Food Sourcing Coordinator - Retail

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 employees 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 employee 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

The position: The Retail Food Sourcing Coordinator plays a key supporting role in helping Harvesters recover food from grocery stores and other types of retail outlets. This position focuses on building and maintaining relationships with donors, coordinating donation pickups, and ensuring that all food safety and handling guidelines are followed. The coordinator will work closely with internal teams and external partners to assist food recovery efforts and reduce food waste in our region. This is a full-time role (40 hours/week), generally Monday thru Friday, with occasional evening or weekend events. This position is hybrid eligible when permitted.

Other aspects of the job:

1. The position requires excellent communication skills with diverse clientele and staff.
2. Must have clear comprehension of and ability to articulate the mission of Harvesters and the Food Sourcing Department.
3. 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, copiers, and familiarity with database management. Incumbent will spend up to 50% of the time traveling to visit agencies and donors.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Required Education
  • High School education or equivalent.
• Preferred Experience
  • 1-2 years in a coordination, customer service, or food-related role preferred.

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.