Seasonal Market Ops Lead — Bakery & Team Builder

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 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.