Bakery Department Lead — Leadership & Growth Opportunity

Family Fare, LLC; Grand Rapids (MI); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

SpartanNash in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Bakery Lead to manage daily department operations, ensuring staff training, full staffing, and adherence to company standards. You will oversee inventory, scheduling and payroll, while maintaining product freshness and quality.

The role requires strong leadership, organizational skills, and knowledge of retail store operations. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Spanish language skills are a plus.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate (Required) or Equivalent (GED).
• 0-2 years of retail experience preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication, and bookkeeping skills.
• Good organization, prioritization, decision-making, problem solving and conflict management skills.
• Strong leadership abilities with capability to work in a hands-on environment.
• Good strategic planning and business acumen skills.
• Good knowledge of retail store operations; knowledge of retail management systems.
• Suggestive Selling/Knowledge of Products preferred.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Depending on company location, ability to communicate in Spanish is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible to order and maintain inventory in your department, while utilizing inventory control to ensure freshness and quality.
• Review and validate received orders for amount, quality, count or weight, condition, and ensure proper storage.
• Lead a team that completes stocking, production and related tasks to ensure product quality, planning, accuracy and rotation, and handle spoiled/damaged products per guidelines.
• Maintain familiarity with all department products and store-wide items.
• Know the ad items, special prices and coupon deals that apply to the store's sales and rewards programs.
• Communicate and execute weekly flight plans in line with company expectations and timelines.
• Support scheduling, labor control, overtime control and payroll for the department.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Strategic planning

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

SpartanNash in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Bakery Lead to manage daily department operations, ensuring staff training, full staffing, and adherence to company standards. You will oversee inventory, scheduling and payroll, while maintaining product freshness and quality.

The role requires strong leadership, organizational skills, and knowledge of retail store operations. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Spanish language skills are a plus.