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We are hiring an Import/Export Manager with hands-on experience importing food products into the U.S! This role will own end-to-end import operations and compliance for categories such as edible oils, coffee, coconut products (e.g., desiccated coconut), and related food ingredients.

• Manage the full U.S. import process for food products: documentation, customs clearance, coordination with freight forwarders/customs brokers, and delivery scheduling
• Ensure compliance with U.S. regulations related to food imports (e.g., FDA requirements, labeling/document readiness, supplier compliance coordination)
• Lead and standardize import workflows: SOPs, timelines, risk controls, cost optimization, and issue resolution
• Work with overseas suppliers to collect and validate shipping docs (commercial invoice, packing list, COA, origin docs, etc.) and ensure accuracy
• Coordinate import qualifications/registrations needed for food categories (as applicable) and maintain organized compliance records
• Monitor customs duties, HS codes support, clearance status, and exception handling (holds, exams, detentions, discrepancies)

• 3+ years of import/export operations experience, with proven experience importing food products into the U.S. (edible oils / coffee / coconut products preferred)
• Strong understanding of U.S. food import workflows and practical compliance execution
• Comfortable working with customs brokers, forwarders, ports, and suppliers across time zones
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and able to troubleshoot under time pressure
• English fluent

• U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder required.
• No visa sponsorship is available for this position.

Please send your resume and a short note describing:

1. What food categories you have imported to the U.S.
2. Your role in the clearance/compliance workflow
3. Typical shipment lanes/ports you’ve handled

Apply via LinkedIn or email:

Subject line: Import/Export Manager – Food

Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid 3X a week in office)

Role Overview

NOCD is seeking a talented and versatile Senior Brand Designer to join our creative team. This role is ideal for designers with experience in branding, marketing, art direction, and digital product design. You will help shape the visual identity of NOCD across multiple platforms, from marketing campaigns to mobile and web product experiences, while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to deliver compelling, user-focused designs.

The Senior Brand Designer will take ownership of visual projects from concept to execution, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment with NOCD’s mission. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on creativity, collaboration, and delivering impactful designs in a fast-paced environment.

What You’ll Work On

• Design and execute marketing campaigns across digital and print mediums (social media, email, display ads, brochures).
• Develop and maintain branding assets, visual guidelines, and identity systems.
• Lead creative projects, providing strategic art direction and ensuring cohesive visual storytelling.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external agencies/freelancers to align on creative concepts.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity visual designs for web and mobile products.
• Apply user-centered design principles and usability best practices across digital experiences.
• Partner with executives to design polished presentations for investors and partners.
• Contribute ideas in brainstorming sessions to enhance NOCD’s brand and product experiences.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience in visual design, marketing design, art direction, or digital product design.
• Strong portfolio showcasing work across branding, marketing campaigns, and digital product design.
• Proficiency with design tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Experience creating user-centric designs with understanding of responsive design principles and accessibility standards.
• Strong project management skills; ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, able to articulate design decisions and creative concepts clearly.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or a related field.
• Experience in motion graphics or video editing (After Effects, Premiere).
• Familiarity with front-end development (HTML, CSS) or experience working closely with engineering teams.
• Experience with user research, A/B testing, or data-informed design.

About NOCD

At NOCD, we’re on a mission to make life-changing mental health treatment accessible to everyone who needs it. OCD is one of the most disruptive and misunderstood conditions, yet the most effective therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)—remains difficult for many to access. We’re here to change that at scale.

Born from firsthand experience with misdiagnosis and the challenges of finding proper care, NOCD has grown rapidly since our Series A and continues to expand nationwide. Every feature you ship will help real people access real treatment that can dramatically improve their lives, often within weeks instead of years.

We’re building patient-facing platforms and clinical technology that improve outcomes, empower therapists, and shape the future of digital mental healthcare. If you value empathy, ownership, curiosity, and continuous learning, and want your work to have genuine human impact, NOCD is the place to do the most meaningful engineering of your career.

