Senior Operations Manager - vendor management (Rochester, NY)

Stonegate Birch Farms is an agricultural business based around Rochester. We are hiring a Senior Operations Manager to take on vendor management. Seasons are busy and the rest of the year is for planning. What you will do • Find and fix the small process problems that cost hours every week. • Manage vendors, contracts and budgets. • Manage a team of supervisors and coordinators. • Track performance measures for cold storage and act on them. • Plan daily and weekly work and keep it moving when things change. What we are looking for • Good judgement under pressure. • Comfort with numbers, schedules and reports. • Four or more years in operations, with some people-management. Nice to have • Lean or continuous-improvement training. • Experience with field records. Working arrangement • Contract for nine months, with a review at the end and a chance of extension. • On site in Rochester. • Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.