Cornell Cooperative Extension is Hiring: Taste NY Welcome Center Manager

Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Saratoga County’s Taste New York (TNY) Adirondacks Welcome Center promotes the region’s local tourism industry, rich history, food, and beverages. The Center is a partnership between CCE of Saratoga County, Cornell University, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets (AGM), and the NYS Empire State Development Corporation.

The Taste NY Welcome Center Manager oversees all aspects of the Center and helps ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for staff and customers. The Manager frequently builds and maintains tactful, collaborative relationships with vendors, NY State agencies, Cornell University, and other CCE associations.

The Manager leads and motivates staff resulting in informal programs and education about NYS farmers and other producers; positive customer service to members of the public; generation of sales; minimizing losses; and ensuring the store and website is visually distinctive and impeccably maintained.

This position works in-person including early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays based on the Center schedule ensuring appropriate staffing and supervisory coverage levels.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus experience relevant to the role of the position.
• Experience relevant to the role of the position.
• Ability to create and maintain a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for staff and customers.
• Ability to effectively manage an informal, educational-based retail environment, ensuring positive public and customer service experiences.
• Travel Requirements: Ability to meet regular travel requirements associated with this position. A valid NYS driver’s license and ability to drive and driving record acceptable for agency insurance coverage are required.
• Ability to constantly work flexible hours related to the Market schedule, including early mornings, nights, weekends and holidays.
• Ability to communicate effectively and tactfully through verbal, written, and electronic methods.
• Ability to use windows-based software, QuickBooks, internet, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and complete work with integrity, accuracy, and within established deadlines.
• Work Environment: In addition to the Working Conditions; the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions. This position works constantly in a retail setting. This position frequently maneuvers around the sales floor, stockroom, and office. This position frequently operates point of sale registers, office computer, and other equipment. This position frequently lifts, moves and/or transports products, supplies and equipment.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with retail environments, managing vendor and/or governmental relationships, agriculture, and agri-tourism.

Position Details

This is a full-time, exempt position. Compensation paid at the rate of $60,000 annually. Excellent benefits, based on eligibility, including:

• Paid Vacation, Sick, and Personal leave
• Paid Holidays
• NYS Health Insurance Program (including free Dental Insurance)
• NYS Retirement (NYSERS)
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Total Care Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tax Deferred Annuity Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Group Universal Life Insurance
• Personal Accidental Insurance
• Legal Plan Insurance
• Long Term Care Insurance
• Auto and Homeowner’s Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• New York’s College Savings Program
• ClearPoint Credit Counseling Solutions

All applications must be received on-line by 11:59 pm on November 22, 2024. Position closing dates may change based on Association needs.

To apply and for further details: https://cornell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/CCECareerPage/job/New-York-State-Other/CCE-of-Saratoga-County-Taste-NY-Welcome-Center-Manager—Queensbury–NY_WDR-00049526-1

Cornell Cooperative Extension is a collaboration among Cornell University, the United States Department of Agriculture, the State of New York, and the residents of New York State. Per NYS Law, county and regional extension service associations are subordinate governmental agencies. This employment opportunity is with the entities listed and not with Cornell University. Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities. Individuals who bring a diverse perspective and are supportive of diversity are strongly encouraged to apply.