Nothing Bundt Cakes · 3 months ago
General Manager High Growth Potential!
Nothing Bundt Cakes is seeking a General Manager to lead their team and ensure a delightful guest experience. The role involves overseeing bakery operations, driving sales and profitability, and fostering a positive work environment while upholding the brand's core values.
Food and Beverage
Responsibilities
Team Leadership
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
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 trend
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
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
Qualification
Required
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 foodservice 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
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
Company
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Nothing Bundt Cakes is a franchisor of gourmet bakeries offering specialty bundt cakes and related merchandise items.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2021-05-14Acquired
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