Assistant Bakery Manager
Job Description
The Assistant Bakery Manager supports the Bakery Manager in overseeing daily department operations, ensuring high-quality products, strong sales performance, and exceptional customer service. This role assists in managing associates, maintaining production standards, and driving execution of merchandising and food safety practices.
Key Responsibilities Department Operations- Assist in overseeing daily bakery production, including breads, pastries, cakes, and specialty items
- Ensure product quality, freshness, and proper rotation at all times
- Maintain full, attractive displays aligned with merchandising standards
- Support execution of promotions, seasonal items, and special orders
- Assist with ordering supplies and ingredients to meet sales demand
- Monitor inventory levels and minimize shrink through proper handling and planning
- Support production scheduling to ensure consistent product availability
- Maintain organized backroom and storage areas
- Provide outstanding service and assist customers with product selection and special orders
- Resolve customer concerns quickly and professionally
- Promote custom cakes, specialty items, and bakery programs
- Help train, coach, and develop bakery associates
- Delegate tasks and ensure completion of daily workload
- Support scheduling and labor management efforts
- Foster a positive, team-oriented department culture
- Ensure strict adherence to food safety, sanitation, and health regulations
- Maintain proper labeling, dating, and storage procedures
- Ensure cleanliness of all prep areas, equipment, and sales floor
- Previous bakery, food service, or retail experience preferred
- Leadership or supervisory experience is a plus
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills
- Effective communication and customer service abilities
- Knowledge of food safety practices preferred
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs
- Frequent standing, walking, bending, and reaching
- Ability to work around ovens, mixers, and other bakery equipment
- Fast-paced retail bakery setting
- Exposure to temperature changes (ovens, coolers)
- Flexible schedule including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Product quality and freshness standards
- Sales growth and effective execution of promotions
- Shrink control and inventory accuracy
- Customer satisfaction and special order fulfillment
- Team productivity and engagement
Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. Committed to innovation and fostering a culture of belonging, our team is united with a unique purpose: to bring people together around the joys of food and to inspire well-being. We want talented individuals to be part of this journey!
Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) is a leading food and drug retailer in the U.S. We operate over 2,200 stores, 1,732 pharmacies, 405 fuel centers, 22 distribution facilities, and 19 manufacturing plants across 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Shaw’s, Tom Thumb, United Supermarkets, United Express, Randalls, Albertson’s Market, Pavilions, Star Markets, Market Street, Carrs, Haggen, Lucky, Amigos, Andronico’s Community Markets, King’s, Balducci’s, and Albertson’s Market Street.
Our vision is to be a retail leader admired for national strength with deep local roots, offering an easy, fun, friendly, and inspiring experience, no matter how customers choose to shop with us. We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities we serve, and strive to create a workplace where everyone has equal access to opportunities and resources, and can fully contribute to their and our company’s success.
Bring your flavor
Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table.
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job and are not the official job description for the position. All employees must comply with Company, Division, and Store policies and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel may vary within store and/or from store to store and the official job description will be provided during the application process.
Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer
This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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