Lead Sales Coordinator

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

Non Union Farm Workers

Job Profile

Non Union Salaried - UBC Farm Staff Lead Coordinator

Job Title

Lead Sales Coordinator

Department

Field Technicians | Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm | Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Compensation Range

$5,251.40 - $6,117.13 CAD Monthly

Posting End Date

November 12, 2025

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

Ongoing

Due to the farming season's seasonality. The position has a different schedule throughout the year, as follows,
May to Sep at 1.0 FTE
Oct and Nov 0.875 FTE
Dec to Feb 0.70 FTE
Mar and Apr 0.875 FTE

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary
The Lead Sales Coordinator leads the sale and distribution of UBC Farm products. Sales and distribution channels supervised by the Lead Sales Coordinator include public market sales, a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, sales to food service providers (wholesale), and donations to community organizations.

Organizational Status
Reports to the Farm Operations Manager. Supervises a team of part-time and/or seasonal sales employees, including a Market Sales Coordinator, a CSA Coordinator, a Wholesale Assistant, and several Market Sales Workers. Liaises with Field Coordinators to plan crop planting and harvest based on anticipated yield and market demand. Works in a collaborative environment with other staff at the UBC Farm, the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (CSFS), and the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. Sales and distribution activities supervised by the Lead Sales Coordinator support the academic mission of the CSFS by generating operating revenue; by creating opportunities for research, training, and community engagement; and by generating long term harvest, yield, and sales data sets.

Work Performed- Responsible for the coordination of processing, storage, sale, and distribution of agricultural products through a balanced mix of scale-appropriate venues including farmers’ markets, direct sales, donations, and a CSA produce box program.- Oversees in-house database by maintaining, monitoring and manipulating high volumes of harvest, sales, yield, and inventory data.- Responsible for the coordination of weekly harvest planning based on market demand and product supply.- Oversees, monitors, and ensures the implementation and enforcement of best management practices for produce processing and handling. Through these actions, the technician optimizes the nutrient content, shelf life, and food safety of products grown and sold by the farm.- Develops, maintains and ensures implementation of a food safety plan.- Develops and maintains standard operating procedures for sales and food safety activities.- Provides practical training to new employees, practicum students, career placement students, and volunteers on food safety practices, database management, sales, and processing activities.- Initiates, develops and maintains partnerships with on
- and off-campus stakeholders to identify and develop potential new markets for farm products.- Procures supplies for crop harvesting, washing, packing, storing, selling, and delivery.- Performs point of sale (POS) training and compliance with UBC Finance and PCI (Payment Card Industry) policies and procedures.- Acts as Primary Floor Warden for harvest and processing areas; ensures areas are kept safe, clear of hazards, well-organized and maintained.- Assists the Farm Operations Manager with annual farm reports of production and sales activities.- Performs quantitative analyses of sales, yield, and harvest data to inform sales and production decisions.-
- May occasionally perform essential site staffing duties such as seedling watering and poultry care on weekends.- Performs other duties as required.

Consequence of Error/Judgement
The Lead Sales Coordinator is a representative of the CSFS at UBC Farm and the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. This individual’s approach and delivery of information in dealing with the general public and a variety of site users present at the UBC Farm site reflect on these units. Therefore, ensuring a high regard for professionalism, safety, and adherence to UBC policies is of considerable importance. When operating vehicles and equipment, poor judgment of the operating conditions, failure to defer problems to supervisors, and failure to abide by standard procedures can result in injury or death. Safety orientations and training will be provided before the assignment of tasks that require the use of such equipment. Day-to-day decisions regarding farm product processing and sales have a considera