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Job Overview

The Food Resource Coordinator is charged with the responsibility of expanding product donations with potential, new and current food donors throughout the Fresno, Madera and Kings Counties to help fight hunger.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Develop and maintain food donation program to secure new and grow existing food sources:

• Maintain an active, ongoing solicitation of regional food, agriculture, and grocery industries in order to maximize diversity of food donations, emphasizing healthy product;
• Maintain regular contact by phone, mail and in person with all current and previous food donors in order to solicit food donations, keep them informed about Community Food Bank, and provide them with needed information;
• Stay current on local, regional and national food industry and hunger issues and use this information to direct solicitation strategies;
• Ensure that food donors are acknowledged and their donation preferences are fulfilled;
• Work with the Director of Operations and other staff as appropriate leadership team to select, bid, and purchase food items, as needed;
• Work closely with other food banks and food donors to coordinate the delivery and/or pick up of all donated item, as well as develop and implement a food donor recognition program.

Prepare and maintain materials and records pertaining to solicitations and donors:

• Develop presentation, recognition and other collateral material;
• Maintain accurate records of all solicitation activity and submit timely reports
• and keep accurate contact information for all donors and update necessary databases.

Participate in strategic planning for the CFB:

• Engage in resource development by actively seeking out potential resources in the community;
• Represent and advocate for the organization in the community and at the regional level;
• Engage in organization capacity‐building activities;
• Attend staff meetings;
• Adhere to Feeding America and CFB regulations and guidelines;
• Assist with other agency departments and activities as needed (e.g. events);
• Provide excellent customer service to all CFB customers including CFB clients, staff, donors, logistics personnel, agency personnel, volunteers, board members, and the general public.;
• Engage in the following tasks or behaviors that represent excellent customer service: timely responses, punctuality and attendance, treating others with respect, distributing quality product, being knowledgeable and providing accurate information, and using appropriate non‐verbal and verbal communication;
• And perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made in accordance with the ADA to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

• Bachelor’s Degree in marketing, business, or related field
• At least two years experience in the food industry, sales or marketing
• Ability to effectively communicate (written and oral) and work well with a variety of stakeholders from different socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve, analyze data, make good decisions, attend to details, and manage projects
• Advanced computer skills (word processing, spreadsheet, email)
• Must have valid CA driver’s license with good driving record
• Must be insurable by CFB company vehicle insurance provider

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made in accordance with ADA to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

This position is located at a warehousing/distribution facility. With distribution center and truck traffic in the facility and grounds, a few steps to walk up into the facility and product stacked and stored throughout, this position requires someone who is mobile and who can watch for traffic and normal hazards of a distribution center environment.

While performing the job duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand, walk and/or reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Must be able to use a computer to track detailed data, write reports and receive information; must be able to communicate by phone and in person;
• must be able to drive to and from meetings, events, and to run errands:
• Must be able to attend work on a daily basis as scheduled.

Community Food Bank is an at‐will employer. This means that employment can be terminated at‐will by the company or employee and such termination can be made with or without notice.