Bakery & Café - Sales / Cake Consultant - Full-time / Part-time

Creative Cakes Bakery & Café – TINLEY PARK/NAPERVILLE, IL (GREATER CHICAGOLAND AREA, INCL. SOUTH & WEST SUBURBS, NORTHWEST INDIANA)

Great opportunity to work in a fast-paced and creative environment with either part time to full time hours. Creative Cakes specializes in high-end cake decorating, cookies, miniature pastries and other fine baked goods.

As a Cake Consultant at Creative Cakes, you will assist customers with placing custom cake orders. This requires a very specialized set of skills. We are looking for candidates with a minimum of three years of sales experience in a retail setting. Creativity, good writing skills, and high attention to detail are required. The ideal candidate possesses both left and right brain strengths. In other words, we expect that you have the ability to create an amazing cake design with our customers AND successfully execute all of the associated administrative tasks required in taking their order.

Desired Success Characteristics

• Associates or higher level degree preferred

• Computer savvy – skilled in word processing, spreadsheets, and online photo management tools

• Demonstrates a passion for working with food and creating a WOW! Experience for customers

• Exceptional communication skills and strong interpersonal relations

• Creative-minded with strong artistic abilities

• Detail oriented. Able to bring structure and process to day-to-day Sales activities

• Cultural fit: matches the following core values on every level ~
- Make the Next Person Successful
- Go the Extra Mile
- Generate Positive Energy
- Act with Reputation in Mind

Food Handler Sanitation Certificate required.