Benefits:

• Mission-driven, collaborative engineering culture
• Competitive compensation
• Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)
• PTO based on an accrual system and 11 observed company holidays
• 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for the primary caregiver, and 6 weeks of fully paid leave for the secondary caregiver, for qualifying full-time employees.
• Chicago office with hybrid flexibility
• Onsite fitness center
• Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusivity

For this U.S. based position, the expected compensation range is $100,000- 130,000 per year, which includes base pay and short-term incentive.

The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our salary ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the salary range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schneider Electric also offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees, inclusive of medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks (credits to apply towards your benefits) flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, 401(k) + match, well-being and recognition (including service anniversary) programs, 12 holidays per year, 15 days of paid time off per year (pro-rated in the first year of employment based on start date), opportunity to purchase company stock (eligibility depends on start date), and military leave benefits.

You must submit an online application to be considered for the position. The Company will accept applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Project Manager-Building Automation

Schneider Electric is looking for an experienced Project Manager for Building Automation.

He or she must have related industry knowledge, strong customer service skills, strong understanding of contracting procedures and tactics relative to such areas as project correspondence, documentation, timely notice of claims, subcontract negotiation and subcontract administration.

This individual should have an advanced understanding of HVAC and access or other building or electronic control systems and can analyze control system drawings and schematics as well as advanced knowledge of contract law, codes, standards and industry construction knowledge.

He or she must exhibit strong leadership skills including team leading and the ability to empower others through delegating responsibility. This position plans, directs and coordinates activities of project teams to ensure that goals and objectives of the project are accomplished on time, implemented at or below the estimated cost, and billed in a timely fashion throughout the duration of the project. This position may also be responsible for directing operations personnel.

The Project Manager will report directly to the Operations Manager and will be an active participant in the development and implementation of Operations Excellence.

Duties include but not limited to:

• Manages resources by planning, scheduling, and forecasting manpower and resource requirements.
• Coordinates project in accordance with contract documents and approved sales estimate
• Manages all document control for projects, including but not limited to RFI's, meeting minutes, punch lists, transmittal log, submittal log, change order log and issues log.
• Prepares project billing revenue forecasts and schedules of values.
• Review all estimates and change orders for accuracy and approve all team project submittals.
• Accountable for financial management on all assigned projects
• Prepares installation subcontractor bidding documents and negotiates subcontracts.
• Obtain, organize, and maintain all project contract documents in accordance with Schneider Electric quality policy.
• Prepares and updates project schedule and cost estimates.
• Prepares and delivers final project documentation to the customer and collect payment.
• Responsible for all customer-facing communication

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years as Project Manager in the Building Management Systems, HVAC Controls, Data Centers and or Construction Industry
• Knowledge of basic BACnet/LON/MODBUS protocols.
• Project Management Development Program
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to function in highly charged situations with customers, teammates, team members, peers, and contemporaries.
• Strong communication skills - verbal and written.
• Strong collaborative skills, internal and external
• Working knowledge of Office 365, File Structure, VISIO

Requirements:

• Customer service mindset
• Dedication to operational improvement

Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Location: Chicago, IL or Atlanta, GA preferred

Position Type: Interim / Contract Executive Leadership

Overview

Our client is seeking an Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to provide leadership during an executive transition period. This role will ensure continuity of leadership while helping position the organization for its next phase of growth. The Interim CEO will work closely with the executive team to maintain operational momentum, strengthen commercial strategy, and help drive business development while the search for a permanent CEO continues. The company operates in a fast-paced, creative, and service-oriented environment focused on delivering renovation and design solutions for hospitality and commercial spaces.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership during the CEO transition period to ensure business continuity.
• Partner with the current leadership team during a brief transition period to maintain operational stability.
• Drive revenue growth and business development through direct engagement with customers and partners.
• Strengthen and formalize the organization's sales strategy and go-to-market approach.
• Support improvements in business systems, reporting infrastructure, and operational processes.
• Collaborate with the executive team to support ongoing system and operational improvements.
• Lead and motivate a creative and service-driven workforce.

