Bakery Manager
Location: Bodija - Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Role
- Tulips & Lilies Confectionery Limited (TLC Bakery) is looking for a hardworking, ambitious, and results-driven Bakery Manager to lead our daily production operations and drive excellence in product quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
- We are seeking more than someone who understands baking. We need a hands-on leader who can manage people, take ownership of results, maintain high standards, control costs, and consistently deliver against production targets.
- The ideal candidate is proactive, dependable, committed to the business, and capable of turning production plans into measurable results.
Key Responsibilities
Production Planning and Delivery:
- Develop and execute daily production plans based on customer orders, sales forecasts, and business priorities.
- Coordinate with Sales and Operations to ensure timely fulfilment of orders and production targets.
- Allocate duties, monitor output, and address production delays promptly.
Product Quality and Standards:
- Ensure every product meets approved standards for taste, appearance, consistency, portion size, freshness, and packaging.
- Identify the causes of production errors, defects, and customer complaints, and implement corrective measures.
- Build a culture of quality, precision, and accountability across the production team.
Team Leadership and Performance Management:
- Lead, supervise, and develop bakers, cake decorators, and production assistants.
- Set clear expectations, monitor individual and team performance, and address underperformance.
- Maintain discipline, teamwork, productivity, and professional conduct within the bakery.
- Lead by example through personal commitment, initiative, and consistent execution.
Inventory and Procurement Coordination:
- Work with the Inventory Officer to monitor stock levels, identify replenishment needs, and prevent production interruptions.
- Raise timely procurement requests for approval and ensure materials are used responsibly.
- Ensure proper storage, stock rotation, accurate usage records, and accountability for ingredients and packaging materials.
Cost Control and Waste Reduction:
- Monitor ingredient consumption, production costs, spoilage, and wastage.
- Investigate avoidable losses and implement practical measures to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
- Ensure resources, equipment, and production time are used productively.
Food Safety and Hygiene:
- Enforce food safety, sanitation, personal hygiene, and safe food-handling practices.
- Ensure equipment, utensils, and production areas are clean, organised, and maintained to the required standards.
- Ensure ingredients and finished products are stored appropriately.
Process Improvement and Operational Excellence:
- Establish, implement, and enforce standard operating procedures for bakery production.
- Identify bottlenecks and improve production processes, consistency, turnaround time, and output.
- Introduce practical methods for improving productivity without compromising quality.
Equipment and Facility Management:
- Ensure bakery equipment and tools are properly handled and maintained.
- Coordinate preventive maintenance and promptly report equipment faults requiring attention.
- Minimise avoidable downtime through proper planning and maintenance.
Cross-Departmental Coordination:
- Work closely with Sales, Operations, Inventory, Procurement, Finance, and Dispatch to ensure smooth business operations.
- Confirm product specifications, quantities, packaging requirements, and delivery timelines.
- Ensure completed orders are properly checked and ready for dispatch as scheduled.
Reporting and Accountability:
- Submit accurate daily production reports and periodic operational summaries.
- Track production output, order fulfilment, product defects, wastage, stock usage, staff performance, and equipment issues.
- Identify challenges early, recommend solutions, and follow through until issues are resolved.
Qualifications and Experience
- Relevant experience in bakery operations, pastry production, confectionery, or food manufacturing.
- Demonstrable experience managing production staff, schedules, quality standards, and operational targets.
- Strong planning, problem-solving, communication, and reporting skills.
- Evidence of achievements in a previous role will be an advantage.
Who We Are Looking For:
The ideal candidate should demonstrate:
- Proven managerial experience: A track record of supervising bakery or food production teams is an added advantage and delivering measurable results.
- Strong work ethic: A hands-on professional who is willing to get involved in daily operations and lead by example.
- Ownership and accountability: Someone who takes responsibility for outcomes, addresses problems promptly, and does not wait to be pushed before acting.
- Commitment and dependability: A reliable professional who can give the role the time, attention, and consistency it requires.
- Ambition and growth mindset: Someone who wants to build a strong production team, improve business performance, and grow with the organisation.
- High performance standards: A person who sets demanding but realistic expectations and consistently works towards achieving them.
- People management ability: Someone who can organise a team, enforce standards fairly, resolve workplace challenges, and maintain productivity.
- Cost-conscious thinking: The ability to protect product quality while minimising waste, controlling costs, and using resources efficiently.
- Integrity and professionalism: A trustworthy individual who handles company resources responsibly and can be relied upon to act in the organisation's best interests.
Salary
N250,000 - N300,000 / month.
Application Closing Date
31st October, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to: tlcbakeryhr@gmail.com using the job title as the subject of the email.
Note: Please if you are not in proximity to Bodija don't bother to apply. Also if you do not have the competencies above never bother to apply.