Job Details

Position Type:
Professionals and Supervisors/Manager Student Nutrition Business Development

Date Posted:
11/17/2025

Location:
STUDENT NUTRITION/ADMIN
Bargaining Unit: ACE
Work Year: 230 days per year, 12 contract payments
Work Day: 8 hours per day
FTE: Full time, 1.0 FTE
Salary: ACE 10, step A to P ($64,462 to $92,968), DOE

Job Summary
The Student Nutrition Business Manager is a strategic role in the oversight and execution of financial, administrative, and operational processes within the Student Nutrition Department. This position is responsible for ensuring fiscal integrity, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency in alignment with district policies and industry best practices.

The business manager supervises administrative personnel, leads process improvement initiatives, and assists in the development of strategic financial planning models to optimize resource utilization. This role involves cross-functional collaboration with department leadership, school administrators, external agencies, and vendors to enhance operational performance, budget management, and overall program effectiveness. The position has a retirement association with the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).

Job Requirements
The following are required:

1. A bachelor's degree in business, management, accounting or other related areas. Equivalent experience, education, and training may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.
2. Prior supervisory experience.
3. Strong financial management skills, including budget oversight and reporting.
4. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
5. Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
6. Effective verbal and written communication skills.

The following are preferred:

1. Five years of experience in business management, accounting, marketing, process engineering, or operational research and analysis.
2. Prior food service experience.
3. Knowledge of financial management techniques and modern food service management principles.
4. Knowledge of safe food handling and safety principles and practices.
5. Knowledge of computerized programs in food service operations.
6. Previous product management or related experience.
7. Quantitative and business analysis skills.
8. Knowledge of business and management principles and practices.
9. Ability to facilitate large and small groups.
10. Proficiency in PrimeroEdge, financial software, and district accounting systems.
11. Knowledge of federal and state regulations related to school nutrition programs.

Essential Job Functions

1. Manages and oversees daily financial transactions, expense tracking, and revenue reconciliation.
2. Executes budget allocations, purchase approvals, and fund distributions in collaboration with department staff.
3. Supervises the processing of invoices, vendor payments, and procurement requests to ensure accuracy and compliance.
4. Intervenes to resolve immediate business or financial issues.
5. Supervises frontline administrative personnel by assigning daily tasks, overseeing workflow, and troubleshooting challenges in real time.
6. Facilitates coaching and performance feedback to ensure smooth day-to-day business functions.
7. Assists and provides guidance to purchasing activities, ensuring cost-effective procurement within budget constraints.
8. Works with logistics team to resolve urgent procurement or supply chain disruption.
9. Ensures compliance with federal, state, and district financial policies within the department.
10. Conducts spot audits and immediate corrective actions for financial discrepancies, vendor disputes, or operational inefficiencies.
11. Works with team members to resolve financial, operational, or logistical challenges.
12. Develops projections and future budget plans based on daily execution data.
13. Analyzes financial trends to inform annual and multi-year budget strategies.
14. Researches and implements best practices in cost control, revenue generation, and budget efficiency.
15. Identifies operational bottlenecks and continuously initiates process improvements.
16. Creates and maintains standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines to ensure long-term sustainability of financial practices.
17. Plans and implements long-term compliance frameworks to reduce financial risk.
18. Monitors regulatory changes and adjusts department policies accordingly.
19. Works independently and collaborates effectively with district leadership, staff, and external agencies.

Physical /Mental Demands
The physical demands of this job require frequent standing, walking, sitting, speaking and hearing. Specific visual abilities are also required. The employee is regularly required to reach with his/her hands and arms and occasionally lift items weighing less than 40 lbs. Additionally, the employee must be able to understand vague and implicit instructions, be able to readily recall facts and details, handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure. The employee must have the ability to effectively manage the stress of working with students, parents, and other employees representing diverse cultures, personalities, and work styles in a dynamic work environment.

The Anchorage School District is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all individuals with a qualified physical or mental disability.

Work Environment
Work is performed in a professional environment with a wide variety of individuals having differing functions, personalities and abilities, including working with diverse groups of people in a variety of different settings.

While performing the duties of this job the employee may be regularly exposed to a video display. The employee may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Additional Job Information
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job related duties as requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

Anchorage School District (ASD) employees must possess the ability to read and write in English. This also includes the ability to communicate in English with school staff, co-workers, and the public; as well as have the ability to comprehend and carry out oral and written directions and understand and follow English instructions and written documents.

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory criminal background check. For certificated positions, this is in addition to the background check conducted through the certification process with the Alaska State Department of Education and Early Development (DEED).

This position may be required to work in ASD facilities on the military installations (JBER). Please visit the government REAL ID website for additional information.

The Anchorage School District is an equal employment opportunity employer.