Bench - Assistant Bakery Manager

Lowes Foods; Leland (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowes Foods is seeking a Bakery Department Manager to supervise daily bakery operations, ensuring guest service excellence, merchandising alignment, and adherence to department budgets. The role requires training and mentoring staff, maintaining inventory, and upholding safety and quality standards across all bakery activities.

The manager will assume duties in the absence of the Department Manager and collaborate with store leadership to meet company goals and guest satisfaction in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Experience leading a department or shift in a retail environment.
• Strong guest service and selling skills.
• Ability to train and mentor staff for bakery operations.
• Knowledge of bakery product quality and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead bakery department to meet guest service standards.
• Achieve budgeted sales, shrink, and profits for the bakery department.
• Maintain inventory, supplies, and labor scheduling within budget.
• Oversee product quality, sanitation, and safety standards.

Skills

Customer service

Team supervision

Training and development

Budget management

Inventory control

Sanitation and safety

Multitasking

Tools

Point-of-sale systems

Job description

Overview

To gain the skills, knowledge, and expertise to be considered a successful Bakery Department Manager. To supervise and ensure that Lowes Foods guest service, merchandising programs and departmental operation are maintained in the bakery department. Assume the duties of the Department Manager in their absence.

Overview

To gain the skills, knowledge, and expertise to be considered a successful Bakery Department Manager. To supervise and ensure that Lowes Foods guest service, merchandising programs and departmental operation are maintained in the bakery department. Assume the duties of the Department Manager in their absence.

Responsibilities

• Ensure guests receive polite, friendly service from bakery department staff.
• Achieve budgeted sales, shrink and profits for the bakery department.
• Maintain desired level of inventory and supplies.
• Operate the department according to merchandising and operational guidelines and programs.
• Ensure the quality of product for sale meets Lowes Foods standards.
• Maintain sanitation and safety throughout the department according to Lowes Foods standards.
• Provide guidance, orientation, training and feedback to ensure bakery department hosts achieve satisfactory performance standards.
• Perform product preparation, receiving, ordering, stocking and guest service as necessary to achieve standards.
• Maintain department’s labor budget and scheduling standards.
• Perform PA announcements.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• Friendly, outgoing personality.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Ability to lift 25 lbs. consistently and 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Ability to read and understand information and direction.
• Knowledge of bakery operations.
• Ability to supervise people including training and development.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements of the job.
• Effective communication, guest service and selling skills.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Ability to bend, kneel and stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to effectively communicate with the Store Manager and Merchandiser.
• Ability to work well with computers.