Safeway · 3 hours ago
Bakery Manager 3317
Port Orchard, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$18.16/hr - $27.75/hrSafeway is seeking a Bakery Manager who will exemplify and ensure strong customer service while directing the operations of the Bakery Department. The role involves overseeing daily operations, managing inventory, ensuring product quality, and training staff to meet sales and profit objectives.
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Responsibilities
Champions corporate and division customer service programs to meet or exceed division customer service goals
Plans, organizes and directs day-to-day operations of the Bakery Department, exercising independent judgment and discretion. Conducts daily inspections of all Bakery department sections and initiates corrective measures to ensure compliance with product quality, code date standards, sanitation, safety and security requirements
Oversees and assists with all bakery department duties such as: proofing, baking, decorating, slicing and packaging fresh bakery products
Implements effective promotional and seasonal displays. Prevents shrink and controls expenses. Accurately completes maintains and monitor daily log sheet, purchase report, and sales and labor and other required paperwork and logs. Maintain records on ad item movement
Orders, checks, receives and controls inventory to ensure adequate product quantity, quality and freshness and maintains inventory levels according to Division directives. Stocks and rotates product. Maintains and organizes bakery department cooler and freezer. Conducts periodic inventories, processes administrative paperwork and maintains accurate department records
Ensures that bakery product quality, baking and decorating standards are met
Ensures proper merchandising of product by understanding and implementing schematics, merchandising of advertised items, proper signing procedures and monitoring product flow. Complies with retail labeling laws, federal and state regulations and Company policies
Follows Company policy in handling quick sale items. Complies with all federal, state and local health and food safety standards
Assists customers by taking and filling special orders. Makes product suggestions and engages in suggestive selling. Makes intercom announcements
Ensures cleanliness and sanitation of sales floor and work area, freezer and cooler, equipment, and retail cases
Handles customer relations. Engages in suggestive selling and other sales techniques
Monitors daily log sheet, purchase report and sales and labor report
Attends required training and sales meetings
Implements emergency procedures in the event of equipment and computer software malfunctions
Supervises, motivates, directs, trains and participates in the hiring of Bakery Department personnel. Monitors associate performance and effectively recommends personnel action to store director such as hiring, firing, layoff and disciplinary action. Identifies and trains associates with high potential for advancement opportunities. Schedules personnel to ensure adequate coverage and service levels
Communicates sales goals, department performance and sales opportunities to department associates to ensure positive results
Complies with and ensures compliance with all Company policies and procedures
Resolves associate complaints where appropriate and reports action taken to Store Director. Immediately reports any potential serious policy violations, for matters including but not limited to working off the clock, harassment, food safety and sanitation, discrimination etc. to the Store Director and assists in appropriate handling. Identifies and trains associates with high potential for advancement opportunities
Answers and responds to incoming calls appropriately. Receive and appropriately resolves customer complaints and reports to the Store Director as appropriate
Attends required training and sales meetings
Responsible for performing all job duties with honesty and integrity and in compliance with Company policies and procedures
Qualification
Required
Requires working knowledge of all job duties including Cake Decorator, Baker, and Sales Associate, and performs those job duties as required
Requires strong communication skills, good leadership and interpersonal skills, the proven ability to manage people, and the ability to maintain professional demeanor in dealing with customers and co-workers
Must have knowledge of product variety, bakery standards, perishability, food safety, safety and sanitation procedures and department policies and procedures
Operates computer software and electronic ordering devices to order and label product, plan sales, inventory and scheduling
Requires a good understanding of overall Company practices and Bakery Department policies and procedures
Requires the ability to judge and react to business activity
Must frequently reach, lift and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 40 pounds
Pushes and pulls fully loaded hand trucks and pallet jacks
Performs repetitious arm movement required to decorate, prepare and package product
Must stand for long periods of time, walk, bend, stoop, twist and turn frequently and occasionally climb ladders
Manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination are necessary
Must operate related equipment such as: oven, mixers, microwave oven, bread slicer, scales and proof boxes
Uses work aids such as knives, scrapers and decorating tools
Must use trash compactor and baler
Mental alertness is necessary to ensure safe and accurate completion of work activities
Requires knowledge of basic math and weights and measures
Requires strong communication skills, good leadership and interpersonal skills, the proven ability to manage people and maximize productivity
Must maintain professional demeanor in dealing with customers, vendors and co-workers
Requires basic knowledge of employment laws and workplace practices
Must have extensive working knowledge of profit and loss statements
Operates computer software and electronic ordering devices to order product, plan sales, inventory and scheduling
Requires the ability to judge and react to business activity
Complies with and ensure compliance with Company grooming standards and dress code
Utilizes cleaning supplies, including chemicals, and equipment
Hands are frequently exposed to water and cleaning agents
Requires use of plastic or latex gloves
Occasional travel, including overnight travel, may be required
May be required to work nights, weekends and holidays
Scheduled hours will vary
Good attendance is required
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Disability
Life insurance
Sick pay (accrued based on hours worked)
PTO/Vacation pay (accrued based on hours worked)
Paid holidays (9 days annually)
Bereavement pay
Retirement benefits (pension and/or 401k eligibility)
Quarterly bonus, subject to Company bonus plans
Company
Safeway
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Funding
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unknown2014-01-30Acquired
1990-05-04IPO
Leadership Team
Randy N Anderson
Division CFO / VP Finance / Head of Finance - Safeway Northern California Division
Delicia Prater
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