About Misfits Market:

Misfits Market is a mission-driven, high-growth startup dedicated to reducing food waste and making shopping for sustainable, high-quality groceries easier and more affordable. We deliver organic produce, high-quality meats and seafood, plant-based proteins, dairy, bakery, wine, and other grocery items to nearly every zip code in 48 states at up to 30 percent off traditional grocery store prices. In 2022, Misfits Market acquired sustainable e-grocer Imperfect Foods and now leverages its in-house transportation network to deliver directly to consumers with one of the most carbon-efficient grocery delivery models on the market. By tackling inefficiencies in the food system, our passionate and motivated team of problem solvers helps save an average of 500,000 pounds of food per week from waste or lesser outcomes, with an all-time savings of 190+ million pounds of food.

About the role:

The Misfits Market Sustainability Team is expanding to hire a Sustainability Coordinator, reporting to the Head of Sustainability. The Sustainability Team sits within Operations and partners closely with all Misfits departments. Through this position, the Sustainability Coordinator will gain experience working in Sustainability for a mission-driven e-commerce grocer. The Sustainability Coordinator will:

• Save food from waste, and send all materials to their highest and best outcome. Lead our work to certify two Fulfillment Centers as TRUE Zero Waste.
• Grow and foster sustainability and impact capacity at Misfits Market. Help us to embed and grow sustainability focus in our company culture and structure, through collateral building, process development and improvement, internal and external partnerships, reporting and certification.

Focus areas and deliverables for the Sustainability Coordinator include:

TRUE Zero Waste certification. Misfits Market has made a commitment to achieve TRUE Zero Waste certification across its Fulfillment Centers (FCs). The Sustainability Coordinator will support this commitment by:

• Track and report all waste across Misfits facilities, in coordination with an AI-powered third party (providing utility bill smart scanning services)
• Develop waste reduction initiatives across all FCs in partnership with local Green Teams
• Manage the TRUE Zero Waste certification process for two FCs, including writing and developing credit narratives.
• Deliverables include:TRUE Zero Waste certification for two Misfits Markets Fulfillment Centers, and create quarterly TRUE Zero Waste initiative reports.
• Support two additional TRUE Zero Waste Fulfillment Center kickoffs in 2024
• Generate and execute capacity building initiatives across our Green Team, Green Team Leads, and full company. Help us to grow the movement!

Other responsibilities may include:

• Administrative and organizational work, including scheduling, coordination and organization of Sustainability Team key focus areas
• Build and improve onboarding / training materials, and key Sustainability Team presentations
• Periodic trend and progress reports in foods saved from lesser outcomes, in partnership with the Merchandising Team
• Additional Sustainability-focused projects based on interest and business priorities

Qualifications:

• TRUE Zero Waste Advisor certification, and / or experience applying for TRUE Zero Waste certification.
• Minimum two years professional experience, ideally within food, agriculture, operations, e-commerce and/or climate work. Post-graduate and graduate student applications accepted.
• Strong experience in data collection and analysis, with minimum 1-2 years professional or academic experience in Excel / Google Sheets.
• Strong interpersonal skills, stakeholder management and written communication and presentation abilities.
• Bonus: Financial modeling experience, and experience with financial statements.
• Passion for curbing climate change and keeping materials out of landfill a must!

Schedule and details:

• June - December 2024, with flexible start and end dates.
• 30 hours / week, with room for flexible working hours. $25/hour. This role does not include or provide benefits.
• Sustainability Coordinator will receive a Misfits Market weekly grocery stipend ($25/week).
• This role is primarily remote, with the opportunity to work from a Misfits Market Fulfillment Center. Candidates must be based in the United States. Candidates based in the Baltimore, Chicago or San Antonio or Los Angeles areas are given preference for this role.