(USA) Bakery Lead

Position Summary As a Bakery Department Lead you will drive sales in your area and supervise your team of hourly associates to deliver to our members more of what they love, for less. You will model expertise in Bakery and work collaboratively with other team leaders to ensure the total club meets the members’ expectations. Responsibilities Be a Team Leader: Supervises the team within the Bakery department to deliver on the business plan and contribute to the overall success of the club by communicating the goals of the department, executing company programs, adhering to policies, and being an advocate for the member, the associate, and the company, working collaboratively with other team leaders to ensure the total club is meeting the members’ expectations. Be an Expert: Maintains an in‑depth knowledge of business on the floor, backroom operations, product specifications, and seasonality of product by ensuring the Bakery department meets company and regulatory standards for quality, inventory, equipment usage, production safety, sanitation, and compliance; sharing knowledge and training the team and ensuring team members possess the knowledge of new products, recipes, and production specifications and are equipped to do their job effectively. Be a Techie: Leverages digital tools to plan for and drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and elevate associate engagement; utilizes handheld technology to make immediate business decisions related to production, training, and product quality, adopting new tools and encouraging others to use them. Be an Owner: Drives the business results, ensuring commitment to operational excellence; maintains a neat, clean, and safe work area in the Bakery department, ensuring appropriate planning and staffing for weekly bakery volumes, driving consistency in quality, food safety, and company policies to support both production and member service; maintains accurate inventory audit and compliance standards, producing and displaying merchandise according to the merchandise layout plan. Be a Talent Ambassador: Teaches and trains the team by identifying training needs, providing and developing necessary skills to deliver high quality products to members, encouraging career growth, and sourcing new talent internally and externally; develops, communicates, and implements processes and practices to meet business needs by collaborating with managers, coworkers, customers, and other business partners; analyzes and applies information from multiple sources, monitors progress and results, and identifies and addresses improvement opportunities; demonstrates, promotes, and supports compliance with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity. Lead and participate in teams by using and sharing resources, information, and tools, determining customer needs and business priorities, coordinating and executing work assignments, providing advice, feedback, and support to ensure timelines and work quality are achieved, and modeling how to adapt to change or new challenges. Respect the Individual: Embace differences in people, cultures, ideas and experiences; creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging; creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform; works as a team, builds strong and trusting relationships, communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence; strengthens the team by helping develop and mentor others, recognizing others’ contributions and accomplishments. Act with Integrity: Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance; models the Walmart values to support and foster our culture; holds oneself and others accountable; supports Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world around us; acts in a self‑less manner and is consistently humble, self‑aware, honest, fair, and transparent. Serve our Customers and Members: Delivers results while putting the customer first; makes decisions based on reliable information, balances short and long‑term priorities, and considers how own work impacts the team's ability to deliver on our purpose for all stakeholders. Strive for Excellence: Displays curiosity and a desire to learn; takes calculated risks and demonstrates courage and resilience; drives continuous improvements, is open to and uses new technologies and skills, and supports others through change. Minimum Qualifications 6 months experience in a bakery production department or 6 months experience supervising a team. Must be 18 years of age or older. Must successfully complete all job required trainings and assessments within a prescribed time period if hired. Preferred Qualifications Bakery production including decorating, supervising associates. Food Handler Certification (Food Safety). Location 5670 Northwest Hwy, Crystal Lake, IL 60014-8017, United States of America Compensation The hourly wage range for this position is $23.00 to $31.00 per hour. Actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location. Additional compensation in the form of premiums may be paid in amounts ranging from $0.35 per hour to $3.00 per hour in specific circumstances. Benefits Health benefits: medical, vision, and dental coverage. Financial benefits: 401(k), stock purchase, and company‑paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits: PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting; PTO/PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. Other benefits: short‑term and long‑term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. Education and Other Benefits Live Better U is a company‑paid education benefit program for full‑time and part‑time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities, covering high school completion to bachelor’s degrees, including English Language Learning and short‑form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug‑free workplace and have a no‑tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr Sam's Club