LIV ORGANIC PRODUCE is a produce sales organization partnering with small to medium sized family farms to bring the finest organic produce to market. This partnership allows our growers to focus on growing while LIV focuses on selling their products to national and local markets at sustainable returns.
Our new packing operation, Liv Packing is searching for a Grower Relations/Field Manager to join our team in Oceanside CA.
The Grower Relations/Field Manager will identify, on-board and manage our grower partners. We're looking for someone with deep agriculture or produce industry knowledge and account management experience with farms. The position will require extensive travel to farms to work hand-in-hand with growers on innovating and improving harvesting methods with our supply team. The ideal candidate will have a solid knowledge of agriculture, produce pricing, an extensive farm relationship network and direct experience with buying or selling produce.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- An outgoing personality with excellent communication skills
- Ability to develop new relationships with growers within the area
- Minimum of 3+ years of grower relations experience or produce procurement/distributor experience, preferably in California
- Operationally minded. Strong project management and sales / operational rollout experience
- Excellent negotiation skills and strategic acumen
- Very organized with strong follow-through, both internally and externally
- Strong ability to analyze data and make qualified judgments on results.
- Ability to travel local and statewide to meet with outside growers, identify new growers and/or production regions, expanding the Company's presence.
- Previous experience in a start-up or fast-growth environment a major plus
- Tech savvy - comfortable working with and learning new applications
- Excellent knowledge of Pre/post-harvest field practices
- Able to manage field harvest and hauling for growers
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
If this is you, then we want to talk. We offer an excellent compensation package, and an opportunity to be a key contributor to a growing company.
