Bakery Manager - Menomonee Falls, United States - Metro Market

Metro Market

Verified Company

Menomonee Falls, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
To plan and manage the Bakery Department so as to promote sales and achieve profit margins and labor goals. To produce bakery product. To contribute toward ensuring a positive shopping environment for customers and a positive working environment for associates.

NATURE AND SCOPE

Emphasis in this position is on ongoing department planning, execution and evaluation in order to ensure maximum sales and profit opportunities, effective cost control, efficient utilization of labor and strong customer service levels.

Primary challenge is consistently meeting or exceeding department sales, profit and labor goals, and ensuring consistent quality of bakery product is displayed.

Baking proficiency with all products.

This position is responsible for providing effective training, development and work direction for department associates, and it requires ability to encourage individual and group effort toward department objectives.

This position requires ongoing judgment/decision making, social skills/verbal interaction, reading, writing, math, Bakery equipment operation, walking, standing, and exposure to heat.

Position functions and work hours may vary according to business needs. Assignments and work direction are provided by the Store Director, Bakery Merchandiser or person in charge.

ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS

Develops effective daily/weekly work plan based on weekly sales projections, budgeted labor goals and previous operating results
Analyzes sales and labor projections
Ensures proper stales control through analysis of units per thousand sold and allocated shelf space by category and/or item
Determines work priorities and establishes work lists in order to consistently maintain adequate department conditions
Determines work needs and writes labor schedule in most effective manner to meet these needs
Communicates with Store Director and Bakery Merchandiser concerning ongoing department status, including successes, problems and planning
Participates in weekly store meeting

Bakery Manager/Page 2

Implements and maintains coordinated, aggressive and creative merchandising using Division guidelines, to maximize sales, variety and gross profit
Consistently monitors mix of demand and profit items, shelf allocation, variety, movement and stock levels to properly order, merchandise and meet sales and gross profit goals
Collaborates with vendors on approved space allocation, display and deal buying and follows through on product quality and credits, as appropriate
Ensures proper product quality, presentation and rotation
Assists with production, stocking and display building
Supervises Bakery associates to ensure efficient labor utilization and effectiveness in meeting department objectives
Effectively communicates tasks and priorities
Follows up to ensure proper task completion and adheres to store and

department policies and procedures

Monitors sales per manhour and payroll, and adjusts labor to production and work needs
Ensures customers receive prompt and friendly service and assistance from all department associates
Ensures proper product handling to control shrinkage and waste
Manages Bakery Department receiving, invoicing, pricing, shrink control and inventory to ensure proper product control, and that gross profit goals are met - Supervises and assists to ensure accuracy and organization of receiving function - Processes invoices accurately and timely, checks credits and transfer slips for accuracy, and verifies purchase journal against receiving records
Takes accurate inventory
Collaborates with Pricing Department to ensure department pricing and signing is accurately maintained for all items and systems, and monitors price sensitive items in market
Supervises department safety and sanitation programs
Ensures all associates are properly trained in equipment use, maintenance and sanitation standards, proper lifting and all related safety rules and procedures
Ensures no one under 18 years of age operates hazardous equipment
Conducts department inspections and maintains safety checklist
Ensures department compliance with sanitationrelated issues relative to outside sanitation auditors and public health inspections
Ensures personal protective devices (chemical resistant gloves, splash goggles) are used
Performs Bakery Department personnel functions - Sits in on interviews for "skilled" help

Bakery Manager/Page - Ensures all new associates are properly trained to ensure competence in positions and for possible future development

Conducts and ensures all probationary and regular performance reviews are completed
Provides individual and group guidance and encouragement toward department objectives
Recommends and administers corrective actions as appropriate
Communicates and works with Human Resources, Bakery Operations,

Manager, and Store Director as appropriate to above functions

Functional Requireme