Employment

The USADPLC/APA offers the following employment opportunities:

Accepting applications for a Marketing Project Manager at the industry headquarters in Moscow, Idaho. 

Marketing Project Manager, Moscow, Idaho

USA Pulses is a growing organization searching for a Project Manager (PM) to join our team. Technical qualifications should include:

  • Education: BS/BA or 2-3 years experience.
  • Experience in project management
  • Experience with event planning and logistics
  • Highly organized and detail oriented
  • Experience in food marketing, promotion, and/or agriculture studies and policy
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
  • Ability to work effectively in teams and assigned work groups

Please note, this position is in-person and requires travel to various events, meetings, and conferences each year.

Application and Benefits:

We offer an excellent benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, SEP IRA Retirement Plan and more.

All interested candidates must forward a cover letter, resume and salary requirements to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with “PM Application” in the subject line or mail to USA Pulses, 2780 W. Pullman Road, Moscow, Idaho 83843-4024. Tel. 208-882-3023. Email:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  Website www.usapulses.org, Closing date: March 31, 2025, or until qualified pool identified. EOE

Title:   Project Manager                                                      Effective Date: February 1, 2025

Supervisor: Vice President of Marketing

Overall Responsibilities:  To provide operational support to the program management teams at USA Pulses. 

Accountability:  The Project Manager is accountable to the CEO, COO and Vice President of Marketing for all duties assigned, particularly in the areas of program management, and project budget management.

Specific Responsibilities:

  1. Support of Marketing Activities:
  • Monitor all marketing deadlines, domestic and international: activity deadlines, filings, grant submissions, reports, extension requests, etc.
  • Participate in the drafting of the annual UES application, with emphasis on collecting relevant data and reporting results of prior-year activities.Assist in the preparation and execution of marketing activities as assigned, including trade shows, trade missions, social media outreach, education events, promotional events, etc.
  • Manage trade leads.
  • Manage the Marketing contacts database, domestic and international.
  • Work with Vice President of Marketing to create presentations outlining marketing results, activities and goals for USA Pulse boards and committees. 
  1. Administrative Duties:
    • Invoices & Expenses. Assist in the review of invoices & expense reports for proper documentation and submission of related payments in a timely manner.
    • Maintain files of Agreements and Amendments, and assist
    • End of Year Reports. Compile, complete and submit all end-of-year financial reports to grant entities.
  • Assist program managers with administrative functions including project management and planning and executing events and initiatives.
  • Marketing Staff Conference. Organize the annual Marketing Staff Conference for the international marketing representatives.
  • Office Operations. Assist management staff in areas of general office operation including phone reception and other administrative tasks.
  • Participate in selected domestic and international activities in accordance with U.S. Department of Agriculture and USADPLC travel guidelines.

Position Requirements
BS/MS or equivalent of 2+ years experience in project management. The individual should demonstrate effective communication skills, both oral and written, experience in strategic planning, and competent computer skills. Must be highly organized and detail oriented. This position requires travel.

Preferred qualifications include experience in marketing, grant writing, economics, statistics, agriculture studies and/or policy, food product promotion, and budget/financial management skills.

About USA Pulses

USA Pulses includes the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council, the American Pulse Association, the U.S. Pea and Lentil Trade Association, Western Pulse Growers Assn., Northern Pulse Growers Assn., grower check off organizations in WA, ID, MT, ND, SD, NE, and the Pulse Foundation. These nonprofit organizations serve the farmers, processors, exporters, food manufacturers, and allied partners of dry peas, lentils, chickpeas, and dry beans in the United States. 

 

USA Pulses Tagline:

To transform our food system with versatile, nutrient dense, and sustainable foods.

 

Mission: (Why we Exist)

We are an innovative group of organizations united to increase consumption and production of US pulse crops.

 

Vision: (What we want to achieve)

Short Term: To double pulse crop consumption and production.

Long Term: To establish USA pulses as a major crop in our food production system by providing high quality, nutrient dense and sustainable foods that will improve human and environmental health.

 

Values: (What we believe)

We believe pulses have a positive impact on people and the planet.

We believe USA Pulses can:

  • Help end world hunger.
  • Completely revolutionize our food system.
  • Improve the nutrient quality of every diet.
  • Lower carbon and water use in our food system.
  • Support family farming operations and rural communities.
  • Improve the health of our soils, water, people, and the planet.

Core Strategies: (How we accomplish our mission)

  • International Marketing- We develop and execute strategic international marketing programs to increase demand for USA pulses worldwide.
  • Domestic Marketing: We develop and execute strategic domestic marketing programs to increase demand for USA pulses.
  • Research- We make strategic investments in research to help the US pulse industry deliver the most productive, nutrient dense, functional, and sustainable pulse crops in the world.
  • Policy Engagement- We engage with policy makers to promote and protect the importance of the U.S. pulse crop industry (farm to fork) to the food system and the planet.
  • Coalition Growth- We build our coalition by developing relationships and trust with those who share our mission and vision. We seek funding partners who share our belief that we can accomplish big goals by working together. 

Outcome: (The end result)

The result of achieving our mission and strategic vision will be a healthier population, a healthier planet, and a growing and profitable pulse crop value chain in the United States.