Food Sourcing Coordinator - National

Join our team as a Retail Food Sourcing Coordinator and make an impact on food insecurity! Are you a meticulous and self-motivated individual with a passion for creating equitable access to nutritious food? Do you want to use your skills to help address the root causes and impact of hunger in the Kansas City metro area? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

About Us: Harvesters staff are mission-driven: we want to improve how our neighbors access nutritious food. We're a friendly, dedicated, and passionate bunch of folks. We offer a robust benefits package, including staff paid medical, dental, life and disability insurance and a 403b plan. Our paid time off is generous and includes paid holidays. We're building a hardworking and diverse team that works hard toward shared goals. We also support our employees' growth and desire to live well-rounded lives.

JOB SUMMARY: This position will solicit food and household product donations, maintain frequent contact with all local donors and monitor all donations from both national and local donors. Incumbent will maintain donor-based information in Ceres and provide timely documentation, recognition and reports to donors. This position will participate in strategies that involve logistics and inventory management, work with our freight carrier for inbound loads and assist with the logistics in coordinating food shows. Acting as a backup to the Food Sourcing Manager, contribute to general development activities. Develop, support and acquire donors as calls come in. This position is not hybrid eligible.

OTHER ASPECTS OF THE JOB:

• Able to effectively communicate and interact with coworkers, managers and customers/donors
• Demonstrate a commitment to the mission and values of Harvesters.
• This position functions in an office environment and requires travel within the service area. It requires the use of general office equipment such as telephones, computers, adding machines, calculators, and copiers. Incumbent will spend up to 10% of the time in a car visiting/soliciting existing and prospect donors and 90% of the time talking on the telephone and other office duties.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Required Experience
  
  
  
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  
  
  
  
• Preferred Experience
  
  
  
  • Sales and marketing background.
  • Food-related work in wholesale, retail or brokerage business.
  
  
  
  
• Required Education
  
  
  
  • High school education or equivalent
  
  
  
  

Harvesters is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources.