St. Louis Area Foodbank
Product Sourcing Relationship Coordinator
St. Louis Area Foodbank, Bridgeton, Missouri, United States, 63044
Job Description
Job Description
St. Louis Area Foodbank (SLAFB) Job Title: Product Sourcing Relationship Coordinator Reports To: Director of Product Sourcing and Repackaging Employees Supervised: None Position Overview: The Product Sourcing Relationship Coordinator plays a key supporting role in helping the St. Louis Area Foodbank recover food from grocery stores, farms, and agricultural partners. 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 support food recovery efforts and reduce food waste in our region. Key Objectives: Assist with increasing food donations from grocery and agricultural sources. Support and maintain donor relationships across Missouri and Illinois. Coordinate the pickup and documentation of rescued food. Ensure rescued food meets safety and quality standards. Connect Foodbank partner agencies with local donation opportunities. Key Responsibilities: Relationship Coordination: Help maintain positive working relationships with grocery stores, farms, and food donors. Serve as a point of contact for routine communication and donor support. Conduct check-ins with existing partners to ensure smooth donation processes. Identify new potential partners and share opportunities with the Product Sourcing team. Food Recovery Support: Coordinate donation pickups with grocery and farm partners. Communicate with drivers, warehouse teams, and volunteers to ensure timely pickups and deliveries. Track donation volumes and types using inventory and reporting tools. Help implement and reinforce proper food handling and safety procedures during donation activities. Compliance & Food Quality: Monitor and report issues related to food safety, quality, or handling concerns. Support training efforts for staff, volunteers, and partners on food safety and donation best practices. Help maintain accurate records of all rescued food and partner interactions. Outreach & Communication: Represent the Foodbank at local events and meetings as needed. Help create simple reports and updates to highlight donation successes. Support donor appreciation efforts by sending thank-you notes or organizing recognition activities. Qualifications: Education: Associate's degree or equivalent experience in nonprofit coordination, logistics, agriculture, retail, or related fields. Experience: 1-2 years in a coordination, customer service, or food-related role preferred. Skills:
Strong communication and organizational skills Ability to build and maintain relationships Basic understanding of food safety practices Comfortable using Microsoft Office and simple inventory systems Self-motivated and team-oriented
Work Schedule: This is a full-time role (40 hours/week), generally Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM, with occasional evening or weekend events. Time will be split between offsite visits to partners and time at the Foodbank campus. Some remote work may be permitted when appropriate. Physical Requirements: Walking on hard concrete surfaces (in the Warehouse or the Volunteer Repackaging Center). Ability to lift and move objects up to 50 pounds. The impact you'll make: At the St. Louis Area Foodbank, we are working to build a stronger bi-state region by nourishing people, empowering communities, and transforming systems. With the dedicated partnership of nearly 600 hunger-relief programs and local agencies - including soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, and residential programs - we are responding to hunger in communities across 26 counties in Missouri and Illinois by distributing food to more than 400,000 people every year. Since opening in 1975, and with the tremendous support and generosity of this community, the St. Louis Area Foodbank has grown to become our region's largest food distribution charity dedicated to feeding those in need. Together, we are feeding people and working to address the root causes of hunger for lasting impact every day. About the St. Louis Area Foodbank: The St. Louis Area Foodbank (SLAFB) is a member of Feeding America, which is a national network of 200 food banks all working together for the common goal of ensuring equitable access to nutritious food. This nationwide network offers us a variety of resources, like food, funds, best practices, and gives our work a much bigger, louder voice than we could hope to have on our own. The St. Louis Area Foodbank supports 26 counties - 14 in Missouri and 12 in Illinois - thus serves, supports and stewards a diverse group of stakeholders across our region, as well as serves as a member of Feeding Missouri (the 6 Feeding America Food Banks in Missouri) and Feeding Illinois (the 7 Feeding America Food Banks in Illinois). As a food bank, we collect food from a variety of sources, such as manufacturers, retail stores, farmers, and individual donors. We then store, sort, and repackage that food at the highest safety standards and finally distribute that food to our network of agencies and programs, which work directly with people in the community. We facilitate the movement of food safely and efficiently and offer the kinds of resources and support to our partner agencies that a single food pantry or shelter could not hope to access on its own. VISION: A nutritionally secure Missouri and Illinois. MISSION: Building a stronger bi-state region by nourishing people, empowering communities, and transforming systems. What we can offer you: Beyond a great mission, dedicated team members, and an incredible opportunity to truly make a difference in our community, you will be generously rewarded for your contributions including: Competitive pay commensurate with experience Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) plan 403b plan with robust company match Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, group company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and more!) We work hard, play hard and change lives - so apply to join our Foodbank Family! Social Responsibility Statement You are welcome at the St. Louis Area Foodbank (SLAFB) for who you are. At the SLAFB, we strive to empower our team to embrace and celebrate who they are. We cultivate a fair work environment that fosters belonging and respects and values people with varied backgrounds, demographics, identities and disabilities. Doing so strengthens our organization, cultivates a culture where everyone feels valued and can bring their best selves to the SLAFB. This enables us to nourish people, empower communities, and transform systems. At the SLAFB, we cultivate a respectful and empowered workplace that embraces a broad range of lived experiences and viewpoints. We are committed to building a team that reflects the neighbors and communities we serve in the bi-state region to enhance engagement and connectivity with all key stakeholders.
