Bakery Manager

The Fresh Market; Center Valley (AR); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team Member discount

Early Earn Wage Access

401K contribution and company match

Financial Wellness Program

Paid time off

Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, &

Life Insurance

Pet insurance discounts

Event tickets discounts

Job summary

The Fresh Market is seeking a Bakery Manager in Center Valley, AR to lead the bakery team, manage inventory, and ensure pricing integrity. The role requires driving efficiency, delivering high-quality baked goods, and maintaining safety standards across fast-paced operations.

Responsibilities include greeting guests, making recommendations, supervising ordering and stock, handling specialty breads, and coaching teammates using internal training resources to deliver exceptional guest service.

Qualifications

• 3 years of management experience in grocery retail, restaurant, baking, and/or culinary fields.
• Ability to read, understand and follow planograms, layouts, and schematics for merchandising.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests and proactively assist them with accurate and timely service.
• Make recommendations and accommodate requests.
• Manage order guides, ordering deadlines, shrink reduction, and damaged goods.

Skills

Leadership

Planogram comprehension

Customer service

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Fresh Market & You:

Our mission is to make everyday eating extraordinary for our guests, and we are looking for a new team member who will commit to helping us deliver on this mission.

Our added benefits for joining The Fresh Market team

• Team Member discount of 30%
• Early Earn Wage Access (You can access up to 50% (max $500) of your earned wages on-demand per pay period)
• 401K contribution and company match
• Financial Wellness Program

• Personal time off and additional time off purchase plans are available
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance for individual, spouse, partner, and family
• Discounts on pet insurance, daycare, event tickets, and many more.

About the Position:

As the Bakery Manager, you are taking the lead in directing team members, managing department inventory, pricing integrity, and other operational processes that require significant attention to detail. This is a fast-paced position that requires efficiency and effectiveness and a passion for excellence to drive results.

What You'll Do:

• Greet guests and proactively assist them in a friendly manner with accurate and timely service
• Making recommendations and accommodating requests

• Managing order guides/ordering deadlines/reducing shrink/damage
• Properly receiving/stocking of goods that follow rotation standards when replenishing product levels.
• Handle, slice and prepare a variety of the department’s specialty breads, pastry items and Convenient Meal Solutions throughout the day
• Direct teams to handle, properly receiving/stocking, and merchandising of goods that follow TFM standards
• Engage, motivate, coach, and train team members “on-the-job” as well as through The Fresh Market’s internal training platform to provide excellent guest service in a safe and secure manner

Availability:

This position requires the willingness to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, days, evenings, and holidays.

Qualifications:

• 3 years of management experience in grocery retail, restaurant, baking, and/or culinary experience
• Ability to read, understand and follow planograms, layouts, and schematics of the department for merchandising
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Must be at least 18 years old

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:

The Fresh Market is a proud, equal-opportunity employer that is committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.

Reasonable Accommodation: Consistent with applicable laws, The Fresh Market will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and team members, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to The Fresh Market. This guiding principle applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring and job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training.

The statements in this job posting describe the general nature and level of work expected in this role but are not all-inclusive. The Fresh Market looks forward to talking with interested candidates to share additional details about the applicable responsibilities, duties, and skills required