Job Location: The home base is our wholesale bakery in the Ravenswood neighborhood (60613). MUST HAVE YOUR OWN VEHICLE to travel to local farmers markets and pop-up events throughout Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. Occasional events beyond the Chicago metro area, including in Wisconsin (Milwaukee, Kenosha, Madison) and Northwest Indiana.
Job Type: Part-time, Hourly (Approximately 20-30 hours/week); Flexible schedule including early evenings and weekends is required. A reliable, insured vehicle with ample room for transporting market goods is required. To be considered for this role, applicants must meet these criteria and must submit three professional references, along with a resume and cover letter.
Start Date: May 2025
Job Description: We are seeking a dependable, organized, and outgoing individual to join our team as a Market Manager. In this role, you will be responsible for managing our growing roster of farmers markets and pop-up events throughout the year, but in particular during our busy season from May to November. The role involves representing Mindful Baking—a 100% gluten-free and vegan bakery—at multiple weekly, off-site events. Each shift includes: picking up baked goods from a commissary kitchen, setting up a farmers market stand/pop-up market booth to sell the goods, and returning to the commissary for closing tasks.
The ideal candidate must be available to work a flexible schedule, including early mornings, early evenings, and weekends, and must be a licensed driver with access to their own reliable, insured vehicle with ample room for transporting market goods. To be considered, applicants must complete the online training course for the Chicago Summer Festival Food Service Sanitation Certificate.
Responsibilities:
- Manage all aspects of Mindful Baking’s off-site markets and events, and work closely with Mindful Baking’s Owner and part-time staff to ensure all events are covered and the calendar is up to date.
- Maintain market supply boxes and inventory records to ensure that market stands are always fully stocked.
- Communicate with the Owner and bakery staff on a weekly basis to discuss any issues or changes in inventory needs.
- Stay up-to-date on weekly offerings/new products so you can answer customer questions.
- Prepare supplies/products for all events on a given day.
Day of event tasks:
- Pick up supplies and baked goods from the commissary kitchen and transport them to the farmers market stand.
- Set up and take down the farmers market stand, including arranging products and ensuring that the stand is clean and presentable.
- Interact with customers in a friendly and professional manner, answer questions, and provide information about the products.
- Handle cash and credit card transactions accurately and efficiently, and accurately report transactions and opening/closing inventory.
- Adhere to food safety and sanitation guidelines at all times.
- Ensure all supplies are returned to the commissary kitchen and properly cleaned/stored/restocked at the end of each shift, and that all unsold goods are properly stored.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Must be a licensed driver and have access to an insured, reliable vehicle, with proper dimensions for transporting all goods and supplies (folding table, tent, multiple coolers, etc.).
- Must be available to work early evenings and weekends.
- Must be able to perform moderate lifting (up to 40 lbs) to transport goods and set up the market booth.
- Must have excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Must be customer-service-oriented and sales-driven.
- Previous experience in a similar role is a plus.
- A basic knowledge of vegan and gluten-free products is a plus.
- An interest in supporting vegan companies and small, independent businesses is a plus.
Salary: The salary for this position is $20 per hour, plus mileage reimbursement for getting to/from the bakery and various markets/events. It also includes the following benefits:
- 20% employee discount on all food, drinks, and merchandise (at the markets and Mindful Baking Cafe). Everything we make is vegan & gluten-free!
- Room to grow, potential to eventually manage a small team, and help organize larger-scale events hosted by Mindful Baking.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your resume and a brief cover letter including three professional references to mindfulbakingchicago@gmail.com. Thank you for your interest in joining our team.
