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Job description / Role
- To ensure highest standards of Customer Service levels are attained across stores in the bakery department
- To ensure high standard of merchandising is maintained at all times prior to achieve sales targets in the department
- To agree a production plan with all bakery departments and to monitor the implementation of the plan and review/ amend it as needed to maximise sale, reduce wastage and reduce staff and other expenses.
- To review the offering in the department and make sure that the products on display are giving the expected returns.
- To ensure the stocks and order procedures are efficiently implemented to maintain sales, supervise stock levels, so that quality and freshness is of highest standard
- To coordinate between different stores to maintain consistent standards in all stores including product availability
- To review the recipes regularly and work with the stores and trading to ensure that the GOLD information is accurate and up to date.
- To ensure all staff are adequately trained and supervised and to monitor ‘work rate’ of all staff in the department at all times
- To coach and develop people within the departments & all the new joiners to improve overall product range and service standards.
- To source and/or develop new products, ensure their introduction in all stores and review the range to ensure profitable products are maintained by the departments
- To liaise with suppliers to ensure supplier service levels are maintained and negotiate promotions and prices to get best deals.
- To work with Marketing and stores to develop/ improve packaging and implement the changes across stores.
- May be required to carry out ad hoc duties for the company within scope of skills and experience
Requirements
- Certificate in Baking or equivalent, with a relevant diploma preferable
- Fluency in spoken & written English (with spoken Arabic a distinct advantage)
- Minimum of five year experience, leading a team as a baker with a multi-store organised retailer, Experience in stock management & production planning.
About the Company
Headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and with international operations spanning three continents, BMMI is a diversified retail and distribution, and contract services and supply group, supported by a world class integrated logistics capability.
BMMI specialises in the distribution, wholesale and retailing of food and beverages, and represents a leading portfolio of global household name brands in the GCC. The Group is also a growing international player in the provision of contract-based supply services for governments, NGOs, commercial and military organizations.
Listed on the Bahrain Stock Exchange, BMMI is one of the fastest growing companies in its sector, with an annual turnover in excess of US$ 230 million. The Group adopts a performance-driven, customer focused business approach in line with international standards and global best practice.
BMMI now has a presence in seven countries across three continents, with our staff comprising people of 30 different nationalities.