Juice Bar Manager

Good Food Holdings Companies • Santa Cruz, CA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Accountable for overall success of Juice Bar / Bakery department, including financial stewardship, customer service, department conditions, merchandising, food and work safety, communication, hiring, training and performance management. This is a management position, and is responsible for providing leadership in line with company values and promoting a positive and progressive work environment in alignment with our company mission, vision values and policies.

Requirements

• 3+ years of retail management experience in a high-volume environment required.
• Prior grocery management or food service experience preferred.
• Previous ordering/inventory management experience required.
• Intermediate to advanced computer proficiency required. Experience with Excel and inventory software preferred.
• Skills to manage financial results, including labor, sales and profit margin.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.
• Basic to intermediate math and computation skills required.
• Skills to read, understand and follow through on verbal and written instructions.
• Skills to exercise good judgment at all times.
• Skills to resolve conflicts and analyze a variety of situations to find a solution.
• Should have the ability to speak, read and understand English.

Nice To Haves

• Prior grocery management or food service experience preferred.
• Experience with Excel and inventory software preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages and provides oversight to all areas of the department.
• Assesses, prioritizes and delegates tasks and production.
• Directly responsible for management of all department staff.
• Ensures consistency of department conditions.
• Ensures all areas of department are stocked, rotated, faced and adhere to merchandising standards and category schematics.
• Partners with food service manager to ensure satisfactory in-stock conditions in department.
• Orders pastry products according to anticipated sales and seasonal needs.
• Maintains appropriate inventory levels to achieve sales and margin goals.
• Trains staff to write orders consistent with department goals and standards to ensure the highest level of product availability.
• Partners with food service manager to plan for weekly ads, events and holidays using tools and reports.
• Builds displays and arranges department products to make attractive presentations, highlighting featured/unique/seasonal items.
• Maintains professional vendor relationships.
• Oversees beverage programs ensuring quality and consistency in all offered beverages.
• Coordinates slicing, weighing, packaging, and labelling of finished product.
• Ensures customer special orders are accurately placed and delivered.
• Receives and unloads merchandise; checks quality, count and condition.
• Communicates any issues to management and merchandising team.
• Stocks and rotates products with attention to product quality and expiration dates.
• Maintains the organization, rotation and cleanliness of back stock areas.
• Ensures compliance with organic standards.
• Stocks, rotates and merchandises bakery and pastry products.
• Prepares coffee and other beverages to customer and vendor specifications.
• Partners with food service manager to plan, lead and analyze the monthly perishable inventory.
• Demonstrates and shares a solid knowledge of products in the store and industry trends with a general understanding of culinary terminology, product labelling and common dietary restrictions.
• Demonstrates a solid understanding of labor, sales and margin goals and factors that influence them.
• Meets labor and margin goals and schedule department accordingly.
• Develops and executes a plan when results do not meet expectations.
• Coaches department to maintain appropriate, accurate and organized inventory and back stock.
• Handles damaged and spoiled product according to company policy.
• Maintains a working knowledge of department equipment and is able to train staff and troubleshoot errors as needed.
• Leverages resources and labor to maximize efficiency, without compromising quality and service standards.
• Balances administrative tasks with presence on floor.
• Performs other tasks and duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Amazing Benefits Package – Including comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and 401k at 25 hours a week.
• Great earning potential with the opportunity for growth within our family of brands
• Paid Parental Leave available
• Lifestyle Scheduling
• Public Transport Benefits
• Paid Community Service Hours
• 30% discount at all New Leaf Community Markets, Bristol Farms, and Lazy Acres Natural Market locations

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees