[Hiring] Head of Farm to Family @Sharing Excess

Role Description

The Head of Farm to Family is a mission-critical leader responsible for building, overseeing, and scaling Sharing Excess's Farm to Family program: a rapidly expanding initiative focused on rescuing food directly from farms, agricultural producers, and importers at the source. These rescues routinely involve volumes ranging into many millions of pounds, requiring sophisticated logistics, deep partner relationships, and exceptional operational coordination.

In this role, you will:

• Design and lead a national strategy for direct-from-farm food rescue.
• Forge partnerships with growers, co-ops, and regional agricultural networks.
• Ensure that rescued produce moves efficiently from the field to communities in need.
• Work closely with the Chief Program Officer and collaborate cross-functionally with distribution, logistics, analytics, and community engagement teams.

This role demands a systems builder, a skilled relationship manager, and someone who thrives at the intersection of agriculture, logistics, and social impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Business, Operations, Nonprofit Management, or a related field; Master's preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in operations leadership, supply chain management, or large-scale program oversight — experience in the agricultural sector, food industry, or food rescue strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing high-volume, complex logistics operations, including time-sensitive, large-scale events.
• Proven track record building and sustaining partnerships with agricultural producers, cooperatives, or food industry stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills with experience using data to drive operational decisions.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently to farm sites, partner locations, and regional operations.
• Deep passion for food security, sustainability, and reducing agricultural food waste.

Requirements

• Design and execute a national Farm to Family strategy for large-scale, farm-direct food rescue operations.
• Develop scalable systems and playbooks for identifying, activating, and sustaining farm-level partnerships.
• Build and maintain a national network of farm, co-op, importers, and agricultural producer partners.
• Negotiate and manage donation agreements, logistics arrangements, and long-term partnerships.
• Oversee the end-to-end logistics of large-scale farm-direct rescues.
• Track and analyze program KPIs including volume rescued, cost-per-pound, partner retention, and distribution reach.
• Develop and manage operational budgets for Direct Link programming.
• Collaborate with community partners to ensure rescued farm produce is distributed equitably.

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO to rest and recharge.
• Fully covered medical, dental & vision benefits after 90 days.
• Flexible hybrid work structure.
• Paid Family Leave.
• Cell phone & internet reimbursement.
• Professional development support.
• Occasional team retreats & gatherings.
• Sharing Excess merch (it's good, we promise).

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit a résumé and a cover letter outlining their experience and passion for our mission to [email protected] . This role will remain open for approximately 60 days from posting.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Sharing Excess is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. We prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other protected status. This applies to all employment practices including recruiting, hiring, promotion, compensation, and training.