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Nothing Bundt Cakes

Bakery Manager

Sterling Heights, MI · On-site

$22 - $29/hr

What Makes This Role Special As a Bakery Manager at Nothing Bundt Cakes, you're more than just a manager - you're the mini-CEO of your bakery! You'll lead a talented team while ensuring we deliver ...

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As of Aug 28, 2026, the average hourly pay for bakery manager in Rochester, MI is $19.34, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $15.91 and $21.68 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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As a bakery manager, your central responsibilities are to ensure your bakery is profitable and well-maintained. You assess sales reports so you can see which of your baked goods or pastry are selling well and which are not. Based on your assessments, in consultation with the bakers and owners, you make decisions about what inventory you should to stock. Your duties also include managing the front-of-house staff. You make schedules and hire and train new employees. It is useful for a bakery manager to have job experience working in a bakery as an assistant manager or a shift leader.

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To thrive as a Bakery Manager, you need strong knowledge of baking techniques, food safety standards, inventory management, and prior experience in food service or hospitality. Familiarity with bakery production equipment, point-of-sale (POS) systems, and certifications like ServSafe are typically required. Leadership, organization, and excellent customer service skills help you motivate staff and create a positive environment. These skills ensure efficient operations, high product quality, customer satisfaction, and compliance with health regulations.

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Bakery Managers often need to carefully forecast customer demand to ensure that fresh products are always available without overproducing and causing waste. This requires strong organizational skills and close attention to sales trends, seasonal fluctuations, and special events. Additionally, managers must coordinate staffing and inventory orders to keep production running smoothly, all while maintaining high quality and safety standards. Open communication with team members and adaptability are key to successfully meeting these challenges.
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Assistant Bakery Manager

Troy, MI • On-site

Nino Salvaggio International Marketplace
Supermarkets and Grocery Stores • 201 - 500 employees

5.8

Company rating: 5.8 out of 10

Based on 17 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

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$17.50 - $19.50/hr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 10 days ago

Job description

Benefits:
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee discounts
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Nino Salvaggio is currently looking for an Assistant Bakery Manager for our Troy location.
  • Assist Bakery Manager in effectively directing and supervising all functions and activities of the bakery including production, pastries, and artisan breads including production, sale and distribution of bakery products.
  • Assist Bakery Manager in evaluating problem areas, areas of concern and potential problem areas and assist in developing and implementing corrective action plan.
  • Ensure bakery department is adhering to all company standards on cost control, customer service, merchandising, product quality, employee relations, product presentation, product preparation, ordering, inventory, cleanliness, rotation, sanitation and organization.
  • Ensure all department personnel are following approved procedures for receiving product, dating, price marking and restocking cases to ensure quality protection, public image, accuracy and product rotation.
  • Verify all deliveries to bakery ensuring that all items listed on vendor invoices are delivered and in satisfactory condition.       
  • Manage inventory control ensuring that all necessary products are available for order fulfillment.                                     
  • Maintain good communications in the store and throughout the organization.
  • Develop associates within the department, under the guidance of the Bakery Manager through training, supervision, delegation and appropriate rewards and discipline.
  • Maintain favorable department image to customers by ensuring a clean, attractive and friendly department.                                                                                                            
  • Provide excellent customer service and ensure that the department personnel are providing customers with prompt and courteous service and/or assistance.      
  • Work with Bakery Manager to ensure that employee work schedules and time and attendance records are accurate, following all Nino Salvaggio time administration guidelines.
  • Motivate associates to achieve company sales, cost control and customer service goals.
  • Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.  
QUALIFICATIONS:

  • High school diploma or GED, required.
  • Food Management Certification, preferred.
  • Six months bakery experience, required.
  • Must have reliable transportation.
  • Must be able to stand and/or walk for eight or more hour periods.
  • Must be thoroughly familiar with all products carried in the department including being fully knowledgeable in the differences (in price, taste, preparation or use) between the many varieties and types of baked goods offered.
BENEFITS:

  • Health
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Short term disability
  • Accident
  • Hospitalization
  • Critical illness
  • Cancer
  • Life insurance
  • Flexible spending
  • Education reimbursement
  • 401K match
  • Employee discount
  • Company paid life insurance policy
  • Company paid LTD policy
If you are interested in this position, please follow the 2 step application process which includes a formal application after some initial questions.         
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