Bakery Manager Plus One

$69,700 PER YEAR

The purpose of this position is to ensure that the Bakery department maintains quality standards and profitability.

This person will assist the existing Bakery Manager in training and mentoring all Bakery associates and know all aspects of the full service Bakery.

This person will also determine production and inventory levels for the Bakery.

Once a new solo manager position becomes available, this person will move to that new position at a new store.

• Follows established departmental and store policies and procedures
• Ensures the quality and freshness of all products and services the Bakery provides
• Responsible for maintaining the appropriate product assortment and inventory levels for the Bakery
• Confirms pricing accuracy and signage for all products, paying particular attention to ad items
• Ensures the Bakery is cleaned and sanitized daily and meets the company standards for appearance
• Deliver excellent customer service to all customers
• Ordering product and creating production sheets to meet the needs of the Bakery based on past and projected sales
• Completes assigned tasks efficiently and in a timely manner
• Sets a professional and positive example to others
• Communicates openly and frequently with Store Director and Director of Fresh Bakery
• Ensures company standards for safety, sanitation, and productivity are maintained
• Writing the Bakery schedule to ensure coverage and meet labor goals
• Teaches, mentors, and educates associates to help them be successful members of the team
• Provides honest, direct, and constant feedback to associates regarding their performance and areas of improvement; assesses associate performance and influences promotion, discipline, etc.
• Promptly addresses and resolves associates’ concerns and/or grievances
• Quarterly inventory of all Bakery products
• Assists as needed to ensure the success of the store as a whole

Performs other job-related duties as assigned .

• Consistent and daily interaction with store associates
• Consistent and daily interaction with customers

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Desired knowledge, skills, and abilities:

A high school diploma or GED required; some college education preferred; five years of bakery experience preferred; or any combination of education, experience, and training which provides the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Must enjoy working with and handling bakery products
• Should have a passion for pastries and other bakery items and enjoy eating them
• Ability to interpret policies and procedures
• Excellent organization and planning skills
• Must possess solid communication skills, including verbal and listening skills in order to effectively and efficiently communicate with and manage diverse groups of people
• Ability to professionally and appropriately handle conflict
• Must possess the ability to accept constructive review and be accountable for one’s own success as well as the success of your team
• Required to make logical, significant decisions using general, recognized analytical skills and techniques
• Must possess integrity, a positive attitude, be mission-driven, and be self-directed with a demonstrated passion for Harmons’ mission and commitment to working collaboratively
• Continually strives to be product minded, customer minded, personnel minded, detailed, forward focused, and consistent
• Ability to work weekends, evenings, and holidays

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work is generally performed in a safe and comfortable store environment with the possibility of frequent exposure to hot, cold, slippery, dusty (due to flour), and wet conditions.

While performing the duties of this job,

the associate is regularly required to grasp, push, pull, carry, stoop, twist, crouch, and reach; perform tasks requiring repetitive motion and eye, hand, and foot coordination; hear and respond to customer inquiries.

Also requires standing, climbing, walking, and bending throughout the entire workday and the ability to maneuver heavy objects weighing up to 50 pounds from location to location.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and celebrate our employees' differences including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status.

Diversity makes us better.