• Requires working knowledge of all job duties including Cake Decorator, Baker, and Sales Associate.
• Requires strong communication skills, good leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Must have knowledge of product variety, bakery standards, perishability, food safety, safety and sanitation procedures.
• Operates computer software and electronic ordering devices.
• Requires a good understanding of overall Company practices and Bakery Department policies.
• Must frequently reach, lift and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 40 pounds.
• Must stand for long periods of time, walk, bend, stoop, twist and turn frequently.
• Requires knowledge of basic math and weights and measures.
• Requires strong communication skills and the proven ability to manage people.
• Requires basic knowledge of employment laws and workplace practices.
• Must have extensive working knowledge of profit and loss statements.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a bakery or food service environment.
• Knowledge of inventory management and ordering processes.
• Ability to implement promotional strategies effectively.

Responsibilities

• Champions corporate and division customer service programs to meet or exceed division customer service goals.
• Plans, organizes and directs day-to-day operations of the Bakery Department.
• Conducts daily inspections of all Meat department sections and initiates corrective measures.
• Oversees and assists with all bakery department duties such as proofing, baking, decorating, slicing and packaging fresh bakery products.
• Implements effective promotional and seasonal displays.
• Prevents shrink and controls expenses.
• Accurately completes, maintains and monitors daily log sheet, purchase report, and sales and labor and other required paperwork and logs.
• Orders, checks, receives and controls inventory to ensure adequate product quantity, quality and freshness.
• Stocks and rotates product, maintains and organizes bakery department cooler and freezer.
• Conducts periodic inventories and processes administrative paperwork.
• Ensures that bakery product quality, baking and decorating standards are met.
• Ensures proper merchandising of product by understanding and implementing schematics.
• Complies with retail labeling laws, federal and state regulations and Company policies.
• Follows Company policy in handling quick sale items.
• Complies with all federal, state and local health and food safety standards.
• Assists customers by taking and filling special orders.
• Makes product suggestions and engages in suggestive selling.
• Ensures cleanliness and sanitation of sales floor and work area.
• Handles customer relations and engages in suggestive selling.
• Monitors daily log sheet, purchase report and sales and labor report.
• Attends required training and sales meetings.
• Implements emergency procedures in the event of equipment and computer software malfunctions.
• Supervises, motivates, directs, trains and participates in the hiring of Meat Department personnel.
• Communicates sales goals, department performance and sales opportunities to department associates.
• Resolves associate complaints and reports action taken to Store Director.
• Answers and responds to incoming calls appropriately.
• Responsible for performing all job duties with honesty and integrity.

Benefits

• Good attendance is required.
• Opportunities for training and advancement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level