# Director, Retail Operations

Director, Retail OperationsJob Purpose Director, Retail Operations is responsible for delivering world class execution of Panera operational expectations in the bakery-cafes by translating brand objectives to cafes and associates. This means acting like an owner as well as leading and developing leaders to deliver great experiences to associates and guests in a way that builds trust that creates loyalty with our team members and guests and creating value in the market through growing sales and delivering profit growth. Duties & Responsibilities Business Understanding, Strategic Planning and Execution: Responsible for creating the strategy and vision for the market to achieve the execution of all Panera standards for guest service, marked-wide operating systems, profitability, new unit growth, food quality and safety, and people development. Responsible for achieving key business results and growing the business through coaching, development, and accountability of cafe management teams for the execution against these standards and processes. Effectively understands, applies, and communicates the business’ priorities, and is considered an SME of Panera’s operating systems, and the a

- **Id**: 4186145
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/panera-bread-director-retail-operations>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: head
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Newton, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-15T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-15
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T18:19:34Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 28
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4983
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Bakery & Pastry, Catering & Food Services

## Company

- **Id**: 1758449
- **Name**: Panera Bread
- **Domain**: panerabread.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/panerabread-com>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

## Salary

- **Min**: 111808
- **Max**: 134169
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 134169

## Technologies

- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no
- **Outlook** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 28

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T18:19:34Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 64
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.855
- **P room**: 0.75
- **Age days**: 28
- **Expected fill days**: 30
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:late
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T19:40:36Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 134169
- **Is top pay**: no

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