Secondharvest
Operations Manager (British Columbia)
British Columbia. Posted a month ago
The role
The Operations Manager serves as the primary community representative and operational lead in British Columbia. This person builds strategic relationships with non-profit partners and coordinates food distribution strategies across the supply chain.
What you will do
- Build, maintain and strengthen relationships with non-profit organizations, community groups, Indigenous organizations, municipalities, and other stakeholders.
- Lead the distribution of large-volume food donations across British Columbia.
- Collaborate with Food Recovery & Partnerships and Supply Chain & Logistics teams.
- Assess network capacity and identify opportunities to strengthen recipient readiness.
- Identify opportunities to expand and strengthen the network and community impact across the province.
- Deliver presentations and participate in speaking engagements to increase awareness.
- Conduct regular field visits to partners throughout British Columbia.
- Identify opportunities to grow programs and collaborate on special projects.
- Assess capacity gaps and work cross functionally to improve food rescue operations.
- Oversee ongoing reporting and data collection.
Required qualifications
- Must have valid driver’s license
- Access to a reliable vehicle for travel within BC
Benefits
- Comprehensive group insurance (health, dental, life, AD&D and Long-Term disability)
- Employer match contributions (3%) to a Defined Benefit Pension Plan
- Employer match contributions (up to 4%) to a Group Retirement Savings Plan
- Access to parental leave top-up
- 4 weeks of annual vacation & 1 additional day per year of service (max 30)
- 10 paid sick days & 3 personal days
- Summer Half-Days
- Winter holiday closure
- Access to an Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Flexible work hours
About the company
Second Harvest is Canada’s largest food rescue organization and the expert in perishable food recovery. They rescue surplus, unsold food from across the supply chain and redistribute it to non-profits across the country.