
General Manager-Southfield,MI
Southfield, MIFull-timePosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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The General Manager leads a Panera bakery-cafe team and oversees its operations, staffing, performance, guest service, costs, and inventory. The role includes hiring and developing team members, executing company initiatives, maintaining safety and quality standards, and building a welcoming team culture. Candidates should have strong business acumen; three or more years of restaurant General Manager experience is preferred, as is ServSafe certification or the ability to achieve it.
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General Manager-Southfield,MI
Lead with purpose. Grow with support. At Panera, our leaders are celebrated for bringing out the best in their teams. Enjoy great perks, a welcoming culture, and the opportunity to make a real impact—every day. Get ready to rise and come join the fun where you will be a part of making the familiar fantastic! Because at Panera, the best thing of bread is sharing it!
What’s In It for You?
- Competitive pay & eligible for quarterly bonuses
- Free on-shift meals & unlimited fountain beverages
- Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, pet insurance & 401(k) with match available
- Career advancement & leadership development opportunities
- Tuition discounts
- Perks & rewards for team members
- Team member assistance program
- And much, much more!
As a General Manager, you will lead a high-performing team and oversee the success of the beloved neighborhood bakery-cafe to sweet success. You will take full ownership of operations, make strategic decisions, create an environment where your team thrives, guests feel the Panera Warmth, and every shift is something to celebrate.
As a General Manager, at Panera, Your Role Includes:
- Own all aspects of leading, the bakery-cafe team include planning and managing staffing needs, scheduling, people development, career development, performance management, training, and succession planning.
- Hire, onboard, and train new team members while motivating, energizing, engaging, inspiring, and celebrating the entire team.
- Manage team performance to ensure the bakery-cafe’s goals, operational and quality standards, and extraordinary guest service expectations are met.
- Create subject matter experts within your bakery-cafe by developing managers on people processes and Panera’s Guiding Values & Behaviors.
- Follow operational procedures designed to ensure your bakery-cafe successfully executes all company strategies and initiatives.
- Make sure every guest is delighted by the quality of our food, service, and staff.
- Build engaging relationships that lead to long-term, loyal guests.
- Ensure team members follow company policies and procedures and comply with all federal, state and local regulations.
- Responsible for maintaining a healthy and safe workplace for your team that meets Panera’s health, food, safety, and company culture standards.
- Responsible for maintaining the bakery-cafe’s overall costs and inventory.
- Help build our Culture of warmth, belonging, growth, and trust.
This Opportunity Is for You If:
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Minimum age: 18 years of age.
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3+ years of restaurant General Manager experience preferred.
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ServSafe certification (or ability to achieve).
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Any job offer for this position is conditional upon the results of a background check.
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Proven ability to drive positive results through strong business acumen
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Proven ability to run great shifts while directing, motivating, coaching and developing others in a fast-paced environment.
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This role requires flexible hours including nights and weekends in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
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Any job offer for this position is conditional upon the results of a background check.
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While performing this job, the General Manager role is regularly required to:• Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull objects 25 pounds.
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Capability to stand and walk for up to 6 hours.
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Must be able to clearly communicate and quickly understand guests and associates’ directions in a loud environment.
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Be an ambassador of our Guiding Values and Behaviors by making people smile, learning and growing together, finding solutions and taking initiative, working (and winning) as a team, having fun and celebrating success, and seeing the best in others!
__ Equal Opportunity Employer: Disabled/Veterans
The actual pay offered will be determined by multiple factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s relevant experience, job-related knowledge, skills, and geographical location. Individual compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.
601632 Southfield, MI - Telegraph Road
How this job compares
Set against the 5,282 open General Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Michigan median$55–65K/yr55 salary ranges
- US median$23–34/hr59 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 178 open General Manager jobs in Michigan and 5,282 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Michigan
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- Experience
- General Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 4 years (2,196 postings).
- Education
- 229 of the 5,282 open General Manager jobs (4%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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