Market Lead

Vacancy at The Felix Project

Market Lead

Salary £ £30,000 – 32,000 (Dependent on experience)

East London (New Spitalfields Market and our Poplar Depot)

Details

The Felix Project is London’s largest food redistribution charity. Our vision is a London where good food is never wasted, and no one goes hungry. We aim to reduce the negative impact food waste has on the environment by working with the food industry to rescue high quality surplus produce, that would otherwise have gone to waste. This food is sorted at one of our four depots or turned into meals in Felix’s Kitchen. It is then distributed to over 1,200 community organisations, such as food banks, homeless shelters and primary schools, all of whom are working within communities across London to feed people experiencing hunger.

Our values set the tone for our organisational culture and reflects how we do everything at The Felix Project including our Recruitment & Selection process. 

We are looking for the Market Lead to play a key role in the development and growth of our market rescue operations.

The main purpose of the role is to work onsite at New Spitalfields Market (Leyton), developing and maintaining supply relationships, identifying and quality-controlling new surplus food supplies, and establishing long-term partnerships with market traders.

You will play a big part in ensuring that the charity is successful in achieving its objective to rescue and secure a growing supply of surplus food that will take us to our ambitious future meal targets to feed those in need.  

• Identify, secure and quality control surplus produce to be taken to our East London depot and distributed to the local community.
• Liaise with the depot teams over any day-to-day issues.
• Manage the supplier base so deliveries of stock are consistent and maximised.
• Manage and maintain market relations, ensuring Felix fulfils its partnership commitments with the City of London.
• Coordinate daily logistics between New Spitalfields Market and all areas of Felix, including liaising between our East London Depot, Food Supply, Volunteering and Transport /Logistics Teams.
• Account manage all market traders.
• Manage the Felix office on site.
• Work closely with traders to ensure the relationship with The Felix Project is mutually beneficial.
• Manage volunteers onsite, including induction tours and delegating quality control.

Your normal duties and responsibilities will be set out in your job description. However, the charity may require you to perform other duties from time to time. 

You will have experience building and maintaining external stakeholder relationships across all levels of an organisation, and be equally comfortable communicating with senior leaders, operational teams, and frontline staff.

You will have an understanding of the food industry, particularly fresh produce markets and the unique way in which they operate. You will be passionate about reducing food waste and/or tackling food poverty. You will also have experience developing and managing effective third-party partnerships to support organisational growth, alongside a desire to work within a rapidly expanding charity.

• Experience managing relationships, with excellent communication skills.
• Experience or comfortability with shifts and the required working hours.
• Confident and professional .
• Capability to excel in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Ability to work within a team of varied individuals with a positiveattitude
• positive attitude Meticulous organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Good PC skills, particularly Microsoft Office
• Full UK Driving Licence (with no more than 6 points) held for at least 1 year – over 21 for insurance purposes.
• Forklift License highly desirable.
• Happy to be based primarily at New Spitalfields Market, this is not a hybrid or WFH role.
• This job can be physically demanding, and the successful candidate should be comfortable working outdoors.
• Ability to travel occasionally, visiting suppliers, our other market at Western International and all four Felix sites across London.
• Completed, or willing to undertake, Dynamic Risk Assessment and First Aid training.

At The Felix Project, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in everything we do. We value the unique contributions of every individual and strive to create a respectful, inclusive environment free from discrimination or prejudice. Our commitment extends to all employees, and volunteers, ensuring equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of background or characteristics.

Once you apply you will be directed to our recruitment portal. Please upload your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role and make sure that they are both uploaded before submitting your application. After you have submitted your application, you have 24 hours in which you can access you application and make edits. We will only consider applications with both CV and cover letter submitted. 

We reserve the right to close advertisements early and we might assess candidates and arranging interview as applications come in, so please apply as soon as possible, to avoid missing out on this opportunity.  

Due to the anticipated large number of applicants, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of your application, we regret to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful. Consequently, will not be able to provide feedback. 

Benefits

28 days annual leave per annum (+ bank holidays) plus up to 2 days additional leave for length of service.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave.
• Birthday day off.
• Access to discounts for a wide range of discounts on everyday spends.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Employee assistance programme including 24 Hour GP helpline.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Opportunity for free meals whilst working at our depots.
• After work activities such as Felix’s softball team, running club and cycling club