Head of Farm to Family

# Head of Farm to Family Organization: Sharing Excess Employment Type: Full Time · Remote, frequent travel expected Team: Food Rescue Operations Reports To: Chief Program Officer ## About Sharing Excess Sharing Excess is one of the fastest-growing food rescue organizations in America, built on a simple but powerful mission: save food and feed communities. What started as a grassroots student movement now operates nationwide, moving over 2 million pounds of food every week — 100+ million pounds annually — to thousands of community partners. Our work is bold, fast, and deeply human. We move quickly, innovate constantly, and operate with the mindset of a high-growth startup. We seek individuals who deliver with excellence, raise the bar, and above all, care deeply about making the world a better place. ## Role Highlight The Head of Farm to Family is a mission-critical leader responsible for building, overseeing, and scaling Sharing Excess's Farm to Family (Direct Link) program: a rapidly expanding initiative focused on rescuing food directly from farms, agricultural producers, and importers at the source. These rescues routinely involve volumes ranging into many millions of pounds, requiring sophisticated logistics, deep partner relationships, and exceptional operational coordination. In this role, you will design and lead a national strategy for direct-from-farm food rescue, forging partnerships with growers, co-ops, and regional agricultural networks, and ensuring that rescued produce moves efficiently from the field to communities in need. You will work closely with the Chief Program Officer and collaborate cross-functionally with distribution, logistics, analytics, and community engagement teams to build one of the most impactful and innovative direct-source food rescue programs in the country. This role demands a systems builder, a skilled relationship manager, and someone who thrives at the intersection of agriculture, logistics, and social impact. ## Reporting Structure Reports to: Chief Program Officer Direct Reports: Food Sourcing Managers, Direct Link Coordinators, Direct Link Administrators Key Relationships: COO, CEO/Founder, Operations, Distribution & Analytics Teams, Food Donors, Farm Partners & Community Partners ## Responsibilities Include ### Program Strategy & National Leadership - Design and execute a national Farm to Family strategy for large-scale, farm-direct food rescue operations, including rescues spanning many millions of pounds. - Develop scalable systems and playbooks for identifying, activating, and sustaining farm-level partnerships across diverse agricultural regions. - Partner with the Chief Program Officer to align Farm to Family programming with broader organizational goals and growth plans. - Lead expansion of Farm to Family operations into new geographies and agricultural markets. ### Farm & Agricultural Partner Development - Build and maintain a national network of farm, co-op, importers, and agricultural producer partners who donate surplus and unsaleable produce directly to Sharing Excess. - Negotiate and manage donation agreements, logistics arrangements, and long-term partnerships with growers, packing houses, and agricultural cooperatives. - Serve as Sharing Excess's primary relationship steward with the agricultural sector, representing the organization at farm expos, grower convenings, and industry events. - Develop onboarding processes for new farm partners to ensure seamless integration into SE's rescue operations. ### High-Volume Logistics & Operational Oversight - Oversee the end-to-end logistics of large-scale farm-direct rescues, including coordinating transportation, cold chain management, sorting, and distribution to community partners. - Develop and refine standard operating procedures (SOPs) for high-volume Direct Link rescues, ensuring consistency, food safety compliance, and operational excellence. - Collaborate with the distribution team to optimize routing and capacity pl…