Bakery Manager

PAK'nSAVE New Plymouth; New Plymouth; On-site; NZD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

PAK’nSAVE New Plymouth is seeking a Bakery Manager to lead our bakery department into a new era of efficiency and excellence. You will oversee buying, production, and staff development, ensuring the freshest products while minimizing waste.

This is a hands‑on leadership role with responsibilities across staff coaching, policy adherence, and daily execution. You should be ideally a qualified baker with a track record in managing bakery operations, delivering high quality pastry and yeast goods at

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of a bakery or food production team.
• Strong budgeting and cost-control experience.
• Experience developing apprentices or junior staff.
• Strategic thinking to improve bakery operations and offerings.
• Solid knowledge of food safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead bakery operations and drive world‑class standards.
• Build strong relationships with in‑store teams and suppliers.
• Develop and mentor bakery apprentices and staff.
• Oversee food safety policy, waste reduction, and cost control.
• Deliver top quality pastry and yeast products at competitive prices.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Staff development

Strategic planning

Food safety

Negotiation

Education

Qualified Baker

Job description

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At PAK’nSAVE New Plymouth, it’s our purpose to Feed Taranaki for Less. We strive to offer our customer a Fresh Foods range that meets all their need states, with a relentless focus to save our shoppers as much off their food bill as possible,

About the Role

We’re on the hunt for someone who can take our Bakery Department on a journey of good to great, continuing to establish systems and processes that ensure we sell only the freshest and safest food, and provide our customers with a range that inspires. This role forms part of our management team, and as the Bakery Manager, you’ll be responsible for playing a direct role in our strategy to optimize buying and operations, minimize waste, and feed Taranaki for Less. This is a hands‑on position, leading our Bakery to provide world‑class standards for our customers, and a world‑class work environment for our dedicated team of High Price Fighters.

• Building Strong relationships with our in-store team
• Building strong relationships with Supplier representatives. Negotiating the best possible deal for the New Plymouth community.
• Supporting and developing our Baker Apprenticeship program
• Leading Food Safety policy and procedures with relentless focus and excellence
• Provide a Food offer that inspires our customers, at a price that is inline with our 'Cheap As' Customer promise.
• Work closely with the Fresh Foods Manager and wider store Team to deliver store performance goals

About you

We’re after someone who’s committed to the cause of bringing Taranaki New Zealand’s Lowest Food Prices. You’re flexible, passionate, and desire a rewarding career working with like‑minded people, in an environment that offers fantastic growth opportunities. You’re genuinely excited about providing our customers with a fresh foods experience that suits their needs, excites their tastebuds, and leaves them with more in their household budgets.

We are looking for a highly skilled individual who has a proven track record of results/skills in:

• Achieving financial budgets
• Targets and KPI’s
• Recruitment/hiring and development of a winning team
• Developing successful systems and process
• Goal setting and achievement
• Strategy and execution
• Change management
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Engaging leadership that is consistent and balanced in temperament
• Dedication and commitment that inspires others around you
• Strong and sustained positive culture development

This role has a salary expectation of $85-$100K for the right candidate with experience and a proven track record of the skills and qualities we seek. You will display great core values, and high-quality leadership traits. You are ideally a qualified Baker, or technically proficient in bakery production. You will be both passionate, and proud of, building a department that obsesses over the best quality pastry, sweet, and yeast range available, at a price point that makes the offer the undeniable bakery of choice in Taranaki.