POSITION SUMMARY
The General Manager of Simple Bakery & Market is the heart of our operations—a servant leader responsible for creating an environment where team members thrive, guests experience genuine hospitality, and our values come to life in every loaf of bread we bake and every product we offer. Drawing on Simple Food Group's commitment to locally-sourced, relationship-driven hospitality, this position focuses on building authentic connections—with our team, our guests, our local farm and artisan partners, and the Lake Geneva community we're privileged to serve.
This role combines visionary leadership with hands-on operational excellence across both retail and production. You'll inspire and develop a diverse team spanning bakery production, pastry, retail sales, and market operations, ensuring every shift reflects our commitment to quality and care. You'll collaborate closely with our Head Baker and Pastry Chef to develop products that celebrate traditional craft while innovating for modern tastes. You'll maintain and enhance the operational systems that allow excellence to happen consistently—from pre-dawn baking schedules to retail merchandising to wholesale delivery logistics. Working in partnership with your production and retail leadership, you'll shape the bakery's culture and direction while managing the daily realities of a multi-faceted operation that serves retail customers, wholesale accounts, and special orders.
The General Manager works collaboratively with the Simple Food Group leadership team to develop strategies that grow our business sustainably—strengthening our reputation for artisan excellence while honoring our three bottom lines of exceptional products, genuine hospitality, and profit. You'll have significant autonomy in bringing these strategies to life, with support and partnership from the Chief Operating Officer and broader management team.
This position is ideal for someone who genuinely believes that craft matters, understands that investing in people drives exceptional results, and is energized by the opportunity to build something meaningful in a values-driven bakery environment. If you see leadership as an opportunity to develop others, believe that real food made by skilled hands makes a difference, and want to create experiences that connect people to the craft and community behind their daily bread, this role offers the platform to make that vision real.
Pay: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
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Work Location: In person
