Food Donor Relations Coordinator-CANTON

The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank offers a diverse workplace with professionals that work together to fulfill our mission in the fight to end hunger. We are seeking individuals who share and believe in our core values – compassion, collaboration, service, integrity, inclusion and innovation.

The Food Donor Relations Coordinator is responsible for maintaining relationships with existing food donors throughout the eight-county service territory in Northeast Ohio, and building new partnerships with local, independent smaller grocery retailers. The Coordinator will play a vital role in sustaining, growing, and managing the prepared food rescue program and the Agency Direct Pickup Program (ADP). This position can have a portfolio of up to 180 food donors serving as the liaison for the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank and will work in concert with the Food Acquisition Team and the Fund Development Team to focus on the potential of donor stewardship and the major partner program, with particular emphasis placed on maximizing donations and diversifying all food streams to achieve organizational strategic goal achievement.

The Food Donor Relations Coordinator will report to the Food Acquisition Executive and be based out of Canton.

This position requires a high degree of integrity, leadership, and urgency in all related matters; ensures operational efficiency and productivity and maintains the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank standards and core values.

Salary range: $45,000-$47,000 based on experience.

• Solicit retail and prepared food donors with emphasis on high-demand, nutritious products.
• Conduct face-to-face visits, meetings, and presentations with current and prospective donors to secure food donations.
• Monitor donor activity and take appropriate action to maintain and grow level of giving.
• Record and log donor outreach activities and related donor acknowledgements; prepare activity reports, gift acknowledgements, letters, and other materials connected to food donors on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• In collaboration with the Food Sourcing Team, develop and manage ongoing relationships with donors; develop and maintain a system for periodic, predictable and meaningful contact with current, potential and lapsed donors.
• Collaborate cross-departmentally on matters pertaining to strategic project management and specific donor activities/requests.
• Support ordering and management of government food streams in collaboration with the Food Sourcing Team.
• Collaborate and support outreach efforts, including updates to marketing materials and information for donors on the Foodbank’s website.
• Manage and grow the Agency Direct Pickup Program (ADP). This will include onboarding donors and pairing them with network partners; ensure network partners report all ADP donations through the Foodbank’s E-Ordering module; provide ongoing support of the agency-donor partnerships.
• Research, develop and establish relationships with local farmers’ markets to grow produce donations through the ADP program.
• Develop presentation and donor education materials that connect to strategy and annual operating goals.
• Provide donor reports and communications, internal and external.
• Manage the Prepared Food Rescue program. This will include working with the Volunteer Team to onboard new volunteers; ensure adequate coverage of all donor routes; appropriate communication and stewardship of relationships with volunteers and donors;
  Coordination of route schedules, including planning and preparation for holidays and other closures.
• Coordinate and lead tours, meetings, and visits to enhance the level of donor engagement with the Foodbank.
• Stay informed on local, regional, and national food industry trends and issues.
• Develop strong relationships within the community to foster a positive image such that food donors will make the Foodbank their organization of choice.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or relevant Supply Chain concentration.
• Two to five years of food industry such as grocery/retail, supply chain and/or sales, food and beverage and/or non-profit a plus.
• Strong verbal…