Food Sourcing Specialist

POSITION SUMMARY

Acts as liaison for all food industry donors and retail-enabled agencies. Secures food donations from retailers, manufacturers, distributors, processors and other food-related businesses located in the Second Harvest Food Bank service area. Collaborates with internal departments to maximize donation opportunities, ensure smooth pickups by the SHFB team and maintain strong partnerships between donors and agencies. Spends 3-4 days/week visiting our donor partners to build relationships and provide training. Works with Food Sourcing Team to address prospects and challenges. Responsible for managing donor/agency tracking systems and donor engagement/recognition plan.

Second Harvest Food Bank (SHFB) believes that each employee makes a significant contribution to the success of the company; that contribution should not be limited by the work identified, assigned tasks, and overall responsibilities. Each employee is expected to offer his/her talents, expertise, and services whenever necessary to ensure the achievement of company goals.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Continue to strengthen relationships with retailers participating in the donation program through engagement with staff, attending store meetings and conducting training sessions.
• Create and present impact reports for every donor visit.
• Educate and monitor partner agencies who are participating in the Store Donation program.
• Respond to partnership challenges like inconsistency, spoiled food, poor engagement and work with store management to find solutions.
• Maintain thorough notes on all engagements with donors and prospective donors.
• Work with Agency Relations (SHFB) to establish and execute a process for managing agencies participating in the retail donation program.
• Identify and recruit new food industry donors.
• Work closely with Operations and Impact to provide a beneficial service to donors and help high quality food reach as many agencies as possible.
• Manage donor tracking systems (Ceres and MealConnect) to keep donor information up-to-date.
• Track donations data in assigned region, analyze trends, identify opportunities for growth.
• Participate in food industry events including food shows, association meetings and conferences.
• Collaborate with Development team to ensure grant requirements and reporting are met.
• Participate in meetings and committees as appropriate.
• Comply with all SHFB policies and procedures.
• Maintain a professional, positive, and courteous demeanor.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet company needs.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent life experience.

Experience: Progressive sales experience preferably in the food industry.

Skills and Capabilities

The ideal candidate will possess many of these professional and personal abilities and attributes:

• Strong people skills; ability to interact with a diverse donor base.
• Intermediate computer skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to work independently.
• Willingness to work “off-hours” as requested by the customer and/or as needed to help fulfill the goals of SHFB.

Allowable Substitutions: Combination of education, experience, and/or training that provides the required knowledge and skills for the position may be considered in lieu of education and/or experience at the company’s discretion.

Please submit a cover letter with your resume.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $52,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• sales: 2 years (Preferred)
• Customer relationship management: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $50,000 - $52,000