Industry Focus

The organization specializes in commercial renovation and restoration projects, including hospitality and event spaces such as:

• Restaurants
• Hotels
• Ballrooms and event venues
• Services include design services and FF&E (Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment) as part of renovation and refresh projects.

Qualifications

• Experience serving as a CEO, President, or senior executive leader.
• Strong background in sales leadership, business development, or commercial strategy.
• Experience in industries such as:
• Hospitality
• Commercial construction or renovation
• Design-build environments
• Interior design or hospitality services
• Proven ability to scale organizations and drive revenue growth.
• Experience working with private equity–backed or growth-oriented companies preferred.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to guide organizations through periods of transition.

Work Environment

Preferred location is Chicago, IL or Atlanta, GA, with full-time in-office presence strongly preferred to support leadership visibility and organizational culture.

NONNI'S FOODS, LLC

Position: Packaging Procurement Manager

Department: Procurement

Reports To: VP of Procurement & Sustainability

Location: Chicago, IL

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3 days in Office)

About Nonni's

Nonni's Foods is crafting premium baked experiences that bring joy to everyday moments. For over 30 years, we've been baking authentic Italian biscotti and specialty cookies that deliver both indulgence and quality — thin, crispy, and made with real ingredients like almonds, dark chocolate, and olive oil.

As consumer expectations evolve toward clean labels, better ingredients, and mindful indulgence, Nonni's is perfectly positioned at the intersection of premium quality and accessible luxury. We've built the leading biscotti brand in America and expanded into complementary platforms including thin & crispy cookies, biscuit thins, and artisan toast — all baked with the same craft and care that defined our founding.

Our products are found in most major retailers nationwide including Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods, Target, Kroger, and Amazon, with growing distribution as part of the Ferrero family since October 2024.

Now backed by Ferrero — one of the world's most respected family-owned food companies — Nonni's is entering an exciting new chapter. We're combining our artisan baking heritage with Ferrero's global scale and resources to become their North American growth platform for premium baked goods, while staying true to the quality and authenticity that made Nonni's a household name.

We're building something enduring: a brand that brings people together, a culture that values craftsmanship and integrity, and a team that takes pride in making something truly special.

Job Overview:

The Procurement Packaging Manager is responsible for overseeing the strategic procurement of packaging materials necessary for Nonni's production operations. This role will develop and implement packaging procurement strategies, manage supplier relationships, ensure compliance with quality and sustainability standards, and optimize costs while maintaining packaging integrity and innovation. Reporting to the Head of Procurement, this position will collaborate closely with operations, R&D, quality assurance, and supply chain teams to ensure packaging solutions support business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Packaging Procurement

• Develop and implement packaging procurement strategies to ensure timely and cost-effective acquisition of primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging materials
• Manage supplier relationships for packaging vendors, negotiate contracts, and evaluate supplier performance on quality, delivery, and innovation
• Monitor packaging industry trends, material innovations, and identify opportunities for cost savings and sustainability improvements
• Conduct risk assessments for packaging supply chain and develop contingency plans to mitigate disruptions
• Prepare and manage packaging procurement budgets, forecasts, and cost analysis reports

Quality & Compliance

• Ensure packaging materials meet food safety standards, regulatory requirements, and quality specifications
• Partner with quality assurance and R&D teams to validate packaging specifications and conduct supplier audits
• Implement sustainable packaging practices aligned with company environmental goals and customer expectations
• Drive continuous improvement in packaging procurement processes, supplier scorecards, and material specifications

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with production, R&D, quality assurance, and supply chain teams to ensure packaging solutions support operational efficiency
• Support new product development initiatives with packaging recommendations, cost analysis, and supplier sourcing
• Work with marketing and brand teams on packaging design considerations that balance aesthetics, functionality, and cost
• Coordinate with finance on packaging cost projections, variance analysis, and budget planning

