ResQ Market Lead

Some careers start with a job. Others start by building a business.

At ResQ Club, we’re on a mission to eliminate food waste. Every day, we help thousands of people rescue perfectly good food while creating value for restaurants, retailers and the planet.

This September, we’re launching our first ResQ Market pick-up location in Ruoholahti—a completely new business area for ResQ. We’re looking for an ambitious ResQ Market Lead to help build and run it from day one.

This isn’t a traditional store manager role but requires hands-on work.

One day you’ll be running the market, that is for example offloading deliveries, filling shelves and fridges, checking temperatures, keeping the store clean and safe, managing inventory, and making sure our in-house control is done properly and creating an outstanding customer experience. The next, you’ll be negotiating with suppliers, meeting HoReCa buyers, analysing sales data, or working with our leadership team to develop how ResQ Market should grow.

If you’re excited by ownership, variety and the opportunity to build something new, this could be the role that accelerates your career.

This role is designed for future business leaders

ResQ Market is a new growth vertical within ResQ Club. You’ll work directly with senior leadership to develop how the concept operates, grows and scales.

You’ll gain first-hand experience across every aspect of building a business:

• Retail operations

• Commercial partnerships

• B2B sales

• Category and assortment development

• Pricing and commercial performance

• Business development and strategy

We’re not looking for someone who already has all the answers. We’re looking for someone who learns quickly, takes ownership and enjoys solving new problems.

If you’re successful in this role, your responsibilities could grow from leading one location to expanding the concept, developing commercial strategy, building new partnerships, leading a team and helping shape one of ResQ’s future growth businesses.

What you’ll do

You’ll take full ownership of the day-to-day business of ResQ Market while helping shape its future.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Running the hands-on daily operations of the ResQ Market and delivering an exceptional customer experience.

• Receiving, merchandising and managing surplus food and other products.

• Building and maintaining relationships with food producers, wholesalers and other supply partners.

• Developing commercial relationships with HoReCa customers and other B2B buyers.

• Analysing sales, inventory and customer behaviour to improve commercial performance.

• Testing new operating models, pricing approaches and services.

• Identifying opportunities to improve the customer experience and operational efficiency.

• Working closely with the leadership team to define how ResQ Market evolves into a scalable business.

As ResQ Market grows, you’ll have the opportunity to grow with it—from operating the business to helping lead and scale it.

Who we’re looking for

This role is ideal for an ambitious early-career professional who wants to learn faster than they would in a traditional graduate programme.

You likely have:

• A university degree (or are close to graduating) in business, economics, industrial engineering, entrepreneurship or a related field.

• Around 1–5 years of relevant experience through work, internships, student organisations or entrepreneurial projects.

• Strong analytical and commercial thinking.

• Excellent communication skills and confidence working with customers and partners.

• An entrepreneurial mindset and comfort working in a fast-changing environment.

• A willingness to roll up your sleeves—whether that’s serving customers, organising deliveries or negotiating commercial agreements.

• Fluency in Finnish and English.

Experience in retail, food, marketplaces, startups or B2B sales is an advantage, but not a requirement. Curiosity, ownership and the ability to learn quickly matter more.

Good to know

• Since pick-ups happen mostly in the evenings, your typical working hours are 11–19 or 12–20

• You'll report directly to leadership on how the business side develops, not just on day-to-day store operations

• As ResQ Market grows, so can your role. This could mean expanding to more locations, leading a team, or helping shape one of ResQ's next growth businesses

• We welcome you to start as soon as possible

• The monthly salary range for this position is 4 000 - 4 700 euros depending on your previous experience and knowledge

Why join ResQ?

At ResQ, you’ll have an opportunity that’s difficult to find elsewhere.

You’ll think like a founder, learn like a consultant and execute like an operator.

Instead of specialising in one function, you’ll learn how every part of a business fits together. You’ll work closely with experienced founders and decision-makers, take on real responsibility from day one, and have the chance to shape a business with both commercial potential and meaningful environmental impact.

If you’re looking for a role where you can build, learn and grow—not just manage—we’d love to hear from you.