Bakery Manager – Loblaws – Toronto, ON

Loblaws is hiring a Bakery Manager at their Toronto, Ontario location — a leadership role within one of Canada’s largest retail employers. If you’re a motivated, people-first leader with a passion for fresh food and a talent for building strong teams, this position puts you at the centre of a department where your impact is felt every single day.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for the full operation of the bakery department — from coaching and developing your team to managing merchandising standards, financial objectives, and keeping an eye out for great talent. It’s a hands-on leadership opportunity in a fast-paced retail environment where collaboration and accountability drive results.

About the Role: Bakery Manager

As Bakery Manager, you’ll lead daily department operations while keeping a sharp focus on the customer experience. You’ll set high standards for your team, ensure the department is stocked and merchandised to company expectations, and drive sales performance through both operational excellence and people development. This is a role for someone who leads by example and takes real ownership of outcomes.

You’ll be part of a team that takes sustainability, diversity, and inclusion seriously — Loblaws’ CORE Values (Care, Ownership, Respect, and Excellence) guide decision-making across every level of the organization. As a manager, you’ll model those values daily and contribute to a workplace culture grounded in authenticity and trust. This is a unionized position, and pay rates are governed by the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Benefits and Salary

The hiring range for this position is $17.60 – $30.97 per hour, as set out in the applicable collective bargaining agreement — the range stated reflects the starting range. Loblaws also offers colleagues progressive career development, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits. The company is consistently recognized as one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers, and Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

Responsibilities

The Bakery Manager role is a blend of people leadership and operational management. From motivating your team to hit department targets to upholding the merchandising standards Loblaws is known for, your day-to-day work directly shapes the customer and colleague experience in the bakery department.

• Lead, coach, and motivate bakery colleagues to improve productivity, engagement, and retention
• Maintain merchandising standards and ensure operational excellence within the department
• Drive departmental financial objectives and take accountability for performance outcomes
• Recruit and identify great talent to continuously strengthen the team
• Model Loblaws’ CORE Values — Care, Ownership, Respect, and Excellence — in all decisions and interactions
• Support sustainability and social impact initiatives as part of the company’s broader commitments

Requirements / Skills

Loblaws is looking for a candidate who brings proven leadership experience in a retail or food service environment, along with a genuine drive to delight customers and develop people. The ideal candidate is open-minded, adaptable, and ready to thrive in a dynamic, fast-moving setting.

• Proven leadership track record with experience delighting customers and growing sales
• Strong coaching and people management skills to engage and retain a team
• Commitment to merchandising and operational standards in a retail environment
• Accountability mindset with the ability to manage departmental financial objectives
• Adaptability and openness to change in a fast-paced retail setting
• Alignment with Loblaws’ values around authenticity, trust, diversity, and inclusion
• Must be 18 years of age or older — a criminal background check is required as part of the hiring process

How to Apply

To apply for this Bakery Manager position at Loblaws in Toronto, use the official link below. Make sure your resume is up to date and reflects your relevant leadership and retail experience before submitting.

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