Supplier & Vendor Management

• Build and maintain strategic relationships with packaging suppliers and vendors
• Conduct regular business reviews with key suppliers to drive performance improvements and innovation
• Lead supplier qualification process, including site visits, capability assessments, and contract negotiations
• Manage dispute resolution and performance issues with packaging suppliers

Qualifications:

Experience

• 5+ years of progressive experience in packaging procurement, preferably within the food or consumer packaged goods industry
• Proven track record of managing packaging supplier relationships and negotiating contracts
• Strong understanding of food-grade packaging materials, regulations, and quality standards
• Experience with sustainable packaging initiatives and circular economy principles
• Demonstrated success in achieving cost savings and supply chain efficiency improvements

Skills & Abilities

• Strategic thinking with ability to translate market trends into actionable packaging procurement strategies
• Advanced negotiation, communication, and relationship management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail
• Proficiency in procurement software, ERP systems, and Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders
• Project management skills with ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Packaging Engineering, or related field required
• Professional certifications (CPM, CPSM, or related) preferred

Working Conditions

• Hybrid work arrangement based in Chicago office
• Approximately 15-20% travel required to visit suppliers, manufacturing sites, and industry events

Compensation

• Competitive compensation package including base salary, annual performance bonus, 401(k), insurance, etc.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Nonni's Foods, LLC, we believe that diversity drives innovation and strengthens our ability to serve our customers and communities. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and talents. We actively seek to create a diverse team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we delight.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and celebrate diversity in all its forms, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, and all other protected characteristics.

We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are dedicated to fostering a workplace culture of belonging where everyone can thrive.

Nonni's Foods, LLC | A Ferrero Company

Equal Opportunity Employer | Committed to Workforce Diversity

INSTITUTE FOR NONVIOLENCE CHICAGO

POSITION TITLE: SC2 Life Coach

REPORTS TO: Associate Director of Reentry & Support Services

The Institute for Nonviolence Chicago’s mission is to end the cycle of violence using Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s principles and teachings of nonviolence. Informed by a philosophy of nonviolence, Nonviolence Chicago will establish caring and sustained relationships with participants engaged in the cycle of violence. We will emphasize partnerships with community members, leaders, social service providers, and local law enforcement to reduce community levels of violence. We will help create a safer, healthier environment for young adults, youth, and their families. These general approaches will be specifically addressed using for major methods: Community Violence Intervention (CVI) / Street Outreach, Individualized Service Provision, Victim Support Services, and Nonviolence Training.

About the SC2 Collaborative

The Institute for Nonviolence Chicago (INVC) is serving as the hub for the Scaling Up (SC2) initiative in the Austin community. The SC2 Austin Collaborative came together to begin scaling their promising programs throughout Austin to achieve community-level violence reduction by scaling up services to individuals at highest risk of violence. This unprecedented level of coordination, alignment, and investment in direct service provision to the highest risk individuals will not only provide lessons for local replication but may also serve as a model that can be deployed in other cities across the nation.

POSITION OVERVIEW: Reporting to the Associate Director of Reentry & Support Services, the SC2 Life Coach works directly with high-risk individuals in the community and accompanies them as they navigate the challenges associated to current or past involvement with the criminal justice system, work to establish a healthy and stable lifestyle, and overcome barriers to accomplishing their professional goals. This position not only provides services and resources to help achieve established goals, but also uses first-hand knowledge of the community to develop and maintain meaningful and effective relationships with participants, responds in the community as crises arise and draws out participant motivation to reach his/her potential. The SC2 Life Coach models prosocial behaviors and successful interpersonal relationships, provides the accountability necessary to achieving established goals, and mentors participants as they receive supportive services and attend court dates. As such, this role is a critical component of the long-term success of the SC2 Austin Collaborative.

