Bakery Operations Manager

23 hours ago


Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States D&W Fresh Market Full time
Job Summary

At D&W Fresh Market, we're committed to delivering exceptional customer experiences through our People First culture. As a Bakery Lead, you'll play a vital role in leading our bakery operations, ensuring seamless execution of daily activities, and driving business growth.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage bakery inventory, maintaining product freshness and quality through effective inventory control procedures.
  • Review and validate received orders, ensuring accuracy and quality.
  • Lead a team in completing stocking, production, and additional tasks to ensure product quality, production planning, and date-sensitive rotation.
  • Maintain product knowledge, including ad items, special prices, and coupon deals.
  • Communicate and execute the weekly and period Flight Plan to company expectations and timelines.
  • Support the department manager in implementing and maintaining work schedules, labor control, overtime control, and payroll expense.
  • Implement Our Winning Recipe and model core values and competencies.
  • Support the department manager in developing and monitoring department goals, forecasts, and performance management.
  • Attend and participate in daily huddles, manager meetings, and district/company level meetings.
  • Maintain a clean, attractive, and well-stocked department, adhering to Prime Time standards.
  • Ensure compliance with food safety and safety guidelines, taking immediate corrective action if necessary.
Requirements
  • High School Graduate or Equivalent (GED).
  • 0-2 years of retail experience preferred.
  • Strong written and verbal communication, and bookkeeping skills.
  • Good organization, prioritization, decision-making, problem-solving, and conflict management skills.
  • Strong leadership abilities with capability to work in a hands-on environment.
  • Good strategic planning and business acumen skills.
  • Knowledge of retail store operations and management systems.
  • Suggestive Selling/Knowledge of Products preferred.
  • Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
  • Ability to communicate in Spanish is highly desirable.
Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. May be required to lift and/or move up to 30 pounds frequently, and up to 50 pounds occasionally.

The associate is required to stand and walk for extended periods of time and may bend, stoop, twist, and turn frequently. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is subject to a typical retail store environment (varied temperatures) and is exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

As part of our People First culture, D&W Fresh Market is proud to offer a robust and competitive Total Rewards benefits package.

D&W Fresh Market is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veteran, that celebrates diversity and believes employing a diverse workforce is key to our success. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals.

We are not able to sponsor work visas for this position.



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