Careers

You are someone with a passion to leverage business as a force for good and have a deep understanding of supply chain complexities. You bring experience in agriculture, produce supply chains, and labor issues, and have experience in process improvement and change management. You can apply a lens of materiality and creativity to drive initiatives forward and are skilled at identifying solution space that meets the company’s mission and impact targets while aligning with business needs. You can oscillate between executing on the tangible task and hand, while also seeing the bigger picture and engaging with NGOs or the broader industry to advance company initiatives. You are an independent, self-starter who takes initiative but also operates as a team player. You are skilled at navigating the inherent tensions between diverse stakeholder interests, maintaining a thoughtful and collaborative approach as you work across teams.

 

The Social Impact Strategy and Standards Manager reports directly to the Senior Director of Strategic Sourcing and Sustainability, collaborates extensively across departments, working closely with teams such as sourcing, procurement, innovation, and quality, and is responsible for developing and implementing new strategies to de-risk and strengthen the supply chain, with an emphasis on human rights, code of conduct adherence, certifications, and worker wellbeing. This role supports other strategic projects that increase efficiency, cost savings, and/or greater transparency in the supply chain while driving process improvements and is responsible for engaging with a variety of stakeholders to ensure alignment on sustainability and social impact goals. The Social Impact Strategy and Standards Manager is a crucial internal resource on labor and social impact in agriculture and manufacturing, building strong relationships and fostering a culture of sustainability; This includes operationalizing sustainability initiatives and best practices both within the organization and with our external suppliers and partners through both quantitative means like audit reviews and scorecards, but also qualitative means through conversations, on-site visits, and relationship-building. This role will also support related reporting and compliance tasks and liaise with industry partners.

 

• Develop a program for tracking and mitigating risk around human rights & labor, while driving business value

• Refine and implement a policy for Code of Conduct adherence

• Assess and engage suppliers and co-manufacturers for labor practices; managing audits, certifications, and data collection

• Provide guidance around innovation and ingredient standards, identifying hotspot areas and guardrails as it relates to labor and sourcing risks

• Build deeper ingredient transparency across our portfolio with key insights to de-risk, provide value, and inform strategy

• Support mid & long-term supply chain initiatives around direct sourcing

• Support with ESG/retailer/Sustainability reporting on related topics by providing data, copy, and responding to questionnaires

• Track policies, regulations, trends relating to labor, human rights, organic and resilient supply chains

• Educate teams on key topics and issue areas to build fluency and contextual understanding

• Support engagement in public policy and strategic NGO partnerships to advance O’Farm’s mission and impact goals

• Other tasks as assigned: we are a fast-growing emerging brand; being flexible and willing to adapt as needed is a must

• Minimum 5-7 years of professional work experience in supply chains, sustainability, social impact, operations, and/or agriculture. At least 3 years of project management leadership

• Demonstrated ability to lead projects independently while also bringing sensitivity to cross-functional needs and priorities

• Strong knowledge of global CPG and/or produce supply chains, labor audits, certifications & standards

• Solid financial understanding and risk analysis ability, as well as change management, relationship building, and project management skills

• Bilingual in Spanish and English strongly desired

• Comfortable visiting farms and orchards and talking with farmworkers

• Organized and professional when coordinating with different internal and external stakeholders

• Comfortable in ambiguity and high-change environments

• Experience and credibility to earn the trust of internal and external stakeholders

• Experience developing and managing supplier engagement programs

• Ability to communicate complex topics clearly to all organizational levels

• Solid knowledge of Microsoft Suite, Outlook, Slack, and other professional platforms

• Up to 15-25% travel required: Although this role is a remote work-from-home position, we “Farmers” do meet as a company and/or department at least once a year. You should also anticipate possible travel to farms in the supply chain and occasional conferences

• A genuine passion for improving childhood nutrition for a healthier and happier planet

• Desire to contribute to a dynamic, high-growth, purpose-driven work environment

• Must reside in the United States to be considered for this position

• Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position