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Pick n Pay

Bakery Manager

1w

Pick n Pay

ZA · Full-time · ZAR 250,000 – ZAR 400,000

About this role

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. Maintain high food safety standards throughout all activities.

Accept full overall responsibility for the department, ensuring hygiene, housekeeping, and safe working standards are maintained. Conduct regular quality checks, rotate stock, remove damaged or expired items, and prevent wastage, shrinkage, or damages. Check correct pricing and complete all relevant administration and documentation.

Plan and implement sales promotions, approach and advise customers on products, and handle requests courteously. Monitor budgets for expenses, turnover, and gross profit, while optimising stock levels through effective ordering. Communicate effectively with employees, management, customers, and suppliers.

Ensure all equipment is maintained in effective working order and operated per standards. Manage employees to maintain standards by competent, motivated teams. It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing, with wild growth and enthusiastic over-achievers.

Requirements

  • Matric
  • Qualified baker
  • Minimum of 2 years in a supervisory position
  • Assertive
  • Attention to detail
  • Communicate effectively
  • Customer minded
  • Sense of urgency

Responsibilities

  • Accept full overall responsibility for the department
  • Ensure hygiene, housekeeping and safe working standards are maintained
  • Ensure security procedures are adhered to
  • Conduct regular quality checks and ensure stock is rotated
  • Prevent wastage, shrinkage and damages
  • Monitor budgets and take required action
  • Optimise stock levels through effective ordering
  • Plan daily/weekly production of products

Benefits

  • Fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing
  • Work with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers
  • Opportunity for wild growth in your career