Job Description

Human Resources Manager

The Common Market is a nonprofit social enterprise working to build a more resilient and equitable food system. Through a network of regional chapters, we connect family farmers to the institutions that need their food most, including schools, hospitals, universities, and community organizations.

As our national network continues to grow, our ability to deliver on this mission depends on strong, reliable, and values-aligned teams. From warehouse staff and drivers to sales and operations leaders, our people are at the center of everything we do.

To support our continued growth and expansion into new markets, The Common Market is seeking a Human Resources Manager to strengthen our hiring, onboarding, and employee development systems. This role will play a critical part in ensuring we consistently attract, support, and retain the people who make this work possible.

The Human Resources Manager is responsible for driving the execution of core HR systems that power our operations and growth, with a focus on recruiting, onboarding, training, and early employee development across operational and sales teams.

This role sits at the intersection of people and operations. The HR Manager ensures that hiring pipelines are strong, onboarding experiences are seamless, and new employees are set up for success in their first 90 days and beyond.

Working in close partnership with Executive Directors, Operations Managers, Sales leaders, IT, and Finance, this role owns the process and ensures execution through others, coordinating across teams to ensure that critical HR functions are completed with consistency, timeliness, and quality.

This is a highly collaborative, systems-driven role for someone who is energized by building structure, improving processes, and supporting frontline teams in a fast-paced operational environment.

This position reports to the Chief Financial Officer and works closely with members of the executive and senior leadership teams across the organization.

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented, execution-focused HR professional who thrives in environments where coordination, follow-through, and cross-team collaboration are essential.

They are comfortable managing multiple processes at once, from hiring pipelines to onboarding logistics to training plans, and take pride in ensuring that all aspects of the work are completed with accuracy, consistency, and follow-through.

They are equally comfortable communicating with warehouse staff, coordinating with IT on onboarding logistics, and partnering with leadership on employee development. They understand that strong systems and consistent execution are what enable teams to perform at a high level.

This role may not be the right fit for candidates who:

Prefer Strategy Over Execution. This is a highly execution-focused role that requires managing day-to-day hiring, onboarding, and coordination across teams, not just designing programs or policies.

Want to Directly Own Every Task Themselves. Success in this role depends on coordinating across departments and ensuring execution through others, rather than individually completing every onboarding or HR task.

Have not Worked in Operational or Frontline Environments. Candidates without experience supporting warehouse, logistics, or hourly teams may find the pace and nature of this work challenging.

Are Uncomfortable Managing Multiple Processes Simultaneously. This role requires juggling hiring pipelines, onboarding timelines, and training coordination at the same time.

Prefer Highly Structured, Siloed Environments. This role requires cross-functional collaboration and adaptability in a growing, evolving organization.

Own and coordinate full-cycle recruitment for critical operational and sales roles across the organization.

Ensure that every new hire is prepared, equipped, and supported from day one.

Support strong onboarding and integration through structured training and follow-up.

Help build consistent systems for employee development across the organization.

Maintain strong, consistent HR systems across a multi-site organization.

Support a safe and compliant work environment across operations.

Ensure claims processes are timely, organized, and well-coordinated.

Serve as a resource to employees and managers, particularly during onboarding and early tenure.

Support consistent and compliant employee relations processes.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

35 years of experience in Human Resources, with a focus on recruiting and onboarding.

Experience hiring for operational or hourly roles (warehouse, logistics, drivers, etc.).

Strong organizational and communication skills.

Ability to manage multiple processes and coordinate across teams.

Experience in multi-site or operational environments preferred.

This role is based in one of our four hubs: Philadelphia, Atlanta, Houston, Chicago. Travel to the other hub locations is expected approximately two days per month per location, totaling up to 25% travel overall.

Salary: $101,000 annually

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

Retirement Plan (SIMPLE IRA with 100% employer match)

Life Insurance (100% Employer Paid Life, AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability)

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

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