Who You Are

You are someone with a passion to leverage business as a force for good and have a deep understanding of supply chain complexities. You bring experience in agriculture, produce supply chains, and labor issues, and have experience in process improvement and change management. You can apply a lens of materiality and creativity to drive initiatives forward and are skilled at identifying solution space that meets the company’s mission and impact targets while aligning with business needs.

You can oscillate between executing on the tangible task and hand, while also seeing the bigger picture and engaging with NGOs or the broader industry to advance company initiatives. You are an independent, self-starter who takes initiative but also operates as a team player. You are skilled at navigating the inherent tensions between diverse stakeholder interests, maintaining a thoughtful and collaborative approach as you work across teams.

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The Task At Hand

The Social Impact Strategy and Standards Manager reports directly to the Senior Director of Strategic Sourcing and Sustainability, collaborates extensively across departments, working closely with teams such as sourcing, procurement, innovation, and quality, and is responsible for developing and implementing new strategies to de-risk and strengthen the supply chain, with an emphasis on human rights, code of conduct adherence, certifications, and worker wellbeing. This role supports other strategic projects that increase efficiency, cost savings, and/or greater transparency in the supply chain while driving process improvements and is responsible for engaging with a variety of stakeholders to ensure alignment on sustainability and social impact goals.

The Social Impact Strategy and Standards Manager is a crucial internal resource on labor and social impact in agriculture and manufacturing, building strong relationships and fostering a culture of sustainability; This includes operationalizing sustainability initiatives and best practices both within the organization and with our external suppliers and partners through both quantitative means like audit reviews and scorecards, but also qualitative means through conversations, on-site visits, and relationship-building. This role will also support related reporting and compliance tasks and liaise with industry partners.

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In This Role, You Will

• Develop a program for tracking and mitigating risk around human rights & labor, while driving business value

• Refine and implement a policy for Code of Conduct adherence

• Assess and engage suppliers and co-manufacturers for labor practices; managing audits, certifications, and data collection

• Provide guidance around innovation and ingredient standards, identifying hotspot areas and guardrails as it relates to labor and sourcing risks

• Build deeper ingredient transparency across our portfolio with key insights to de-risk, provide value, and inform strategy

• Support mid & long-term supply chain initiatives around direct sourcing

• Support with ESG/retailer/Sustainability reporting on related topics by providing data, copy, and responding to questionnaires

• Track policies, regulations, trends relating to labor, human rights, organic and resilient supply chains

• Educate teams on key topics and issue areas to build fluency and contextual understanding

• Support engagement in public policy and strategic NGO partnerships to advance O’Farm’s mission and impact goals

• Other tasks as assigned: we are a fast-growing emerging brand; being flexible and willing to adapt as needed is a must

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In This Role, You’ll Bring With You:

• Minimum 5-7 years of professional work experience in supply chains, sustainability, social impact, operations, and/or agriculture. At least 3 years of project management leadership

• Demonstrated ability to lead projects independently while also bringing sensitivity to cross-functional needs and priorities

• Strong knowledge of global CPG and/or produce supply chains, labor audits, certifications & standards

• Solid financial understanding and risk analysis ability, as well as change management, relationship building, and project management skills

• Bilingual in Spanish and English strongly desired

• Comfortable visiting farms and orchards and talking with farmworkers

• Organized and professional when coordinating with different internal and external stakeholders

• Comfortable in ambiguity and high-change environments

• Experience and credibility to earn the trust of internal and external stakeholders

• Experience developing and managing supplier engagement programs

• Ability to communicate complex topics clearly to all organizational levels

• Solid knowledge of Microsoft Suite, Outlook, Slack, and other professional platforms

• Up to 15-25% travel required: Although this role is a remote work-from-home position, we “Farmers” do meet as a company and/or department at least once a year. You should also anticipate possible travel to farms in the supply chain and occasional conferences

• A genuine passion for improving childhood nutrition for a healthier and happier planet

• Desire to contribute to a dynamic, high-growth, purpose-driven work environment

• Must reside in the United States to be considered for this position

• Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position

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Compensation

• Full-Time, Salaried, Exempt

• The anticipated salary range for this position is $100,000.00 to $130,000.00. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a few factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses, stipends, equity, and role-specific perks.

Additional:

• Remote-first work environment

• Annual Bonus

• 401(k) program + 4% company match after three months

• New Hire Remote Life Stipend + annual Nourish and Nurture Allowance

• Monthly Cell and Internet Stipend

• Quarterly Farm-to-Fridge home deliveries and Employee Discounts

• New Parents: Up to 18 weeks of paid Parental Leave, Baby Steps Back To Work, 3 months’ supply of Once Upon A Farm products, and breast milk shipping service and support for those who travel after birth for the duration of your breastfeeding journey

• Unlimited Paid Time Off

• Paid Volunteer Time

• Paid Time Off to fulfill civic responsibilities, including jury duty and voting in local, state, and national elections

• Medical Insurance for the employee, covered at 100% on select plans with additional plan options at a reduced cost to the employee

• Vision and Dental Insurance, covered at 100% for the employee and dependents

• Life insurance

• Flexible spending account (Medical & Dependent Care) and Health savings accounts for applicable plans

• Employee assistance program (EAP)

• All other benefits, leaves, and insurance as required by law, based on your specific residence

• And so much more!

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Who We Are

Our Purpose: Drive systemic improvement in childhood nutrition for a healthier, happier, and more equitable world.

Our Business: At Once Upon a Farm, farm-fresh taste grows here. We're on a greater mission in providing organic, crave-worthy snacks and meals for children of all ages. Our recipes are crafted with only the best organic ingredients – whole fruits and veggies, cold-pressed (our pouches), or freshly frozen (our meals) to perfection– to support your growing kids at every stage. Each of our organic, non-GMO, non-dairy recipes contains no added sugar and are free from artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives – just simple, real, nutritious snacks your entire family will love.

We support and champion farmers who supply the highest-quality organic ingredients for our foods.  We help parents keep their promise to provide the best nourishment for their children’s bodies and souls. We treat our consumers, customers, suppliers, investors, and all our valued employees with the same high level of dignity and respect that we expect from others. We will always fight for and support efforts to drive positive social change and food justice for the benefit of parents, kids, and families. Lastly, we foster an entrepreneurial and collaborative culture that values humility, honesty, passion, positive social impact, and fun.

Our Team: We’re all fully remote, which makes us a highly collaborative, dynamic, and supportive bunch. We share a singular mission to make the world a better place through the highest quality, most delicious, nourishing, and nutritious products made accessible to every home, from our farms to your fridge. And while we’re invested in our product, we’re equally invested in one another's success.

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Once Upon a Farm is a purpose-driven brand made up of an inclusive group of individuals with diverse backgrounds, passions, and beliefs. We hire self-motivated, independent thinkers and those who are genuinely passionate about improving childhood nutrition for a healthier and happier planet. Bring your whole self to your work at Once Upon a Farm, a proud equal-opportunity employer. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use.

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In an effort to help us remove unconscious bias from our resume review process, we ask that you please remove all identifying information from your resume (like profile photos) before you upload it. Once Upon a Farm is committed to cultivating an inclusive environment where a diverse group of people can and want to do their best work, and that starts with our hiring practices.

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Once Upon a Farm, PBC, provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants in all company facilities without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, cast, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental and/or intellectual disability, age, military status or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer-related or HIV/AIDS-related), genetic information, or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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This job description is a summary of duties; it is by no means an all-inclusive list but is merely a broad guide of expected duties.

You must reside in the United States to be considered for this position.