Retail Food Sourcing Coordinator in Bessemer, Alabama at Community Food Bank of Central Alabama

The Retail Food Sourcing Coordinator supports an initiative focused on achieving food acquisition goals and works cooperatively with all departments to accomplish the organization’s strategies and objectives in fulfilling the mission to feed more people and provide more nutritious food. This person is responsible for development, solicitation, and retention of relationships with food, and service/supply industry representatives. The Retail Food Sourcing Coordinator actively and daily manages acceptance of food donations through multiple sources.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with the development and strategies for sourcing donated products through retail partnerships and other sources.
• Manage the donor recognition program, ensuring long-term engagement and retention.
• Cultivate and maintain strategic relationships with donors, including grocery retailers, manufacturers, and other organizations, to enhance food sourcing opportunities.
• Coordinate internal sourcing programs, including Meal Connect, ensuring timely and accurate data entry and donor communications.
• Oversee the preparation and submission of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for food donors, Feeding America, USDA, and internal CFB stakeholders, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Collaborate with the Director to identify and develop innovative partnerships to address challenges within the food supply chain and implement plans to seek and secure donations from various sources.
• Implement strategic plans for both annual and long-term procurement initiatives to meet organizational needs.
• Coordinate internal and external communications and marketing efforts related to food resourcing initiatives.
• Represent the organization in community food advocacy and trade organizations as needed, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Identify opportunities to build and strengthen retail relationships to enhance food sourcing capabilities.
• Provide leadership by applying innovative, creative, and entrepreneurial approaches to solve challenges and improve processes.
• Collaborate with the Partner Engagement team to ensure the effective management of the Agency Enablement Program.
• Partner with Drivers and Warehouse staff to ensure compliance with established guidelines for store donation pickups and related operations.
• Perform additional duties as assigned, consistent with the strategic objectives and exempt-level responsibilities of the role.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university preferred.
• 2+ years’ experience in outside sales and marketing to retail customers required
• Minimum of one year in Food industry, supply chain, warehouse, transportation, or comparable experience in food-related business environment.
• Experience and relationships with food suppliers, manufacturers, retailers, producers and/or packers strongly desired.
• Proven ability to examine and interpret a wide variety of information and make recommendations or decisions.
• Project management experience preferred.
• Strong computer skills in a Microsoft Office environment.

Essential Physical Requirements:

• Ability to process information through a computer system.
• Ability to talk and hear to communicate with diverse constituents and staff.
• Ability to read, count and write to accurately complete all documentation.
• Ability to use hands to handle or feel items such as documents.
• Close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus is needed.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms and lift up to 15 pounds.
• Ability to drive motor vehicles and capability to operate forklifts and pallet jacks
• Ability to work varied hours/days to oversee responsibilities.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.