This job description does not list all the duties of the job. Performance of other duties may be requested. Evaluations will be in part based upon performance of the tasks listed in this job description. St. Louis Area Foodbank has the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not a contract for employment. Revised April 2025
Job Description
St. Louis Area Foodbank (SLAFB) Job Title: Product Sourcing Relationship Coordinator Reports To: Director of Product Sourcing and Repackaging Employees Supervised: None Position Overview: The Product Sourcing Relationship Coordinator plays a key supporting role in helping the St. Louis Area Foodbank recover food from grocery stores, farms, and agricultural partners. 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 support food recovery efforts and reduce food waste in our region. Key Objectives: Assist with increasing food donations from grocery and agricultural sources. Support and maintain donor relationships across Missouri and Illinois. Coordinate the pickup and documentation of rescued food. Ensure rescued food meets safety and quality standards. Connect Foodbank partner agencies with local donation opportunities. Key Responsibilities: Relationship Coordination: Help maintain positive working relationships with grocery stores, farms, and food donors. Serve as a point of contact for routine communication and donor support. Conduct check-ins with existing partners to ensure smooth donation processes. Identify new potential partners and share opportunities with the Product Sourcing team. Food Recovery Support: Coordinate donation pickups with grocery and farm partners. Communicate with drivers, warehouse teams, and volunteers to ensure timely pickups and deliveries. Track donation volumes and types using inventory and reporting tools. Help implement and reinforce proper food handling and safety procedures during donation activities. Compliance & Food Quality: Monitor and report issues related to food safety, quality, or handling concerns. Support training efforts for staff, volunteers, and partners on food safety and donation best practices. Help maintain accurate records of all rescued food and partner interactions. Outreach & Communication: Represent the Foodbank at local events and meetings as needed. Help create simple reports and updates to highlight donation successes. Support donor appreciation efforts by sending thank-you notes or organizing recognition activities. Qualifications: Education: Associate's degree or equivalent experience in nonprofit coordination, logistics, agriculture, retail, or related fields. Experience: 1-2 years in a coordination, customer service, or food-related role preferred. Skills:
Strong communication and organizational skills Ability to build and maintain relationships Basic understanding of food safety practices Comfortable using Microsoft Office and simple inventory systems Self-motivated and team-oriented
Work Schedule: This is a full-time role (40 hours/week), generally Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM, with occasional evening or weekend events. Time will be split between offsite visits to partners and time at the Foodbank campus. Some remote work may be permitted when appropriate. Physical Requirements: Walking on hard concrete surfaces (in the Warehouse or the Volunteer Repackaging Center). Ability to lift and move objects up to 50 pounds. The impact you'll make: At the St. Louis Area Foodbank, we are working to build a stronger bi-state region by nourishing people, empowering communities, and transforming systems. With the dedicated partnership of nearly 600 hunger-relief programs and local agencies - including soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, and residential programs - we are responding to hunger in communities across 26 counties in Missouri and Illinois by distributing food to more than 400,000 people every year. Since opening in 1975, and with the tremendous support and generosity of this community, the St. Louis Area Foodbank has grown to become our region's largest food distribution charity dedicated to feeding those in need. Together, we are feeding people and working to address the root causes of hunger for lasting impact every day. About the St. Louis Area Foodbank: The St. Louis Area Foodbank (SLAFB) is a member of Feeding America, which is a national network of 200 food banks all working together for the common goal of ensuring equitable access to nutritious food. This nationwide network offers us a variety of resources, like food, funds, best practices, and gives our work a much bigger, louder voice than we could hope to have on our own. The St. Louis Area Foodbank supports 26 counties - 14 in Missouri and 12 in Illinois - thus serves, supports and stewards a diverse group of stakeholders across our region, as well as serves as a member of Feeding Missouri (the 6 Feeding America Food Banks in Missouri) and Feeding Illinois (the 7 Feeding America Food Banks in Illinois). As a food bank, we collect food from a variety of sources, such as manufacturers, retail stores, farmers, and individual donors. We then store, sort, and repackage that food at the highest safety standards and finally distribute that food to our network of agencies and programs, which work directly with people in the community. We facilitate the movement of food safely and efficiently and offer the kinds of resources and support to our partner agencies that a single food pantry or shelter could not hope to access on its own. VISION: A nutritionally secure Missouri and Illinois. MISSION: Building a stronger bi-state region by nourishing people, empowering communities, and transforming systems. What we can offer you: Beyond a great mission, dedicated team members, and an incredible opportunity to truly make a difference in our community, you will be generously rewarded for your contributions including: Competitive pay commensurate with experience Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) plan 403b plan with robust company match Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, group company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and more!) We work hard, play hard and change lives - so apply to join our Foodbank Family! Social Responsibility Statement You are welcome at the St. Louis Area Foodbank (SLAFB) for who you are. At the SLAFB, we strive to empower our team to embrace and celebrate who they are. We cultivate a fair work environment that fosters belonging and respects and values people with varied backgrounds, demographics, identities and disabilities. Doing so strengthens our organization, cultivates a culture where everyone feels valued and can bring their best selves to the SLAFB. This enables us to nourish people, empower communities, and transform systems. At the SLAFB, we cultivate a respectful and empowered workplace that embraces a broad range of lived experiences and viewpoints. We are committed to building a team that reflects the neighbors and communities we serve in the bi-state region to enhance engagement and connectivity with all key stakeholders.
This job description does not list all the duties of the job. Performance of other duties may be requested. Evaluations will be in part based upon performance of the tasks listed in this job description. St. Louis Area Foodbank has the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not a contract for employment. Revised April 2025