Food Resources & Donor Relations Manager

Feeding South Florida; United States; Presencial; USD 60 000 - 75 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Feeding South Florida is seeking a Food Resources Manager to formulate and execute food acquisition strategies, supervise two coordinators, and collaborate with Agricultural Sourcing and Allocation teams. You will lead procurement from retail, wholesale, donated and purchased sources, and develop metrics to measure team success.

The role emphasizes efficiency, vendor relationships, budgeting, and adherence to industry guidelines while maintaining high service standards for partner agencies and

Qualificações

• A college degree in a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of food/grocery industry experience in sales/marketing and sourcing shelf-stable and perishable food.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience managing, developing, motivating, and coaching high-performing teams.
• Existing knowledge of food retail/wholesale vendors and understanding of food industry partnerships and growing trends.
• Knowledge of supply chain, food systems, brokering, retailing, wholesaling, and tertiary markets.
• Experience in demand forecasting and purchasing.
• Fantastic customer service and high expectations for quality.
• Strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong computer skills in a Microsoft Office environment.
• Passion for the Food Bank’s vision, mission, and core values.

Responsabilidades

• Create and maintain a database of retail and wholesale contacts that includes products, volume, and any additional information necessary to maintain these relationships.
• Develop and maintain strong communications with retail partner store management to grow food donations.
• Hire, train, and manage Retail Store Donation Coordinators, establish goals, and hold team members accountable.
• Maintain weekly and monthly reports on pounds and products received by donor, vendor, item category, and other variables as required to evaluate department performance and address inter-departmental inquiries.
• Forecast and procure ongoing shelf-stable food for our food sorting and program initiatives.
• Plan and manage as assigned the food acquisition budget to ensure responsible control over utilization of resources.
• Coordinate with Transportation and Operations the pickup and receiving of all donated retail/wholesale and purchased food.
• Enter donation and purchase orders as required.
• Conduct routine analysis of sourcing status and retail/wholesale markets.
• Represent the FSF with appropriate food and business-related organizations and committees.

Conhecimentos

Food procurement

Vendor management

Leadership

Forecasting

Budget planning

Communication

Relationship building

Staff supervision

Formação académica

College degree

Ferramentas

MealConnect

Extra Helpings

MS Office

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Feeding South Florida is seeking a Food Resources Manager to formulate and execute food acquisition strategies, supervise two coordinators, and collaborate with Agricultural Sourcing and Allocation teams. You will lead procurement from retail, wholesale, donated and purchased sources, and develop metrics to measure team success.

The role emphasizes efficiency, vendor relationships, budgeting, and adherence to industry guidelines while maintaining high service standards for partner agencies and