Sweetwater Organic Coffee Co.
General Manager
Sweetwater Organic Coffee Co. (Sweetwater) is looking for a full-time General Manager (GM) to manage its Gainesville, Florida location starting no later than May 15th. The GM is responsible for the planning, direction, and oversight of Sweetwater's daily operations, including, but not limited to: compliance, production, purchasing and inventory, community outreach and business development, and customer satisfaction. The GM provides consistent leadership and management in alignment with the company’s purpose, core values, strategic plan, financial goals, and long-term objectives.
Sweetwater is Florida’s 100% fair trade, organic, specialty coffee company. Located in sunny Gainesville, Florida, Sweetwater imports all of its coffee directly from small-scale coffee farmer cooperatives via a unique, principle-driven, supply chain called Cooperative Coffees. As an importer, roaster, wholesaler, and online retailer of some of the world’s best ethically sourced, specialty-grade coffee, Sweetwater is deeply committed to long-term, direct working relationships with its trading partners and customers.
Sweetwater Organic Coffee employees are proud to be involved with:
Cooperative Coffees - Cooperative Coffees’ goal is to make coffee-growing a sustainable and beneficial endeavor for farmer families and their communities while providing its members with exceptional coffees.
Fair Trade Federation - The Federation is part of the global fair trade movement, building equitable and sustainable trading partnerships and opportunities to alleviate poverty.
B-Corp Certification - Certifies businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose.
Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) - The SCA is a non-profit member-based association offering world-class specialty coffee events, research, and education. Sweetwater operates an SCA Premier Training Campus and has two Authorized SCA Trainers (AST) on staff.
Responsibilities:
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Ensure the consistent, effective, safe, and profitable operation of Sweetwater
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Strategically grow Sweetwater’s capacity and develop new business opportunities in collaboration with the company’s management team
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Ensure compliance with Food Safety, GMPs, Organic and other standards
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Cultivate excellent working relationships with all company stakeholders
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Serve as a community-building advocate for the company, fair trade and organics
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Ensure the effective, efficient and industry-leading functioning of Sweetwater’s order production and fulfillment function
Qualifications:
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5+ Years of managerial experience required
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College degree required
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Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
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Excellent written and oral communication skills
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Strong project and time-management skills
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Ability to demonstrate strong analytical and critical thinking skills
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Experience in sales, customer service and/or community outreach is preferred
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Experience with specialty coffee, organics and fair trade practices preferred
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All qualified applicants are asked to send a confidential cover letter and resume to Sweetwater Organic Coffee Co. (swochiring@gmail.com) no later than April 15, 2019