Assistant Bakery Manager FT

Lowes Foods; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowes Foods in Concord, NC seeks a Bakery Department Manager to supervise the bakery team, ensure guest service excellence, merchandising execution, and smooth department operations. You will cover duties in the Department Manager's absence while maintaining standards.

The role requires strong leadership, communication, staff training, inventory control, scheduling, and strict adherence to safety and sanitation guidelines to deliver high-quality products and friendly service to guests.

Qualifications

• Friendly, outgoing personality and ability to work well with others.
• Knowledge of bakery operations and ability to supervise staff.
• Ability to train and develop team members and manage multiple tasks.
• Strong communication, guest service, and selling skills.
• Must be at least 18 years old and able to lift 25 lbs regularly.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support bakery staff to ensure polite, friendly guest service.
• Achieve budgeted sales, shrink and profits for the bakery department.
• Maintain inventory, supplies, and department labor budgeting.
• Operate department according to merchandising and operation guidelines.
• Ensure product quality meets Lowes Foods standards and sanitation rules.
• Provide training, orientation, and feedback to hosts for performance.
• Handle product preparation, receiving, ordering, stocking, and guest service as needed.
• Perform PA announcements and other duties assigned by management.

Skills

Friendly personality

Team player

Lifting ability

Reading & comprehension

Bakery operations knowledge

Supervising & training

Multitasking

Communication skills

18+ years old

Endurance

Store communications

Computer literacy

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.