Manager Bakery

Job Description

Experienced in managing in-store bakery operations, ensuring product quality, freshness, and exceptional customer service. Skilled in production planning, stock control, and team leadership to achieve sales and profitability targets while maintaining high food safety standards.

Minimum Requirements

Matric

Must be a qualified baker

Minimum of 2 years in a supervisory position

Competencies

• Assertive
• Attention to detail
• Communicate
• Conscientious (by the book)
• Customer minded
• Monitor and develop other’s performance
• Sense of urgency
• Team player
• Thorough/accurate

Key Responsibilities

Accept full overall responsibility for the department

Ensure that hygiene, housekeeping and safe working standards are maintained (floor and back-up)

Ensure that security procedures are adhered to

Ensure that merchandise/display standards are adhered to

Conduct regular quality checks, ensure that stock is rotated. Damaged/expired stock is removed

Prevent wastage/shrinkage/damages

Check correct pricing e.g. labels

Complete all relevant administration/documentation

Plan and implement sales promotions

Approach and advise customers on the product, listen to customers’ requests, provide the required product or services and handle customers in a courteous and businesslike manner

Monitor budgets (expenses, turnover, gross) and take required action

Optimise stock levels e.g. always in stock, never overstocked through effective ordering and efficient handling of returns

Plan daily/weekly production of products (if applicable)

Communicate effectively with employees, management, customers and suppliers

Ensure that all equipment is maintained in effective working order and operated in accordance with laid down standards

Manage employees to ensure standards are maintained by competent, motivated employees

Closing date: 25 October 2025

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