Bakery Manager

Wingstop; Indian Springs (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Workstream in The Woodlands, TX seeks an Assistant Manager to lead bakery operations and enhance the guest experience. You will recruit and train staff, manage schedules, control inventory, and ensure food safety standards while delivering excellent service.

The role emphasizes coaching, performance reviews, teamwork, and community outreach to promote NbC brand locally. Must be able to work varied shifts, including mornings, evenings, weekends.

Qualifications

• HS diploma or GED; post-secondary education is a plus.
• 1-3 years leadership experience in retail, hospitality or food service.
• Proven success in hiring, developing teams and hitting financial targets.
• Experience setting productivity goals, inventory levels, and schedules.
• Food safety training or willingness to obtain within 30 days.
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel and Outlook; comfortable with new tech.

Responsibilities

• Prioritizes guest experience and fosters a positive work environment.
• Recruits, trains and communicates performance expectations clearly.
• Coaches and conducts quarterly reviews; addresses issues promptly.
• Defines Assistant Manager role and supports bakery leadership.
• Maintains bakery knowledge and covers roles as needed.
• Open/close bakery, balance cash, and deposits.
• Manage special orders, large accounts, and deliveries.
• Create production plans, weekly goals, and staff schedules.
• Set inventory par levels and monitor stock; place weekly orders.
• Ensure NbC standards, safety, and visual merchandising.
• Control expenses (labor, COGS, maintenance, supplies).
• Perform payroll, reporting and basic accounting tasks.
• Lead community outreach and local marketing activities.
• Foster brand ambassador activity in the community.

Skills

Leadership

Guest service

Communication

Team management

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Food safety certificate

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

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Accountabilities/Duties:

• Prioritizes the guest experience, models superior guest engagement and fosters a positive work environment.
• Recruits and selects talent and ensures performance expectations are clearly communicated and proper training is provided to execute responsibilities effectively and enable team members to thrive.
• Engages frequently with team members to gain insight into workload and progress, address any challenges and course-correct as needed.
• Provides continuous coaching and follow up to develop team and manage performance; delivers constructive feedback, conducts quarterly reviews, and addresses any performance issues in a timely, effective manner.
• Delineates role of Assistant Manager, assigning specific responsibilities to support the ongoing leadership of the bakery team and operation.
• Identifies future leaders and cross-trains team members as appropriate to build individual capabilities and ensure adequate bakery coverage.
• Maintains hands‑on knowledge of all bakery roles and steps in regularly to perform various responsibilities as business needs dictate.

Business Operations

• Facilitates the opening and closing of the bakery, including cash‑drawer balancing and bank deposits.
• Manages special‑order fulfillment via web and email for individual guests and corporate accounts as well as large, complex orders and deliveries.
• Creates and communicates weekly sales productivity goals, cake production plan, and team schedule, and adjusts bakery coverage based on changing business trends.
• Sets inventory par levels based on production demand and sales forecast monitors stock levels, processes weekly supply orders and conducts monthly inventory.
• Ensures NbC product, service, bakery environment, and visual merchandising standards are consistently upheld and that all bakery operations adhere to food and health safety standards and NbC policies and procedures.
• Manages all controllable expenses, including labor, COGS, maintenance, and supplies, to maximize profitability.
• Performs administrative functions, including payroll processing, sales, labor and product inventory reporting, and basic accounting procedures.

Local Marketing

• Leads proactive community outreach to increase brand visibility in the market and engage in brand‑aligned events while responding appropriately to external requests for NbC contributions.
• Coordinates special event participation with local businesses, schools, and other community organizers.

Core Values and Leadership Competencies:

Servant’s Heart

• Goes above and beyond to support and develop the team and create a superior guest experience.
• Keeps the good of the team and guests ahead of personal interests or gain.
• Leads by example and displays humility and empathy for others.

Spirit of a Champion

• Demonstrates an intense drive, a commitment to excellence and a passion to succeed.
• Seizes 100% ownership of responsibilities, with zero excuses for issues within direct control.
• Operates with a sense of urgency, exercises sound judgment and seeks feedback to improve performance.

Genuine Connections

• Projects warmth, enthusiasm, and optimism that attracts and energizes others.
• Builds positive, productive relationships and communicates often and openly.
• Serves as a strong Cake Celebrity/Brand Ambassador in the local community.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Understands basic retail math and P&L principles, including the specific levers that drive sales and profitability.
• Has the ability to interpret and analyze business and financial data, identify areas of strength and improvement opportunity, and determine appropriate action plans to address issues.
• Leads with an unwavering guest focus and exhibits strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage, empower and motivate a team and communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
• Excels at delegating duties, communicating clear expectations, directing others’ work and managing performance.
• Is highly organized and resourceful, can balance multiple priorities and demonstrates strong follow‑up skills.
• Possesses strong problem‑solving skills, with the ability to accurately assess situations and identify issues, develop possible solutions and take the appropriate courses of action.
• Demonstrates strong learning agility, with a passion to grow and excel.

Education, Certifications and Work Experience Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED; post‑secondary education is a plus.
• 1-3 years of leadership experience managing teams, business operations and the guest experience in the retail, hospitality or food service industries.
• Demonstrated success in hiring and developing teams, creating a superior service environment and achieving financial objectives.
• Experience in creating productivity goals, inventory par levels, and team schedules, and managing costs.
• Foodservice safety training certificate (or required to obtain within 30 days of employment).
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, with comfort in learning new technologies.

Work Availability:

Must have the flexibility to work various shifts, including early mornings, evenings, weekends and holidays, based on changing business demands.

10868 Kuykendahl Rd suite b, The Woodlands, TX 77381, USA