Produce Manager

Why Work with Us?

For many people, it's the opportunity to work for an inclusive, local, values driven business that provides healthy, delicious, and sustainable foods to their community; it's also about people - the ability to work with a great team to create amazing customer experiences. Whatever your reason for joining us, know this, working with us makes a difference!

Position Summary:

The Produce Manager is responsible for delivering strong outcomes that model integrity, build trust and align with the mission, vision, and values of our co-op. This position oversees the operations of the produce department to ensure excellent customer outcomes, effective team leadership, a positive and safe work environment, organized and efficient operations, a visually appealing space, and strong financial outcomes.

Specific areas of accountability include customer service, team leadership, food and staff safety, operations, purchasing and merchandising, and creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for staff and customers. This position is also responsible for collaborating with Mississippi Market's administrative functions (HR, Finance, Marketing, Purchasing) to ensure strong organizational alignment and communications.

Who We're Looking For:

• Retail Experience: Experience in retail setting including perishable products inventory management
• Team Leadership: Supervisory experience including hiring, training, development, performance management, and team building
• Coaching: Experience coaching staff to positive outcomes
• Customer Service: Experience providing prompt and respectful customer service, going "above and beyond" to delight customers
• Safety: Demonstrated knowledge and track record of meeting food and staff safety standards and following best practices
• Process Management: Experience working with others to design and implement processes and/or systems, process evaluation and improvement
• Communication: Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with customers and staff in a responsive and caring manner
• Conflict Management: Demonstrated ability to resolve conflict respectfully, effectively, and fairly
• "Can-Do-Attitude": Demonstrates a positive, adaptable, and flexible attitude with a strong commitment to being a team player
• Basic Math: Ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

Preferred Qualifications:

• Industry Knowledge: Experience with handling seasonal produce
• Financial Accounting: Demonstrated understanding of financial statements including P&L (sales, margin)
• Budgeting: Experience scheduling and managing labor
• Computer Skills: Basic computer skills including ability to draft and upload documents, email, and navigate Excel spreadsheets
• Multilingual

Location: 740 East 7th Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106

Schedule: Shifts may vary, and can include day, evening, and holiday hours to meet department needs. Flexibility required.

Benefits: Our pay and benefits focus on meeting the financial, health, and wellness needs of our staff. They include:

• 20% employee discount
• Excellent paid time off and paid volunteering
• 401(k) matching
• Low-cost health insurance premium options, and FREE access to primary care and mental health counseling for those enrolled in our medical insurance

We offer exceptional perks including:

• Free food "buddies"
• Shoe subsidies
• Employee referral bonuses
• Dress code that allows for inclusivity and creativity

Physical and Working Requirements:

This position requires frequent standing as well as walking, kneeling, squatting, bending, reaching, stooping, pulling, fine motor manipulation, climbing (ladders), lifting of up to 50 lbs consistently/60 lbs occasionally, the ability to work on a point of sale system, move around our store and storage rooms and work in varying temperature conditions and spend long periods of time in a cooler, and efficiently travel between locations, with or without reasonable accommodation. In addition, this position must meet Mississippi Market's safe driver requirements.