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This job expired on May 21, 2019

Market Manager Amber Waves Farm

  • Date Posted March 22, 2019
  • Location Amagansett, NY
  • Category Agriculture / Business
  • Job type Full-Time
Company description Amber Waves Farm is entering its eleventh season as a mixed vegetable farm on the easternmost end of Long Island. The farm owns and leases a total of 25 acres on three fields, raising 15 acres of vegetables, 10 acres of grains, and a small flock of laying hens and ducks. The farm’s production serves a 180-member CSA and an on-site retail farm market, a nearby weekly farmers market, and restaurant wholesale accounts. Amber Waves is located in downtown Amagansett and is a popular destination for families and foodies who visit the farm to shop in the retail market and tour the fields. The farm is deeply involved in intensive educational work with nearby schools and the public, which includes frequent field trips, tasting tours, demonstrations, and public events at the farm. While the farm is not certified organic, we do subscribe to the Northeast Organic Farmers Association’s (NOFA) "Farmer's Pledge" program of growing fruits, vegetables, and grains organically.

Amber Waves Farm is a fun, fast-paced work environment where we champion good ideas, hard work, common sense and follow-through. Each day we work towards improving our methods, expanding our knowledge base, and becoming a better all-around farm. We simultaneously promote efficiency and the production of high quality food in the fields alongside a celebration of kindness and collaboration among the crew, and openness and outreach to the community. The physical nature of the work is both challenging and rewarding, as is the considerable time we farmers spend interacting with the public both on and off the farm. The entire Amber Waves Farm team of about 25 people consists of not only farmers but also educators and retail market and kitchen staff. The field crew typically consists of 9-12 people, including first and second year Apprentices, a Crew Leader and Field Manager, the farm’s full-time founding farmers, and part-time summer help. Job description

Join our dedicated and passionate team! We're hiring a Market Manager with an interest in and passion for a fast-paced, exciting, farm-to-table work environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Complete responsibility for the store in the absence of any other manager and responsibility for overseeing all front-end positions including cashiers and market associates
  • Greets customers and maintains excellent customer relations
  • Execution of strategies to improve product placement and appearance
  • Monitors display accuracy and appearance to implement promotions
  • Ensures that products are excellently displayed, correctly priced, signed, and ordered in a manner to maintain in-stock conditions
  • At times may also perform duties of staff to ensure customer needs are met
  • Manages issues relating to store maintenance, cleanliness, safety and sanitation
  • Oversees and monitors handling of cash and accounting and ensures store is secured at opening and/or closing
  • Focuses on customer satisfaction and needs, ensures that team members provide customers with superior customer service
  • Maintains positive working relationships with direct reports, peers, supervisors, suppliers, and customers effectively handling complex or difficult situations involving others
  • Motivates others to perform the job and work towards common objectives and serves as a role model to others instilling a positive attitude in team members
  • Responsible for dealing with emergencies, crises, and any problems that arise during the day in the store
  • Responsible for ensuring dates on merchandise such as dairy products, meats, or baked goods are checked and expired food pulled off the shelves on a regular basis pursuant to our procedures.
  • Responsible for making sure team members are effectively trained; develops and trains future leaders


Daily and weekly responsibilities will also include:

  • Communicate with other managers about daily produce availability, inventory, and ordering
  • ·Source and work with other locally-grown and produced fruits and vegetables from about a dozen nearby farms we work with regularly
  • Receive and track deliveries from both Amber Waves Farm and other farms delivering to the market
  • Coordinate with other managers about appropriate pricing
  • Create and invigorate fresh displays, labeling, and signage that are attractive, inventive, and help drive sales and celebrate the season
  • Oversee organization and inventory management and rotation of the walk-in coolers with special attention to ensuring a variety of items are properly stored to extend shelf life and managing appropriate back-stock to avoid shortages in the store while minimizing food waste
  • Oversee staff responsible for washing, weighing, and packing fresh produce
  • Communicate with customers about their questions about seasonality, flavor, growing practices, and kitchen preparation for what we grow and offer for sale

 

Desired Qualifications:
  • 1-3 years retail management experience desired
  • Degree in business, management, marketing, retailing, communications, advertising, liberal arts, or related field preferred
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, are essential 
  • Strong orientation to detail and analytical skills
  • Solid problem solving skills and decisiveness
  • Ability to work varied hours/days as a seasonal business dictates
  • Proven leadership ability to build, motivate and maintain staff
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to handle stressful situations
  • Organization and planning skills
  • Able to prioritize and handle multiple tasks
  • Ability to delegate effectively
  • Computer skills: Microsoft Office Software including Outlook, Word, and Excel

Physical Requirements: 

• Fast paced working environment
• Lift moderately heavy loads up to 50 lbs
• Ability to bend, reach, kneel, squat
• Able to stand for long periods of time
• Able to push/pull heavy loads
 

Compensation:

  • Competitive pay, DOE
  • Opportunities for career growth
  • Discount for you on all purchases made at the store
Compensation this position is : salaried Application instructions
This job expired on May 21, 2019
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