Looking for more than just another management job?
At Good Taste Bakery, we're not just looking for another manager.
We're looking for someone who wants to build an outstanding business, inspire a great team and make a real impact.
We're an award-winning independent bakery and coffee shop business with eight successful locations across Surrey and Hampshire, our own central bakery and ambitious plans for future growth.
This is your opportunity to join a business where your ideas are welcomed, your achievements are recognised and your success is rewarded.
Why this role is different
This isn't a business standing still.
We're investing in our people, our systems and our stores because we believe independent businesses can outperform the national chains by delivering exceptional products and genuinely outstanding customer service.
If you're someone who enjoys making a real difference—not simply following head office instructions—you'll fit in well here.
The Opportunity
Our Guildford area store has significant potential, and we're looking for an experienced leader who can unlock it.
You'll have the autonomy to lead your team, improve performance, grow sales and create an outstanding customer experience, while receiving the support of an experienced senior leadership team.
We're looking for someone who enjoys building businesses—not just managing shifts.
What you'll be responsible for
- Leading, motivating and developing your team.
- Delivering exceptional customer experiences every day.
- Driving sales, profitability and customer loyalty.
- Managing labour, stock, ordering and waste effectively.
- Recruiting, coaching and developing great people.
- Maintaining the highest food safety and operational standards.
- Building relationships within the local community.
- Creating a positive, energetic culture where people enjoy coming to work.
About you
You'll already have management experience within hospitality, cafés, coffee shops, restaurants or premium food retail.
You'll be someone who:
- Leads by example.
- Has high standards.
- Enjoys developing people.
- Understands the commercial side of hospitality.
- Takes ownership and accountability.
- Brings energy, positivity and professionalism to work every day.
- Wants a career rather than simply another management role.
You'll thrive in this role if you:
- Naturally take ownership rather than wait to be told what to do.
- Enjoy coaching people and seeing them succeed.
- Love delighting customers.
- Notice the little things that others miss.
- Are proud of running a clean, organised and profitable operation.
- Believe standards are what you do when nobody is watching.
What we offer
- £34,000–£36,000 basic salary.
- Performance bonus.
- Company pension.
- Staff discount.
- Ongoing training and personal development.
- Genuine opportunities for career progression within a growing independent business.
Performance Bonus
We believe exceptional performance deserves exceptional reward.
Our bonus scheme recognises managers who consistently deliver outstanding results across:
- Sales growth.
- Customer experience.
- Labour control.
- Waste reduction.
- Team development.
The better your store performs, the more you'll earn.
Why join Good Taste Bakery?
We believe great businesses are built by great people.
That's why we recruit for attitude, reward performance and promote from within.
If you're ambitious, passionate about hospitality and want to be part of a growing independent business where your contribution genuinely matters, we'd love to hear from you.
Bring your experience. Bring your ideas. Bring your ambition.
We'll provide the opportunity.
How to apply
Please send us:
- Your CV.
- A short covering letter telling us why you'd like to join Good Taste Bakery.
- In no more than 250 words, answer this question:
Tell us about a time you made a measurable difference to the performance of a store, café or team. What did you do, and what was the result?
We're interested in people who can demonstrate leadership, initiative and a passion for delivering outstanding results.
A final word...
Skills can be taught.
Attitude, integrity, pride and a genuine passion for hospitality cannot.
If you're the sort of person who treats every customer as a guest, every team member with respect and every shift as an opportunity to improve, we'd love to meet you.
We recruit for attitude. We reward performance. We promote from within.
If that sounds like the sort of business you've been looking for, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and help shape the future of Good Taste Bakery.
No recruitment agencies, please.
Pay: £34,000.00-£36,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
Work Location: In person
