Bakery Department Lead & Team Builder

Brookshire Grocery Co.; New Roads (LA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Employee discounts

Scholarships

Outdoor recreation area access

Job summary

Brookshire Grocery Company (BGC) seeks an experienced bakery department supervisor to ensure goods are prepared and displayed per standards, supervise bakery staff, and drive department sales and customer service. Based in Tyler, Texas, BGC operates 215+ stores across TX, LA, AR, OK.

The role emphasizes inventory planning, quality control, and profitability, with opportunities for growth within the company. Strong leadership and food safety certifications are valued.

Qualifications

• High school Diploma or GED and two or more years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of experience and/or higher education required.
• Minimum of 18 years of age required.
• Food Handler certification required.
• Manager Food Safety certification required.

Responsibilities

• Carries out management responsibilities including interviewing, hiring, training, and developing partners; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding, and disciplining partners; scheduling, addressing complaints, and resolving problems.
• Reviews historical data to predict future sales from ads and promotions. Manages inventory using item management processes to ensure satisfactory in-stock levels. Reviews profit and loss, sales, shrink, and labor data; provides verbal or written summary to upper management regarding any related issues.
• Checks inventory on trucks, unloads products, and ensures accuracy of inventory, product ordering, and associated paperwork.
• Accountable for bakery sales, labor, and meeting financial and profitability objectives.
• Enforces quality control and food safety standards and ensures dated products are stocked and rotated properly.
• Uses initiative and standard procedures to plan and determine work priorities for self and department personnel based on logical sequence of events, tasks, or volume and inventory forecasts.
• Helps with all aspects of bakery production including preparing, packaging, labeling, catering, and occasional delivery of baked goods.
• Uses creativity to decorate baked goods, promote themes, and merchandise product through appealing displays.
• Maintains clean, safe and sanitary working and shopping environment by adhering to Company safety procedures.
• Provides friendly and customer-service-oriented attitude by greeting customers, answering questions and taking orders by phone and in person.

Skills

Bakery operations

Team leadership

Scheduling software

Inventory management

Customer service

Communication

Education

High school Diploma or GED

Tools

In-store ordering system

Inventory software

Job description

Brookshire Grocery Company (BGC) seeks an experienced bakery department supervisor to ensure goods are prepared and displayed per standards, supervise bakery staff, and drive department sales and customer service. Based in Tyler, Texas, BGC operates 215+ stores across TX, LA, AR, OK.

The role emphasizes inventory planning, quality control, and profitability, with opportunities for growth within the company. Strong leadership and food safety certifications are valued.