Community Sales Associate
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Benefits:

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401(k) matching

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Wellness resources

Mission:

Urban Growers Collective (UGC) cultivates nourishing environments in Chicago's historically disinvested communities, seeding pathways to freedom while supporting residents' health, economic development, healing, and creativity through urban agriculture.

Organization Overview:

UGC works to dismantle inequities and structural racism in the food system, which prevent communities of color from living healthy, vibrant lives. Ultimately, UGC's programs advance environmental equity to benefit and uplift all.

As a Black- and woman-led organization, we believe that achieving food justice is a necessary first step in healing the historical trauma experienced by communities of color, building their resilience, and ultimately achieving liberation. Although our work is rooted in farming, UGC's approach is holistic. Our urban farms produce over 18,000 pounds of fresh produce annually, enabling food access to thousands of food-insecure Chicagoans and providing educational and life-enriching opportunities to hundreds of individuals each year through public workshops, workforce development, and land stewardship.

Position Summary:

Urban Growers Collective seeks a passionate, community-driven, and connected Sales Associate to load, sell produce, and reconcile end-of-day sales for the Fresh Moves Mobile Market Program and UGC Farmstand.

Fresh Moves stops are each 60 - 120 minutes with approximately 9 stops each week. This position is full-time, and compensation is based on experience.

Please send a cover letter, resume, and three professional references to ...@urbangrowerscollective.org.

Responsibilities:

Load and unload bus with fresh produce for daily site visits and interact with customers to sell produce; must be able to lift 40 pounds of weight.

Be friendly and engaging with customers.

Communicate with all site-partners when arriving on site.

Have knowledge of handling produce.

Assist in executing outreach strategy to inform the surrounding neighborhoods about Fresh Moves.

Develop strategies to maximize sales.

Submit daily sales data to the Fresh Moves Coordinator.

Conduct quality management of produce.

Clean and organize cooler and commissary space weekly with staff.

Drive bus to and from Fresh Moves sites; work outside in all weather conditions.

Represent UGC in a professional, inclusive, and respectful way at meetings and at partner sites.

Qualifications:

Valid Driver's License.

Competency working with communities of color and diverse workplaces; experience in dismantling racism and anti-oppression work is important.

Customer service experience.

Ability to problem-solve, excellent communication skills, and must work well as a member of a team.

Knowledge of produce handling and wholesale food operations.

Must have the ability to understand using Point of Sale software Square.

Basic accounting and ability to follow through on cash-handling protocol.

Love for the community and passion for social equity issues with the ability to cooperate and communicate with diverse partners, including neighbors, supporters, funders, and public officials.

Compensation: $20-22/hr, part-time hours

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