Salisbury Pantry Manager

Salisbury Pantry Manager

Location: Salisbury

Salary: £33,699 - £37,280 Per Annum

Hours:37 hours per week,

Closing Date:15th March 2026

Salisbury Pantry aims to create a sustainable and long-term solution to food insecurity and works as a membership scheme. Our Salisbury pantry currently sits within our Communities team. This role acts as the face of the pantry to our members who shop at pantry and to our external partners. It is a full-time post managing pantry operations during opening hours and behind the scenes.

This includes managing the volunteer team, supporting members and liaising with food donation partners and suppliers. There will be responsibility for receiving deliveries, managing stock levels and maintaining our food hygiene standards. Experience of securing donations, writing funding bids or income generation would be beneficial as we seek to plan the long-term development and sustainability of the pantry.

We are looking for a motivated and resilient person to deliver a welcoming, friendly and essential community resource to our communities in need.

Essential Operational hours: you will work 37 hours and must be available to work from our pantry site on the following hours. Mondays 9am 1pm, Tuesdays 07.30 3.30pm, alternate Wednesdays 2pm 6.45pm.

There is flexibility around the remaining hours during the working week.

Pantry opening hours are Tuesdays 10am 3pm and alternate Wednesdays 3.30pm 6.30pm

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a great communicator with a welcoming approach
• Has experience of food retail or alternative relevant experience
• Is committed to work with volunteers to create a positive experience for members
• Is able to deal with competing priorities, and a range of tasks including receiving and managing stock
• Supports our priority to reduce inequality and tackle food insecurity, supporting people to help themselves
• Comfortable communicating with a diverse range of people
• Someone who is keen to work collaboratively, in partnership (schools, local businesses, other community groups), to support members and develop the pantry s operational model and longevity

What we can offer you:

• 30 days annual leave & Bank Holidays (adjusted to FTE)
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme and other health and wellbeing benefits
• Paid sick leave

We reserve the right to close the job earlier than the closing date advertised if we have had sufficient applications

Please ensure you cover how you meet the following essential criteria in your application:

Experience:

• Working in a food, catering or retail environment
• Managing and supervising staff
• Service delivery to a wide range of people including those at risk or facing barriers to inclusion
• Budget management
• Volunteer management
• Fundraising through events, campaigns and writing funding bids
• Working in a setting with a community focus

Knowledge:

• Food Hygiene processes,
• Systems and legislation
• Local support networks and organisations relevant to those on low incomes
• Stock management systems

Skills:

Project management

Communication, written and spoken

People management and dealing with difficult situations

IT skills

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Qualifications:

Food hygiene certificate (or willing to work towards)

Driving licence

Attributes:

Caring and compassionate

A high level of interpersonal skills and an ability to deliver quality customer service

A positive attitude to working with a wide range of people with diverse backgrounds

A positive attitude to working to support people on low incomes, working and out of work, to provide nutritious food for their family

A flexible attitude to undertaking a variety of duties

Able and willing to work alone

Able to work cooperatively as part of a small team

Positive attitude to completing all tasks to the standard required

Reliable and punctual

Reasonable levels of physical fitness and strength, enabling the post holder to manage deliveries and stock

To Apply

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