Bakery Manager - Danbury, United States - Stew Leonard's

Stew Leonard's

Verified Company

Danbury, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Stew Leonard's, a family-owned and operated fresh food store founded in 1969, has seven stores in Norwalk, Danbury, and Newington, CT, Farmingdale, East Meadow & Yonkers, NY, and Paramus NJ.

Stew's earned its nickname, the "Disneyland of Dairy Stores" because of its country-fair atmosphere, with costumed characters and animated entertainment throughout the store that keep children entertained while parents shop.

Job Title:
Manager, Bakery

Reports to:
Director, Store Operations

Directly Supervises:
Assistant Manager and

Team Leaders:
indirectly 35-50 part time and full time team members with varying levels of skill

Location:
Danbury, CT

Job Summary:

Responsible for overall sales and profitability of the department. Sales range from $2.5 - $7 Million based on store location.

Key Responsibilities:

Utilize "The Round-Up" to make informed and insightful decisions
Review daily sales.
Ensure 90 day/6 month and annual reviews are conducted on time and are used as a tool to coach and develop team.
Address poor performers /follow discipline procedures.
Responsible for overall morale of department.
Work with food safety team to comply with all health code regulations.
Work with team to ensure proper dated product.
Help identify and develop new products through signs, packaging and show & sell.
Work with demo manager and provide high sales and gross profit items for demo.
Review returns and customer comments and act on them.
Attend all department bash meetings and strategy meetings and follow up on all agreed goals.
Review all "top 20" and "hit list" year round.
Lead department holiday planning; identify sales and other strategies.
Share ideas and new "best sellers" with each store.
Constantly update product and create new items.

Gross Profit

Conduct weekly price surveys/review competitors' ads and react as needed to remain competitive.
Find and react to "hit and run" buys for profitability.
Control inventory levels to ensure turnover and less waste.
Evaluate merchandising opportunities daily to maximize GP.
Review openkey report weekly to ensure proper ringing and speedy customer service.

Labor

Review daily punches, weekly schedules, and prior weeks' results look for opportunities to improve efficiencies/better labor management
Annual reviews

Expenses

Conduct monthly inventory
Review all monthly financial results with department management team and look for opportunities to make improvement.

Education and Experience:

HS Diploma; Associates Degree preferred
5+ years of direct bakery operation and production experience through all seasons and holidays
Has experience creating and managing production estimates in a high volume bakery. Has experience maximizing freshness by managing onhand inventory, date control, and rotation
Has experience producing with industrial capacity equipment in a scratch bakery environment
Hands on experience in multiple sales departments with a particular emphasis on perishable areas.
Can use the roundup to identify sale opportunities, create estimates, and use the piggy bank for labor scheduling
Has experience writing POs, creating intrastore transfers, taking a physical inventory, and auditing the PO register
Has experience managing vendor relationships to balance cost, quality, and availability
Has experience training new team members on all areas of bakery operation
Has strong merchandising ability
Ability to prioritize, delegate and multi task
Great communication skills

Personal Characteristics:

Good people skills when interacting with team members, vendors and customers
Firm but fair
Ahead of the curve on trends
Resultsoriented
Sales driven
Problem solver
Strong analytical and reasoning skills along with a common sense approach.
High ethical and moral standards
Should be exceptionally trustworthy
Ability to establish credibility with management team
Satisfactory communication skills, written and verbal
Ability to work under pressure with deadlines
Has to have the ability to manage a large number of projects

Working Conditions:

Time split between office work and in production area.
Due to the use of the baking ovens, the temperature in the department maybe warmer than room temperature.
Occasional standing, walking and lifting.

Estimated pay range $73,225 to $95,193 depending on qualifications and experience.

Happy Team Members Make Happy Customers

Why you'll love working here

Family Oriented:
We respect the personal balance between work and family with career opportunity and growth
- over 80% of our managers have been promoted from within.

Benefits: 401 K plan for FT & PT team members, family & personal time, life insurance, on demand pay, WEEKLY pay checks, free food in the cafeteria, thank you luncheons, Holiday pay, referral bonus, subsidized safety shoes, dress up days, and much mo