Bakery Manager

Sobeys; North Bay; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sobeys in North Bay, Ontario is seeking a Bakery Manager to lead the department with a focus on service, quality, and profitability.

You will coach and develop staff, manage budgets and labour costs, control inventory, and ensure food safety protocols are followed while delivering exceptional customer experiences in a fast-paced retail environment.

Strong communication and leadership are essential to drive merchandising and product knowledge across the bakery team.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to coach staff.
• Knowledge of department operations and product presentation.
• Experience reading financial reports and maintaining budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead and train bakery team to deliver excellent customer service.
• Manage budgets, labour costs, inventory, and merchandising.
• Coach staff, handle hiring, orientation, and performance management.
• Ensure compliance with food safety and SOPs.

Skills

Communication skills

Budgeting

Financial report analysis

Retail store experience

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

Posted Friday, August 21, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

What began as a meat delivery business in Stellarton, Nova Scotia has grown to over 128,000 teammates at corporate-owned and franchised/affiliate store locations. Sobeys Capital Incorporated and its independently owned and operated franchise stores operate over 1,500 stores in all 10 provinces. You may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drugs, Voilà, or another of our banners, but we are all one extended family.

Please note that this career opportunity is for a role at an independently owned and operated franchised/affiliate store location.

Ready to start fresh?

The Bakery Manager is responsible for the efficient and fiscally responsible operation of the department. The Manager will lead, manage, coach, motivate and train staff to achieve the highest level of customer service, while adhering to all Food Safety Protocols, Standard Operating Procedures, corporate policies, Health and Safety, and other programs and initiatives. The Manager will also manage budgets, labour costs, inventory control, product presentation and merchandising. The Department Manager will coach and develop their team to foster customer loyalty, fulfil customer needs and actively contribute to an environment of employee and customer engagement.

Here’s where you’ll have an impact:

• Create a coaching and development culture for all employees, which embraces a passion for food
• Demonstrate outstanding leadership, while serving as a role model
• Manage direct reports including selection, orientation, training and development, performance management, succession planning and compensation
• Communicate operational requirements/changes to department employees
• Manage store operations as required

Customer Offering

• Create a shopping experience that engages customers in a way that enhances loyalty, sales, and profit
• Provide superior customer service to meet customer needs
• Demonstrate exceptional product knowledge, including awareness of product changes, promotions, and seasonal trends
• Order, receive, organize, rotate, merchandise and present products and stock in accordance with company standards
• Execute winning as required

Policy/ Regulatory Adherence

• Lead the implementation of all corporate policies, initiatives, and Standard Operating Procedures and ensure the department and employees comply and use them effectively, including timely and accurate submission of all relevant documentation as required.
• Responsible for ensuring that OH&S, food safety, and other regulatory requirements and procedures are implemented and maintained
• Directly responsible to ensure the department achieves all financial targets and maximizes sales and margins, including appropriate sales forecasting, variance analysis and correction, and labour cost control
• Manage the department budget

Personal/ Professional Development

• Thorough understanding of all relevant company programs; attend training as required
• Keeps abreast of local competitor activity, industry trends and makes recommendations on internal pricing, promotions and product policies

Employee Engagement

• Act as the employer of choice by actively supporting an environment of employee engagement
• Initiate, support, participate and lead community and charitable events and activities

Other Duties

• Coordinate maintenance of department equipment and repairs
• Provide feedback for continuous improvement
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment as per Company requirements
• Other duties as required

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What you bring to the table:

• Above average communication skills (both oral and written)
• Full knowledge of department operations and skills
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite Full knowledge of total store operations and skills
• High School Diploma
• Minimum 18 months of retail store experience, particularly in the specific department
• Experience reading and analyzing financial reports, and experience in developing and adhering to budgets

Our affiliate and franchise stores offer teammates competitive total compensation packages that will vary by role, location and store ownership. Individual Compensation is determined based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity within the range provided.
External websites may share our organization's job postings which includes compensation information based on similar roles and market benchmarks. These figures are provided for general comparison purposes only and are not issued or verified by our organization.

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support efficiencies in the candidate screening, assessment, and recruitment processes. These AI tools do not make hiring decisions on behalf of the Company, these decisions are made by our Hiring Teams.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

Please note: Successful candidates will be required to provide documentation to prove their legal ability to work in the position during the onboarding process. Documentation will be assessed by the employer prior to commencement of work.