Bench - Assistant Bakery Manager

Lowes Foods, LLC; Leland (NC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowes Foods, LLC is seeking a Bakery Department Manager to lead the bakery team and ensure guest service, merchandising programs, and department operations meet company standards. You will assume store manager duties in their absence.

You will supervise, train, and motivate staff, manage inventory, maintain safety standards, and help control labor and budgeting while upholding quality across all products.

Qualifications

• Friendly/outgoing personality essential.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration abilities.
• Proven customer service and selling skills.
• Experience supervising and training staff.
• Knowledge of bakery operations and standards.
• Ability to work within budgets and manage costs.
• Willingness to learn multiple tasks and skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure guests receive polite, friendly service in the bakery.
• Achieve bakery budgeted sales, shrink and profits.
• Maintain inventory levels and supplies.
• Operate department per merchandising and operational guidelines.
• Ensure product quality meets Lowes Foods standards.
• Maintain sanitation and safety per company standards.
• Provide guidance and training to hosts for performance.
• Perform product prep, receiving, stocking, and guest service as needed.
• Maintain department labor budgeting and scheduling.
• Perform store PA announcements and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Friendly outgoing personality

Team collaboration

Customer service selling skills

Supervising & training

Knowledge of bakery operations

Budgeting and cost control

Adaptability to multiple tasks

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.

Responsibilities

1. Ensure guests receive polite, friendly service from bakery department staff.

2. Achieve budgeted sales, shrink and profits for the bakery department.

3. Maintain desired level of inventory and supplies.

4. Operate the department according to merchandising and operational guidelines and programs.

5. Ensure the quality of product for sale meets Lowes Foods standards.

6. Maintain sanitation and safety throughout the department according to Lowes Foods standards.

7. Provide guidance, orientation, training and feedback to ensure bakery department hosts achieve satisfactory performance standards.

8. Perform product preparation, receiving, ordering, stocking and guest service as necessary to achieve standards.

9. Maintain department’s labor budget and scheduling standards.

10. Perform PA announcements.

11. Perform all other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

1. Friendly, outgoing personality.

2. Ability to work well with others.

3. Ability to lift 25 lbs. consistently and 50 lbs. occasionally.

4. Ability to read and understand information and direction.

5. Knowledge of bakery operations.

6. Ability to supervise people including training and development.

7. Demonstrated ability and willingness to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements of the job.

8. Effective communication, guest service and selling skills.

9. Must be at least 18 years old.

10. Ability to bend, kneel and stand for extended periods of time.

11. Ability to effectively communicate with the Store Manager and Merchandiser.

12. Ability to work well with computers.