Market Manager

Job Description

Title: Market Manager

Salary: $25-$28/hour, commensurate with experience

Anticipated Start: May 1, 2026

Type: Temporary; Part Time, 20-25 hours/week, Non-Exempt

About Us

Global Growers Network (GGN) is a nonprofit based in Decatur, GA & Conyers, GA, and is home to a network of more than 200 diverse farmers and food systems leaders who are growing fresh, culturally significant foods for their families and the local marketplace. With a focus on equity, justice and diversity in our local food system, we represent over 20 cultures and languages. We operate a network of community gardens in Decatur and Clarkston, a market farm located at the Indian Creek MARTA station in Stone Mountain, and a 23-acre organic co-farm in Conyers.

About the Project: Market + Hunger Relief at Indian Creek Market Farm

In 2024, GGN entered an agreement with MARTA to launch the Indian Creek Market Farm. Home of the founding farmers of GGN (the Umurima Collective), this site is for growers who are interested in cultivating produce for sale (versus home consumption). GGN has partnered with the farmers to host multiple pop-up markets, pick-your-own/pay-what-you-can events, and a weekly produce box (CSA: Burundi Bundle). Beginning in 2026, additional growers have registered at this site with the intention of taking part in market readiness training, accessing infrastructure to support sales activities (cold storage), developing economic resilience, and building connections with local buyers.

To address growing demand for fresh produce at low cost, GGN has secured funding to address hunger relief efforts through The Market + Hunger Relief Project. This initiative leverages the infrastructure, accessibility, and readiness of the Indian Creek Market Farm to serve as a market incubator for multiple growers, and builds off of the efforts that staff and farmers have put into both the land and local relationships. GGN is launching this project to ensure that fresh local produce is distributed at free or donation-based cost to community members in need, while ensuring that producers develop market readiness skills, connections, and experience.

Position Summary and Candidate Vision

In coordination with the Grower Network Program team, the Market Manager will lead and implement the launch of GGN’s 2026 Market + Hunger Relief Project. A liaison between GGN, network growers, and market partners, this individual will be responsible for identifying and coordinating distribution outlets to ensure that local produce enters the local community, and that market growers benefit from consistent outlets, opportunities for income generation, and enhanced market readiness skills.

Job Responsibilities

Grower Training + Development

• Collaborate with the Grower Network Program Manager to craft and implement the market training program for local producers including but not limited to:
  • Post-harvest handling (food safety; packing standards)
  • Farmers market preparedness
  • Customer service and buyer relations
  • Financial tracking and management (sales, invoices)
• Collaborate with GGN and distribution partners to identify, recruit, and coordinate with producers for training and sales opportunities
• Manage the storage location, produce deliveries and pick-ups, and feedback loops to ensure training and application meet industry standards

Market Coordination + Administration

• Plan, promote, and conduct 4 donation-based markets and/or pick-your-own events at the Indian Creek Market Farm (in addition to agency distributions, and inclusive of grower training/preparedness and payments implied above)
• Identify, conduct outreach, and coordinate with low/no cost distribution organizations including food pantries to facilitate sales opportunities for local producers and food access within the local community
• Coordinate with producers, GGN, and distribution agencies to create a weekly operations systems that includes communications, pricing, traceability, invoicing, and other logistics related to produce supply chain
• Coordinate, track, and create reports for sales and grower invoices/payments to ensure that distribution targets are met
• Document and report on all activities, impacts, and measures of performance
• Other responsibilities as needed

Requirements

• A broad understanding of local food, agriculture and agroecology, and their connectivity to cultures, land stewardship and heritage
• At least two years of experience with event and/or supply chain coordination in the food systems space such as farmer outreach, sales, food safety, market and vendor management, and/or distribution
• Experience working in hunger relief including procurement, client relations, and/or EBT
• Demonstrated ability to monitor and manage project budgets and payments
• Demonstrated ability to shift communication styles to fit the needs of a wide range of cultures, people, and organizations
• Experience working with documenting and promoting events and experiences, in-person and through social media
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, take initiative, prioritize multiple ongoing projects and tasks, and to successfully manage detail-oriented work
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace; Airtable experience is a plus; experience with CRM systems is a plus
• Access to reliable transportation for travel between GGN sites and to offsite meetings.
• Fluency in written and spoken English

Location and Schedule

This is a non-exempt position requiring approximately 20-25 hours per week, with a pre-arranged working schedule, Tuesday - Saturday, along with occasional pre-scheduled evening and weekend work. This position is based at the Indian Creek Market farm, with a scheduled presence at our office at Legacy Park in Decatur a few times a month. Remote/virtual work is possible outside of necessary in-office responsibilities for 10-20% of the time with pre-approval from the team Manager.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary for this position is $25-$28 per hour. Benefits include: cell phone stipend ($25/month), SIMPLE IRA retirement account (3% match), paid time off (4.67 hours per 80 hours worked) and time off for organizational holidays, proportional to hours worked.

How to Apply

Apply at this link: bit.ly/ggn-hiring. Please include your resume and cover letter in PDF format. The cover letter should explain why you are interested in the position, and address the following:

• Why are you looking for a new position?
• Why do you feel connected to the work and mission of Global Growers Network?
• How will you use your past work, volunteer, academic, and/or other life experiences to meet the specific responsibilities of this position (as detailed above)?

Finalists will be asked to submit professional references who we may contact.

GGN is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for

employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national

origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

Benefits include: cell phone stipend ($25/month), SIMPLE IRA retirement account (3% match), paid time off (4.67 hours per 80 hours worked) and time off for organizational holidays, proportional to hours worked.

Fluency in written and spoken English