Bakery Manager

Drakes Supermarkets; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Drakes Supermarkets is seeking a proactive store leadership professional to drive performance in a busy Adelaide area location. You will oversee frontline teams, manage fresh food operations, merchandising and cost controls while delivering outstanding customer service.

Ideal candidates will have strong leadership, retail bakery exposure (not essential), and a hands-on approach to coaching staff and meeting safety standards.

Qualifications

• Significant fresh food retail knowledge.
• Retail bakery experience (qualifications are not essential).
• Expertise in leading and managing team members.
• Ordering and cost control expertise.
• Strong understanding of gross profit calculations.
• Accurate staff rostering.
• Hands-on approach with passion and enthusiasm.
• Unparalleled commitment to customer service.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to liaise with staff and management.
• A flair for merchandising.
• Strong leadership and delegation skills.
• Coaching, training and performance management of team members.
• Commitment to occupational health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop store teams to deliver exceptional customer service.
• Drive sales growth through effective merchandising and promotions.
• Oversee ordering, inventory and cost-control processes.
• Rostering and performance management of staff to meet store goals.
• Maintain high standards of OH&S and compliance across operations.

Job description

Exciting Career Opportunity

• Attractive salary package and incentives
• Dynamic growing company
• Great career paths

Drakes Supermarkets is a Retail industry success story. A family owned and operated private company, we are Australia's largest independently-owned supermarket chain. Due to our unprecedented growth, we provide excellent career opportunities within our company.

The successful applicant will be given the opportunity to treat the department as if it were their own business. They will be given the flexibility to tailor the stores service and products offering to meet the specific needs of the customers within the local area.

Working as a part of an enthusiastic team, in a highly competitive supermarket environment, applicants will be expected to demonstrate:

• Significant fresh food retail knowledge
• Retail bakery experience (qualifications are not essential)
• Expertise in leading and managing team members
• Ordering and cost control expertise
• An excellent understanding of gross profit calculations
• Accurate staff rostering
• Passion and enthusiasm, with a very "hands on" approach
• Unparalleled commitment to customer service
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to liaise with both staff and management
• A flair for merchandising
• Strong leadership and delegation skills
• Ability to coach, train and performance manage team members
• Commitment to occupational health and safety standards

To succeed within our organisation, applicants must be able to:

• Display a passion for fresh food within the grocery retail industry
• Express a positive "can do" attitude
• Problem solve
• Lead by example
• Motivate a team
• Communicate effectively with management, team members, customers and external stakeholders