This position may also be a member of a Violence Prevention-Community Support Team (VP-CST), an innovative effort to provide trauma-informed therapeutic interventions to individuals who have experienced chronic exposure to firearm violence. VP-CST teams are comprised of an outreach worker, life coach and clinician.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Utilize first-hand knowledge of the community and street conflicts to develop and maintain supportive and effective relationships with participants
• Using a trauma-informed approach, provide support, resources and accountability to a caseload of 20 participants at minimum
• Coordinate and complete intake process for every participant on caseload
• Establish and monitor participant goals
• Conduct and document in database a minimum of one in-person one-on-one support sessions each week with every participant on caseload
• Document in database the progress of each participant, including significant contacts, events attended (such as court dates) and feedback shared by external partners
• Assist participants with transportation to community supports, court, social service agencies, etc.
• Respond to crises in the community that impact participant safety and/or stability
• Provide linkages to needed supports, such as safe and stable housing or other community resources
• Create coordinated care, addressing gaps in information and services for each participant through regular communication with internal team members, participant family, and other service providers
• Work closely with referring partners and our community-based partners to ensure that goals are met
• Model prosocial behaviors and successful interpersonal relationships
• Serve as a mentor and draw out participant motivation to reach his/her potential
• Assist in facilitating cognitive behavioral intervention (CBI) groups to support participant self-regulation
• Provide accountability necessary to support participant achieving established goals, challenge antisocial behavior and consistently hold participants to high standards
• Serve as a member of a Violence Prevention-Community Support Team (VP-CST)
• Participate in trainings required of all VP-CST team members
• Document services provided in database, SmartCare
• Attend regular internal meetings about participants served by the VP-CST team and communicate and coordinate with team members about participant progress as much as Releases of Information allow
• Complete required annual trainings, such as nonviolence training
• Support and attend annual INVC-wide staff events and participate in events hosted by community partners, as needed

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

The following educational qualifications are required for all life coaches to be a part of a VP-CST team:

• An individual possessing a bachelor's degree in counseling and guidance, rehabilitation counseling, social work, education, vocational counseling, psychology, pastoral counseling, family therapy, or related human service field OR
• An individual possessing a bachelor's degree in any field with two years of documented clinical experience in a mental health setting under the supervision of a QMHP OR
• An individual with a high school diploma or GED and a minimum of five years documented clinical experience in mental health or human services

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least five years (5) experience working with high-risk individuals, preferably in Community Violence Intervention (CVI) field
• Willingness and flexibility to respond to crises around the clock
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development and to bettering yourself
• Knowledge of Chicago neighborhoods, the fundamental drivers of violence and the history of street groups in the city
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system in Cook County, court processes, restorative justice practices and alternatives to incarceration
• Knowledge of basic cognitive behavioral intervention (CBI) principles
• Ability to work with a team and respond well to supervisor direction
• Ability to take initiative, work as a self-starter, lead by example, and model exemplary conduct
• Ability and commitment to maintain a highlevel of confidentiality
• Excellent verbal communication skills and ability to communicate effectively in writing
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to complete basic data entry and word processing tasks
• No pending criminal cases or prior convictions for sexual assault, child abuse or domestic violence
• Valid Illinois driver’s license, insurance, and good driving record
• Ability to meet prescribed deadlines, collaborate as part of a team and respond well to supervisor direction and follow up
• Possess a strong sense of compassion and patience for serving an underserved population

SALARY/BENEFITS:

Competitive/commensurate with experience and other qualifications. Competitive benefits package available, including Health, Life, and 401K. Employment with INVC requires proof of vaccination or an approved medical exemption.

To apply, please send a cover letter along with your resume to

Institute for Nonviolence Chicago -- EEO Statement

Institute for Nonviolence Chicago provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Institute for Nonviolence Chicago complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the organization has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Cost To Serve(CTS) Subject Matter Expert

Responsibility

• Provide CTS thought leadership and methodology guidance to the client
• Define best practices for CTS model design (drivers, allocations, profitability views)
• Support scoping and structuring of the POC, and advise on what "good" looks like
• Serve as a credible advisor alongside our technical team throughout delivery
• Position us favorably for the broader rollout conversation