Bakery Assistant Department Leader

About This Role

Create an outstanding customer experience within the Bakery department, ensuring a safe and clean environment. Lead and develop a team to achieve sales, profit goals, and maintain quality standards for the department.

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates with a positive attitude
• Communicate company, department, and job specific information to associates
• Establish department performance goals and empower associates to meet or exceed targets through teamwork
• Develop adequate scheduling to manage customer volume
• Train and develop associates on their job performance and participate in the performance appraisal process
• Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated
• Inform customers of produce specials and offer product samples
• Review/inspect products for quality and freshness and take appropriate action
• Develop and implement a department business plan to achieve desired results
• Create and execute sales promotions in partnership with store management
• Prepare and submit seasonal critiques for the sales and merchandising supervisor
• Implement the period promotional plan for the department
• Assist management in preparing the store/department budget, expense control, profit and loss reviews, and take appropriate action on all financial reports
• Schedule daily, weekly and monthly price changes by updating shelf tags and promotional signs
• Plan and organize the inventory process, maintain an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions
• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identifying unsafe conditions
• Report all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity
• Adhere to all local, state and federal laws, and company guidelines
• Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults

Requirements

• Excellent oral/written communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, subtraction)
• Ability to handle stressful situations

Nice to Have

• High School Diploma or GED
• Any management experience
• Any bakery/retail experience
• Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing)

Benefits

Certifications