Farmers Market Manager

Ontario Trillium Foundation; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Hi-Rise Bread Co. is seeking a Farmers Market Manager for the 2025 market season. The role oversees markets in Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and surrounding suburbs, coordinating a team across 8-9 markets weekly.

The position is full-time and salaried, seasonal, running 28-30 weeks from early May through Thanksgiving. Responsibilities include staffing, layout, product mix, inventory, and market logistics.

Responsibilities

• Work at least 3-5 market shifts per week, including all aspects of market work: pre-market prep, driving, setup, market work, breakdown, and return to bakery
• Hire, train, and maintain a market staff that can sufficiently work all markets; ensure that all operational and customer services standards are being met by all market employees
• Identify and train an assistant manager who can work at markets and perform necessary administrative functions as needed
• Participate in the design decisions of each market’s physical layout
• Determine the appropriate product mix for each market, use sales data to inform weekly product orders, and maintain inventories as needed
• Ensure that the markets are appropriately outfitted, including but not limited to: physical equipment (cash box, tent, tables, displays, tablets, coolers, etc.), packaging (bags, labels, product name tags, etc.), and marketing materials (print collateral, product talkers, etc.)
• Maintain and manage POS databases for market use
• Propose new product ideas and/or formats to the management team
• Participate in meetings with the management team about financials, products, staffing, etc.

Job description

Hi-Rise Bread Co. is hiring a Farmers Market Manager for the 2025 market season! The Farmers' Market Manager oversees and ensures the successful operation of markets throughout Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and the surrounding suburbs. Working in both an administrative capacity and at markets themselves, the Farmers Market Manager leads a team of market workers who collectively operate 8-9 markets weekly. The Farmers Market Manager is a full-time, salaried, seasonal position, running 28-30 weeks from early May through Thanksgiving.

Job responsibilities:

• Work at least 3-5 market shifts per week, including all aspects of market work: pre-market prep, driving, setup, market work, breakdown, and return to bakery
• Hire, train, and maintain a market staff that can sufficiently work all markets; ensure that all operational and customer services standards are being met by all market employees
• Identify and train an assistant manager who can work at markets and perform necessary administrative functions as needed
• Participate in the design decisions of each market’s physical layout
• Determine the appropriate product mix for each market, use sales data to inform weekly product orders, and maintain inventories as needed
• Ensure that the markets are appropriately outfitted, including but not limited to: physical equipment (cash box, tent, tables, displays, tablets, coolers, etc.), packaging (bags, labels, product name tags, etc.), and marketing materials (print collateral, product talkers, etc.)
• Maintain and manage POS databases for market use
• Propose new product ideas and/or formats to the management team
• Participate in meetings with the management team about financials, products, staffing, etc.