Job Title: Food Strategy Manager, Second Harvest Food Bank of ECI
Status: Full Time, exempt
Place in the Organization:
• Report to Chief Impact Officer
• Supervises Inventory and Receiving Manager
Starting Salary Range: $60,000 - $65,000
Purpose:
• Create, develop, and manage a strategy to solicit donations of food and other products from the food industry including manufacturers, distributors, farmers, food processors and supermarkets. This position is responsible for securing a steady flow of food donations from local food donors by cultivating existing relationships and developing new relationships with local network partners and food donors.
• Develop and cultivate new food donors including retailers, processors, manufacturers, produce famers and meat processors throughout our service area to ensure food donations increase annually
• Cultivate current food donors with the goal of receiving more pounds per donation and more frequent donations, preventing attrition
• Collaborate with Operations to make the most efficient use of transportation and other logistics needed for handling donations
• Provide required monthly, quarterly, and annual reports as required by food donors, FANO, USDA, and food bank leadership
• Responsible for securing purchased food product at a reasonable price for both resale to agency partners and for use in SHFB initiatives
• Develop relationships with farmers who are willing to specifically grow food for Food Bank use both for compensation reimbursement and for donation
• Collaborate with the Development and Marketing team on a donor recognition program for major food donors
• Determines form and frequency of solicitations
• Five years or more related experience in customer service, food sales, or the food industry
• Experience in team building, collaboration, and conflict management
• Present a professional and positive image of the food bank to external and internal stakeholders
• Excellent writing, communication, public speaking, and presentation skills
• Ability to attend work functions outside of normal work hours
• MS Office Suite proficient
• Bachelor’s degree in sales, marketing, business management or other relative field
• Ability to work on the telephone and computer for hours at a time
• Valid Driver’s License and Insurance on personal vehicle
• Ability to bend and lift a minimum of 20 lbs.Experience:
• Customer service: 1 year (Required)
• Sales or Procurement: 1 year (Required)
• Inventory Management: 1 year (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
• Muncie, IN 47303: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance
Schedule:
• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
Please send resume and cover letter to Bekah Clawson, President and CEO at [email protected]
Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana was founded in 1983 with the goal of leveraging resources in the community to combat rising rates of food insecurity. Second Harvest is, and always has been a community effort. Funded by local philanthropists and powered volunteers, we have become the region’s largest hunger relief organization. More than 200 partners work shoulder-to-shoulder with us toward our vision of seeing people in East Central Indiana free from hunger and self-sufficient.
Check out www.curehunger.org to access additional information about our programs and initiatives as well as information about our team.