Company description

KOL Foods formed in 2007 with a groundbreaking effort to produce the first glatt kosher, organically raised, local, grass-fed meat. Our founder, Devora, established a three-pronged partnership with a synagogue in Washington, DC, a slaughterhouse and a local farmer to produce the meat. Dozens of conscientious kosher consumers, who until then could only buy kosher meat raised in confinement with no regard for the environment or animal welfare, jumped at the chance to finally enjoy ethically sourced kosher meat.

Since then, our vision became focused not only on doing "less bad," but "more good" - in particular concerning animal agriculture's role in climate change. Climate change is the biggest issue facing our lives and every one of us needs to work on its mitigation. KOL Foods focuses on partnering with ranchers and farmers who use regenerative farming practices in order to rebuild soils and improve the environment.

Today, KOL Foods ships to the entire continental United States and is proud to produce the only regenerative, 100% grass-fed, kosher beef and the only heritage kosher chicken in the United States - so you don't have to choose between eating according to your values and keeping kosher.

Job description

The entire KOL Foods team is laser focused on serving our customers the best meat available anywhere. The Operations Specialist will bear responsibility for working with our network of farmers, butchers and other vendors to ensure that we have our kosher, regenerative products ready for sale. Kosher customers around the nation will thank you!

We are a small, mission-led company, and our new colleague should be outgoing, detail-oriented and eager to help the company grow. We straddle the fields of sustainable and kosher food production, and this is an excellent opportunity to help take our company to the next level.

Applicants will be considered until the position is filled. We hope to fill this position by mid-March 2024.

Core Duties:

• Operations and Supply Chain Management (70%)
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with our producers (farmers, butchers) and other vendors;
• Plan and execute a purchasing schedule;
• Oversee inventory management;
• Prepare instructions for butchers;
• Assist in researching and onboarding of new suppliers;
• Maintain good relations with warehouse and shippers;
• Oversee operational data management and website updates.
• Wholesale Program Development (25%)
• Manage wholesale account onboarding and support;
• Research and establish new wholesale partners;
• Prepare monthly summaries and reports;
• Seek new ways to make our wholesale customers happy.
• Support the KOL Foods Customer Happiness Team as needed. (5%)
• Provide assistance to our Customer Happiness team.
• Other related assignments as necessary.

Statement on Hiring Qualifications:

Statistics show that women and people of underrepresented groups are more likely to apply to jobs only when they meet 100% of the job qualifications. We encourage individuals to break those statistics. No candidate ever meets 100% of the requested qualifications. We look forward to your application.

What our ideal candidate would bring to the job:

• 3 years of experience in operations and inventory management, preferably in the meat/food sector or farming/agriculture;
• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Business Administration, Agricultural Management or related fields (or equivalent experience);
• Data management experience - you have to be very comfortable with spreadsheets, and be able to gather and use data for operations and management purposes;
• A tinkering/iterative personality - always looking to improve existing processes and structures;
• Project management experience;
• Sales experience; wholesale experience and/or kosher food experience is a plus;
• Ability to be diplomatic - to be simultaneously persuasive as well as kind;
• Ability to work with or learn the relevant suite of apps: eCommerce, CRM, Customer Experience, etc.;
• Effective multitasker, excellent communications skills, a kinder-than-necessary demeanor, and a sense of humor.
• Strong interest in food; interest in the sustainable/regenerative food movement and/or in kosher food preferred.

Reports to: CEO

Location: Remote/flexible; Greater Washington DC area strongly preferred. All KOL Foods employees are currently working remotely. We plan to return to an office setting in the future, with continued remote flexibility.

Hours: Full-time exempt position (M-F, 9am-5pm). You will receive the occasional early-morning or late-evening call from producers. The position requires occasional regional travel to meet with producers.

Pay: $52,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Compensation this position is : salaried, 50k-75k Location job can be done remotely Application instructions DeadlineFebruary 26, 2024