Bakery Manager

**Create Traditions as Our Next Bakery Manager in Bendigo**:
In conjunction with OI Partners, the Beechworth Bakery are on the look out for a driven individual to join our Bendigo store as Bakery Manager.

Are you a passionate leader with a love for great food, great people, and great service? Beechworth Bakery is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Bakery Manager to lead our amazing Ballarat team

**About Us**:
At Beechworth Bakery, we pride ourselves on exceptional customer service and high-quality bakery products made fresh daily. Our priority is creating traditions and memorable moments for our customers as we strive to be Australia's Greatest Bakery. We're a family-owned business with a united team approach where everyone supports each other's success and contributes to our thriving workplace culture.

**The Role**:
As Bakery Manager, you'll lead in delivering exceptional customer experiences, managing daily operations, and fostering a positive work environment. You'll be supported by our dedicated Head Office team and network of peer bakery managers while driving performance, ensuring quality standards, and developing your team to achieve their full potential.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Providing high-level leadership while overseeing day-to-day operations
- Managing teams to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality products and customer service
- Creating a welcoming, professional environment for customers
- Driving store profitability and implementing strategies for sustained growth
- Managing financial budgets, tracking wages, and achieving sales targets
- Recruiting, training, and developing staff to ensure competency in their roles
- Providing regular feedback and conducting performance reviews
- Maintaining workplace health and safety standards and food safety compliance
- Promoting Beechworth Bakery within the local community through active engagement

**About You**:

- 3-5+ years of management experience in a similar role/industry
- Proven experience leading diverse teams with excellence in customer service
- Love to use problem-solving skills and ability to handle multiple competing priorities
- Effective communication skills to interact with staff, customers, suppliers, and management
- Ability to maintain a calm and steady influence, especially during busy periods
- Proficient computer skills, including MS Suite
- Current driver's license (desirable)

This role that will see you lead the Bendigo business as if it's your own. You will be driven to deliver excellent service and quality products and are accustomed to taking the lead for your team. YOU will be the face of the business, and your leadership and organisational skills should stand you apart from others. Your leadership skills will be critical in building and leading a diverse team to provide outstanding customer service and create an engaging, fun workplace.

Your commitment to maintaining the standards of the operation and your continuous improvement mindset will stand you in good stead as you oversee daily operations of retail operations, staff rostering, inventory management and quality control. Ideally, your background in hospitality will ensure you bring comprehensive OH&S capability. This role will see you managing both labour costs and revenue growth alongside the executive leadership team of the business.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will be provided with support and guidance as you oversee budgeting and financial management including purchasing, wages, and waste. All store managers collaborate and regularly meet with the executive leadership team to develop organisation-wide initiatives and report on goals and targets. So, if you feel ready to step up into a leadership role there will be support.

This role that will see you lead the Bendigo business as if it's your own. You will be driven to deliver excellent service and quality products and are accustomed to taking the lead for your team. YOU will be the face of the business, and your leadership and organisational skills should stand you apart from others. Your leadership skills will be critical in building and leading a diverse team to provide outstanding customer service and create an engaging, fun workplace.

Your commitment to maintaining the standards of the operation and your continuous improvement mindset will stand you in good stead as you oversee daily operations of retail operations, staff rostering, inventory management and quality control. Ideally, your background in hospitality will ensure you bring comprehensive OH&S capability. This role will see you managing both labour costs and revenue growth alongside the executive leadership team of the business.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will be provided with support and guidance as you oversee budgeting and financial management including purchasing, wages, and waste. All store managers collaborate and regularly meet with the executive leadership team to develop organisation