Complex Retail and Bakery General Manager

Recruiting Partner: Miko Lukas

Norwich, Vermont | Hospitality Operations | Not Remote | $130,000 to $150,000 | Job ID: 182865

Job Summary

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Company with incredible tenure and established history, is looking for a new General Manager for their retail and bakery cafe location.

Integrity, genuine hospitality and passion for caring about the team are essential in this role!

General Manager Benefits

  • Health, dental and vision
  • Life and disability
  • 401K and other retirement plan options
  • Generous bonus
  • Ample vacation / PTO
  • Technology package
  • Relocation assistance

General Manager Requirements

  • 8 years of progressive leadership in complex, high volume bakery, café, restaurant, or multi-department retail environments
  • Significant experience leading food service and bakery operations, including responsibility for labor, margin, food safety, quality, service standards, inventory, and operational performance
  • Proven success leading leaders and large, diverse teams, with a strong record of building trust, developing talent, improving engagement, and delivering results through others
  • Experience building a strong leadership bench and creating opportunities for growth, mobility, and succession
  • Demonstrated P&L ownership and financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, labor planning, margin management, and performance analysis
  • Ability to handle, stock, and organize packaged dry food products, including lifting and carrying items of varying weights (typically up to 40 pounds), with or without assistance or adaptive equipment
  • Ability to regularly work, touch and taste food products in an environment where food allergens may be present

General Manager Soft Skills Requirements

  • Integrity and moral compass
  • Genuine hospitality demeanor and evident joyful mindset
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, judgment, and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
  • Strives to continually improve and implement new processes to reduce environmental impact
  • Creates the clarity, support, coaching, and accountability people need to grow, perform at their best, and deliver results
  • Balances genuine care for people with high expectations for business performance
  • Highly visible, hands-on leader who spends time on the floor and will jump in when needed
  • Builds trust through active listening, curiosity, humility, and follow-through
  • Makes employees feel valued, heard, and connected to the business
  • Naturally thinks about hospitality and creating memorable experiences
  • Can articulate a compelling vision that motivates teams
  • Sets clear priorities when there are competing demands
  • Converts vision into operating expectations and measurable outcomes
  • Drives continuous improvement rather than simply maintaining the operation
  • Influences effectively without relying solely on authority
  • Knows when to ask for help and brings others into problem-solving

General Manager Preferences:

  • Bachelors degree in business, hospitality, foodservice management, or related field
  • Deep respect for the craft of baking, and champions exceptional product quality, fostering curiosity and appreciation for the ingredients, techniques, standards, and expertise behind our products and baking experiences
  • Cares about company-wide green norms, and looks for ways to reduce, reuse, recycle
  • Understands and embraces an employee-ownership / ESOP culture

 

JOB ID: 182865

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